Roberto Lorenzi

The classic opera about falling into and out of love, friendship, and loss. Mimi and the poet Rudolfo, the painter Marcello and Musetta are the lovers; the musician Schaunard and philosopher Colline round out the set of friends living life rather close to the edge in Paris' Left Bank.

From the Donizetti Theater, an opera inspired by Raffaella Carrà. Music by Lamberto Curtoni, libretto by Renata Ciaravino and Alberto Mattioli, based on an idea by Francesco Micheli, director. Conductor Carlo Boccadoro.

The story of Romeo and Juliet, who pay for their passion with their lives, has been interpreted in the widest variety of literary and musical genres ever since the Renaissance. Vincenzo Bellini's much too rarely staged Romeo and Juliet opera, I Capuleti e i Montecchi, is far removed from Shakespeare's version: rather than telling the story of a tenderly burgeoning love, the piece is an account of the last 24 hours in the two young people's lives. The underlying mood of the piece is thus one of melancholy - which then develops into a catastrophic maelstrom. The première of the thrilling Zurich production of this bel canto gem, directed by Christof Loy and conducted by Fabio Luisi, was enthusiastically received by critics and audiences alike. The two protagonists also met with acclaim: experience world star Joyce DiDonato in the trouser role of Romeo, with the young Ukrainia soprano Olga Kulchynska at her side as Giulietta.

A Teatro Massimo production Teatro Massimo in co-production with the Teatro Comunale of Bologna and the Teatro Lirico of Cagliari. Having decided to perform the version edited by Fabrizio Della Seta, the Massimo Theatre got from the City Library the loan of the Bellini’s authentic score that will be exhibited at the foyer during the opera recitals up to the 9th of April, under the production of Jader Bignamini, costumes by Pierluigi Pier’Alli and the direction of Alberto Cavallotti. On the stage as Elvira: Laura Giordano, Ruth Iniesta and Jessica Prattm will perform in different dates.