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.
Carlos Álvarez | Mamma Agata |
Nino Machaidze | Daria, la primadonna |
Borja Quiza | Procolo |
Xabier Anduaga | Guglielmo, primo tenore |
Sylvia Schwartz | Luigia, la seconda donna |
Pietro Di Bianco | Biscroma Strappaviscere |
Enric Martínez-Castignani | Cesare Salsapariglia |
Pietro Micinski | El empresario |
Luis López Navarro | El director escénico |
Carol García | Pippetto |