First seen in Naples in 1827, this farce of a “theatre within a theatre” narrates the mishaps of a second-rate opera company as it stages the great serious drama Romolo ed Ersilia in a provincial theatre. The unbearable tensions between the two lead singers are finally resolved with the decisive intervention of one of their mothers. The co-production by Ópera de Lyon along with the Grand Theâtre de Genève and Teatro Real is brought to life by Laurent Pelly, a tireless champion of Donizetti's comedies.
- Created by
- Laurent Pelly
- Origin
- ES
Cast
Carlos ÁlvarezMamma Agata
Nino MachaidzeDaria, la primadonna- Borja QuizaProcolo
- Xabier AnduagaGuglielmo, primo tenore
- Sylvia SchwartzLuigia, la seconda donna
- Pietro Di BiancoBiscroma Strappaviscere
- Enric Martínez-CastignaniCesare Salsapariglia
- Pietro MicinskiEl empresario
- Luis López NavarroEl director escénico
Carol GarcíaPippetto