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.
as Mamma Agata
as Daria, la primadonna
as Procolo
as Guglielmo, primo tenore
as Luigia, la seconda donna
as Biscroma Strappaviscere
as Cesare Salsapariglia
as El empresario
as El director escénico
as Pippetto
