Il Mondo della Luna (2014)
Teatro di San Carlo
Il mondo della luna (1777) is a sparkling comic opera by Joseph Haydn, with a witty libretto based on Carlo Goldoni’s play. In this award-winning production from the Opéra de Monte-Carlo, co-produced with Teatro Arriaga in Bilbao, visionary director Emilio Sagi crafts a whimsical journey that earned Best New Opera Production at the 2014 Teatro Campoamor Lyric Awards. Set in a world where imagination and deception collide, the story follows the gullible Buonafede, an old man tricked into believing he’s been transported to the moon. Goldoni’s sharp satire on human credulity meets Haydn’s elegant, playful score, full of creative flourishes and refined humor. Known as the father of the symphony and string quartet, Haydn’s operatic genius shines in this delightful fable, long overshadowed by his contemporaries but brought to vivid life in a production brimming with charm, humor, and lunar magic. Prepare for a journey where the moon feels closer than ever!
- Date of release
- 2014-03-21
- Runtime
- 2h 27m
- Genres
- Music
- Director
- Emilio Sagi
Casting
- Philippe Do — Ecclitico
- Giuseppina Bridelli — Ernesto
- Roberto De Candia — Buonafede
- Hélène Guilmette — Clarice
- Alessandra Marianelli — Flaminia
- Annalisa Stroppa — Lisetta
- Mathias Vidal — Cecco
- Jérémie Rhorer — Conductor
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