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18, 20 and 25 June 2023 |Main Stage, Teatro Massimo
2023 Japan Tour
Conductor Francesco Ivan Ciampa
Director Mario Pontiggia
Restaged by Angelica Dettori
Scene Designs Francesco Zito and Antonella Conte
Costume Designs Francesco Zito
Lighting Designs Salvatore Spataro
Cast
Violetta Ermonela Jaho
Giorgio Germont Alberto Gazale
Alfredo Germont Francesco Meli
Flora Tonia Langella
Gastone Blagoj Nacoski
Il Barone Douphol Italo Proferisce
Il marchese d’Obigny Luciano Roberti
Il dottor Grenvil Giovanni Augelli
Annina Francesca Manzo
Giuseppe Alfio Vacanti / Carlo Morgante
Un domestico di Flora / Un commissionario Antonio Barbagallo / Enrico Cossutta
Teatro Massimo Orchestra and Chorus
Chorus Master Salvatore Punturo
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Teatro Massimo Tour in Japan
June 15 – 25 2023
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Dates
- 16 June6:30 PMTokyo, Bunka Kaikan18 June6:30 PMTokyo, Bunka Kaikan20 June6:30 PMTakasaki, Geijutsu-Gekijou25 June6:30 PMOsaka, Festival Hall
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From 17 to 23 february 2023 |Main Stage, Teatro Massimo
Dramma buffo in three acts
by Gaetano Donizetti
Conductor Michele Spotti
Director Damiano Michieletto
restaged by da Daniel Dooner
Scene Design Paolo Fantin
Costume Design Agostino Cavalca
Lighting Design Alessandro Carletti
Video Design Roland Horvath/Roca Film
Conductor Assistant Danila Grassi
Assistant Scene Design Piero De Francesco
Assistant Costume Design Camilla Masellis
Assistant Lighting Design Ludovico Gobbi
A new production of the Teatro Massimo in co-production with ROH Covent Garden and Opéra de Paris
Cast
Don Pasquale Michele Pertusi (17, 19, 21, 23) / Carlo Lepore (18, 22)
ErnestoRené Barbera (17, 19, 21, 23) / Ioan Hotea (18, 22)
Norina Giuliana Gianfaldoni (17, 19, 21, 23) / Marina Monzò (18, 22)
Dottor Malatesta Markus Werba (17, 19, 21, 23) / Christian Senn (18, 22)
Notaio Enrico Cossutta
Teatro Massimo Orchestra and Chorus
Maestro del Coro Salvatore Punturo
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ATTO I
The old bachelor Don Pasquale plans to marry in order to punish his rebellious nephew, Ernesto, who is in love with the young widow Norina. Pasquale wants an heir so he can cut the young man off without a penny. He consults Dr. Malatesta, who suggests as a bride his own beautiful younger sister. Feeling rejuvenated, the delighted Pasquale asks Malatesta to arrange a meeting at once. Ernesto arrives and again refuses to marry a woman of his uncle’s choice. Pasquale tells him that he will have to leave the house, then announces his own marriage plans to his astonished nephew. With no inheritance, Ernesto sees his dreams evaporating. To make matters worse, he learns that his friend Malatesta has arranged Pasquale’s marriage. On her terrace, Norina laughs over a silly romantic story she’s reading. She is certain of her own ability to charm a man. Malatesta arrives. He is in fact plotting on her and Ernesto’s behalf and explains his plan: Norina is to impersonate his sister, marry Pasquale in a mock ceremony, and drive him to such desperation that he will be at their mercy. Norina is eager to play the role if it will help her and Ernesto to be together.
ATTO II
Ernesto, who knows nothing of Malatesta’s scheme, is desperate about the ap- parent loss of Norina and imagines his future as an exile. Pasquale, on the other hand, is impatient to meet his bride-to-be and enchanted when Malatesta introduces the timid “Sofronia.” Pasquale decides to get married at once. During the wedding ceremony, Ernesto bursts in. Malatesta quickly and quietly explains to him what is going on and Ernesto plays witness to the wedding contract. As soon as the document is sealed and Pasquale has signed over his fortune to his bride, Norina changes her act from demure girl to willful shrew. The shocked Pasquale protests, to the delight of Norina, Ernesto, and Malatesta.
ATTO III
Pasquale’s new “wife” has continued her extravagant ways and amassed a stack of bills. When servants arrive carrying more purchases, Pasquale furiously resolves to assert his rights as husband. Norina, dressed elegantly for the theater, slap him when he tries to bar her way, even if she feels sympathy for the old man’s pain. As she leaves, she drops a letter implying that she has a rendezvous with an unknown suitor in the garden that night. The desperate Pasquale sends for Malatesta. Malatesta first tells Ernesto to make sure that Pasquale will not recognize him when he plays his part in the garden that evening. Then, alone with Pasquale, Malatesta assures him they will trap “Sofronia” in a compromising situation. Pasquale is happy to leave everything to Malatesta.
