Daniele Cortesi<\/strong> ‘s play tries to explain, with freedom and imagination, how the inspiration to compose “L’elisir d’amore” might have originated in Gaetano Donizetti, and it ventures the not impossible friendship between the composer and the character of Gioppino Zuccalunga, both born in Bergamo in the late 18th century. The story takes place in Bergamo, in places dear to his fellow citizens<\/strong>: the enchanting Piazza Vecchia and the beautiful theater that, many years later, was dedicated to the Bergamasque musician himself. To comment live on the scenes, the most famous arias<\/strong> from L’Elisir, played live and sung by a tenor, provide an evocative accompaniment. A choral comedy<\/strong>, in which the characters of Gaetano and his future wife Virginia impersonate, respectively, the roles of Nemorino and Adina, the protagonists of the playful melodrama “L’elisir d’amore.”
\nGaetano Donizetti, a young and very shy composer, falls in love with the beautiful Virginia who, like him, adores music. His friend Gioppino incites the composer to declare his love, perhaps dedicating a sweet serenade to the girl, but… Verses<\/strong> by Felice Romani Music<\/strong> by Gaetano Donizetti Dramaturgy, texts and puppets<\/strong> by Daniele Cortesi<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Space:<\/h3>\n
Indifferent – outdoors or indoors<\/p>\n
Ideal capacity:<\/h3>\n
maximum 100 spectators<\/p>\n
Amplification:<\/h3>\n
Always needed for company; if outdoors also needed for singer and piano\/accordion<\/p>\n
Suitable for:<\/h3>\n
Ideal for children and families<\/p>\n
Budget:<\/h3>\n
from 2,600 \u20ac<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-32195","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.teatrodonizetti.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.teatrodonizetti.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.teatrodonizetti.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.teatrodonizetti.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.teatrodonizetti.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.teatrodonizetti.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32195\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.teatrodonizetti.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.teatrodonizetti.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=32195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}