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.

Cast

Carlos Álvarez

Mamma Agata

Nino Machaidze

Daria, la primadonna

Carol García

Pippetto

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