In the garden, Ernesto serenades Norina, and the two declare their love. Pasquale and Malatesta arrive – too late to catch the young man, who slips into the house, while “Sofronia” plays the innocent wife. Malatesta then announces that Ernesto is about to introduce his own bride, Norina, into the house. “Sofronia” protests she will never share the roof with another woman and threatens to leave. Pasquale is overjoyed and grants permission for Ernesto to marry Norina, with his inheritance. When Sofronia’s identity is finally revealed, Pasquale accepts the situation with good humour: marriage is not for an old man.
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Dates
- 17 February8:00 PMPremiere18 February6:30 PMOpera Turn19 February5:30 PMD Turn21 February6:30 PMB Turn22 February6:30 PMSchools Turn23 February6:30 PMC Turn
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8 and 9 November 2022 | Main Stage, Teatro Massimo
Conductor Omer Meir Wellber
Director Marco Gandini
Scene Designs Gabriele Moreschi
Costume Designs Johann Stegmeir
Light designer Francesco Vignati
Video maker Virginio Levrio
Special Effects Filippo Scortichini
Coreographer Marco Berriel
Assistant Scene Designs and Video maker Ludovico Gandellini
Assistant Director Jesús Noguera
Cast
Kaiser Overall Markus Werba
Der Lautsprecher Karl Huml
Ein Soldat Antonio Gares
Harlequin/Tenore Requiem Cameron Becker
Bubikopf/Soprano Requiem Lavinia Bini
Der Tod/Basso Requiem Grigory Shkarupa
Der Trommler/Mezzosoprano Requiem Julia Rutigliano
Teatro Massimo Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet
Chorus Master Salvatore Punturo
Ballet Master Jean-Sébastien Colau
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Viktor Ullmann
Der Kaiser von Atlantis
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Messa da requiem K 626
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Ph. Rosellina Garbo / Franco Lannino
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Dates
- 8 November8:30 PMPremiere9 November8:30 PMConcerts Turn
About
Direttore Davide Levi
Regia Roberto Catalano
Scene Emanuele Sinisi
Costumi Ilaria Ariemme
Luci Fiammetta Baldiserri
Riprese da Oscar Frosio
Assistente alla regia Luca Baracchini
Movimenti coreografici Jean-Sébastien Colau
Nuovo allestimento in coproduzione con l’Opera di Tenerife e Teatro Regio di Parma
La Prima di venerdì 30 settembre sarà trasmessa in diretta streaming sulla WebTv del Teatro.
Personaggi e interpreti
Geronimo Vincenzo Taormina (30, 2, 5) / Francesco Leone (1, 4)
Elisetta Anna Maria Sarra (30, 2, 5) / Marilena Ruta (1, 4)
CarolinaVeronica Marini (30, 2, 5) / Giulia Mazzola (1, 4)
Fidalma Marianna Pizzolato (30, 2, 5) / Claire Gascoin (1, 4)
Conte Robinson Omar Montanari (30, 2, 5) / Jan Antem (1, 4)
Paolino Giorgio Misseri (30, 2, 5) / Antonio Mandrillo (1, 4)
Maestro al cembalo Giuseppe Cinà
Orchestra e Corpo di ballo del Teatro Massimo
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Atto primo
I giovani Paolino e Carolina mantengono il segreto assoluto sul loro matrimonio, nel timore di incorrere nelle ire di Geronimo, padre di Carolina, deluso nelle sue speranze di trovare un marito titolato per le figlie.
Atto secondo
Il conte è decisissimo a sposare Carolina e lo spiega a Geronimo, aggiungendo che rinuncerà anche a metà della dote. Placato da questa promessa, Geronimo si convince delle recenti nozze tra Robinson e Carolina.
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Dates
- 30 September9:00 PMTurno Prime1 October6:30 PMTurno Opera2 October5:30 PMTurno D4 October6:30 PMTurno C5 October6:30 PMTurno B
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The story retold in music, chants, images and words on the 30th anniversary of the massacre of Capaci and di Via d’Amelio
Music by Marco Tutino
Dramaturgy and Director Emanuela Giordano
Conductor Alessandro Cadario
Video Pierfrancesco Li Donni and Matteo Gherardini
Soprano Maria Teresa Leva
Actors Jonathan Lazzini, Anna Manella, Marco Mavaracchio, Francesca Osso, Simone Tudda
Teatro Massimo Orchestra and Chorus
Chorus Master Ciro Visco
A co-production Teatro Regio Torino, Piccolo Teatro di Milano – Teatro d’Europa, Fondazione per la Cultura Torino MITO Settembre Musica, Teatro Massimo di Palermo
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The story retold in music
on the 30th anniversary of the massacre of Capaci and di Via d’Amelio
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Dates
- 19 July9:15 PMTeatro di Verdura