LITTLE BEAR AND THE ICE MOUNTAIN
Two young polar bears, Little Bear and Little Bear, embark on an epic journey in search of food and a way home in an Arctic in crisis due to global warming. During a fishing trip, Little Bear is separated from her brother due to melting ice. Desperate, Little Bear meets Snow Eater, an enigmatic salesman who promises to help him, but has dark ulterior motives: he wants to turn the glacial kingdom into a playground called Frostyland. Meanwhile, Little Bear is saved by the Ice Queen, a stern but protective entity who guards the mountain's fragile balance. When Little Bear, tricked by Snow Eater, clashes with the Queen, hidden truths emerge: only the pure singing of the two bears can heal the Ice Mountain, severely wounded by pollution and man's greed. With the help of unlikely allies, including Quantosonofico, a bungling but well-meaning tourist, and the faithful Walrus, the little brothers are reunited. United, they sing to the Mountain, restoring peace and saving their fragile ecosystem. Snow-Eater, defeated, is forced to clean up the damage caused by his greed.
The work closes with a message of hope and responsibility: harmony between man, nature and animals is only possible through respect and cooperation.
Playbill
PICCOLO ORSO AND THE ICE MOUNTAIN
Opera Domani
Participatory performance
musics Giovanni Sollima
libretto Giancarlo De Cataldo
Ricercare Editions in collaboration with Aslico Edizioni
Direction Lorenzo Ponte
Orchestra 1813
with
Regina - Irene Celle/Federica Livi
Piccola Orsa - Luisa Bertoli/Solomia Antonyak
Piccolo Orso - Gianluca Moro/Luis Arance Ortega
Quanto-I-am-cool - Tamon Inoue/Andrea Visentin
Mangianeve - Antonino Arcilesi/Nicola Ciancio
Robottino-quasi-all-over - Ilaria Marchianò
Tricheco - Francesco Tomasi
scenes Alice Benazzi
costumes Giulia Rossena
choreography Livia Bartolucci
lights Emanuele Agliati
new commission Fondazione Teatro La Fenice and AsLiCo
in co-production with Opéra Grand Avignon and Festival de Granada
Civic Opera tomorrow – XXX edition
Age: 6 to 14 years
The performance will be preceded by a workshop (3.30 pm)















