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Viva la Mamma!
An opera where the prima donna is a baritone?
Overview
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
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
Carol García
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