Le Cantatrici Villane (Fioravanti · 2020)
Le Cantatrici Villane. Ópera de Valentino Fioravanti (1799) Les Cantatrices villageoises. Opéra de Valentino Fioravanti (1799)February 2020 Stage Direction: Constantino Juri. Stage Design by Oriol Vaz & Jaime de Córdoba. Associated artists: Carlota Arroyo, Josep Vila, Belén Domínguez-Adame, Alicia Mascaró & Laura Amezcua. Teatre de Sarrià in collaboration with The Gran Teatre de Liceu & The Faculty of Fine Arts (University of Barcelona)
Assunto Nese conducting the Chamber Opera Orchestra of Barcelona. © Antoni Bofill, 2020
Donato Di Gioia as Don Bucefalo, Inés Lorans as Rosa Baggiana, Alba Fernández as Àgata. Calandrina and Helena Ressurreição as Giannetta. Piazza of Casoria, at dawn. © Oriol Vaz, 2020.
Don Bucefalo (Donato Di Gioia) convinces Don Marco, the "impresario" (Pedro Quiralte), to finance his new opera "L'Ezio de Metastasio". © Antoni Bofill, 2020.
Carlino, Rosa's husband (Elías Ongay), confronts Don Marco and Don Bucefalo... © Antoni Bofill, 2020.
Singing masterclass given by Don Bucefalo to Rosa in his living room. © Antoni Bofill, 2020.
Agata and Giannetta spy on Rosa and Don Bucefalo, hidden by the darkness of the room. © Encarna Caballero, 2020
The failure of the singing masterclass. © Encarna Caballero, 2020
End of Act one. Costume design by Núria Cardoner. Wardrobe assistant: Yolanda Paternoy. © Encarna Caballero, 2020
Giannetta and Agata. Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius. © Antoni Bofill, 2020.
Rosa singing her role in the opera "L'Ezio di Metastasio" by Don Bucefalo. Background: head of Caesar sculpted by Jaime de Córdoba. © Antoni Bofill, 2020.
The musicians of Don Bucefalo play "L'Ezio di Metastasio" in the Piazza of Casoria, at nightfall, near Rosa, Don Marco and the villagers... © Encarna Caballero, 2020.
Loving outcome and final scene (tutti). © Antoni Bofill, 2020.
Carlino's reconciliation with Rosa. Final scene. © Antoni Bofill, 2020.
From left to right: Alba Fernández (Agata), Carlota Arroyo (set design), Pedro Quiralte (Don Marco), Inés Lorans (Rosa), Assunto Nese (musical director), Constantino Juri (stage director), Donato Di Gioia (Don Bucefalo), Elías Ongay (Carlino), Helena Ressurreição (Giannetta), Josep Vila (scenography). © Antoni Bofill, 2020.
