{"id":23790,"date":"2023-04-12T14:26:01","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T12:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teatrodonizetti.it\/?p=23790"},"modified":"2023-08-23T15:09:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T13:09:06","slug":"donizetti-opera-festival-2023-special-edition-for-bergamo-brescia-italian-capital-of-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teatrodonizetti.it\/en\/donizetti-opera-festival-2023-special-edition-for-bergamo-brescia-italian-capital-of-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"DONIZETTI OPERA FESTIVAL 2023: SPECIAL EDITION FOR BERGAMO BRESCIA ITALIAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Opening with LU OpeRave<\/em>, a new electronic music opera\u00a0<\/strong>then\u00a0Il diluvio universale<\/em>,\u00a0Alfredo il Grande<\/em>,\u00a0Lucie de Lammermoor<\/em>\u00a0by Donizetti and\u00a0Il piccolo compositore di musica<\/em>\u00a0by Mayr<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The programme includes renowned stars such as\u00a0<\/em>Giuliana Gianfaldoni, Caterina Sala,\u00a0<\/em>Nahuel Di Pierro, Enea Scala and Antonino Siragusa<\/em><\/p>\n

On the podium, in addition to music director Riccardo Frizza, we will see Corrado Rovaris again,\u00a0<\/em>and French repertoire expert Pierre Dumoussaud will make his debut<\/em><\/p>\n

The operas will be directed by MASBEDO, Stefano Simone Pintor and Jacopo Spirei<\/em><\/p>\n

The artistic director Francesco Micheli will be engaged in the adaptation and staging of Mayr\u2019s farce with the students of Bottega Donizetti and Bergamo\u2019s Politecnico delle Arti<\/em><\/p>\n

Bergamo, from 16 November to 3 December 2023\u00a0Donizetti Opera
\n<\/em><\/strong>5 May\u00a0Donizetti Revolution vol. 9
\n<\/em><\/strong>3 June\u00a0Donizetti Night<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The\u00a0Donizetti Opera<\/strong>\u00a0festival \u2013 the international festival dedicated to the composer from Bergamo, organized by the Donizetti Theatre Foundation chaired by\u00a0Giorgio Berta<\/strong>\u00a0with the general direction of\u00a0Massimo Boffelli<\/strong>, the artistic direction of\u00a0Francesco Micheli<\/strong>\u00a0and the musical direction of\u00a0Riccardo Frizza<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 has come to its\u00a0ninth edition<\/strong>, which\u00a0will take place\u00a0<\/strong>in\u00a0Bergamo<\/strong>, \u201cThe City of Gaetano Donizetti\u201d,\u00a0from 16 November to 3 December 2023<\/strong>.
\nAs we wait for the autumn, there are two events not to be missed: next\u00a0Friday,<\/strong>\u00a05 May<\/strong>, at the Donizetti Theatre, Francesco Micheli, together with some guests, will present the festival programme with the conference-show\u00a0Donizetti Revolution vol. 9<\/strong>. While on\u00a0Saturday, 3 June<\/strong>\u00a0the\u00a0Donizetti Night<\/strong>\u00a0will finally come back after the pandemic.<\/p>\n

The 2023 edition of the\u00a0Donizetti Opera festival\u00a0<\/strong>will be a special one, as the now well-established structure of the festival will be enriched by the initiatives for Bergamo Brescia Italian Capital of Culture, whose thematic areas and concept will run through the productions on several levels. The three weekends are extended and begin on Thursday with\u00a0LU OpeRave<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(16, 23 and 30 November) the new creation inspired by Donizetti\u2019s most famous work, which will debut in a non-theatrical venue, with space for conviviality and with a view to the present and innovation. Then at the Donizetti Theatre we will stage two extremely rare titles by Gaetano Donizetti \u2013\u00a0Il diluvio universale<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(17 and 25 November, 3 December) and\u00a0Alfredo il Grande<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(19 and 24 November) \u2013 followed by Johann Simon Mayr\u2019s farce\u00a0Il piccolo compositore di musica<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(2 December) in its modern premiere. On the other hand,\u00a0Lucie de Lammermoor<\/em>\u00a0will be staged at the Teatro Sociale (18 and 26 November, 1 December). This work contains Donizetti\u2019s most famous music and, at the same time, presents it in a rare version by the author himself, the performance of which is the main task of a festival, especially when an opera is part of the repertoire of theatres all around the world and is considered one of the paradigms of Romantic melodrama.<\/p>\n

The study and research of Donizetti\u2019s legacy and stylistic uniqueness, entrusted to the scientific department of the Donizetti Theatre Foundation directed by\u00a0Paolo Fabbri<\/strong>, always plays a pivotal role, as they design the festival programme, choose the editions and prepare the philological restitution of the musical texts.<\/p>\n

The collaboration with the Accademia Teatro alla Scala continues thanks to the presence of its Choir conducted by Salvo Sgr\u00f2, which will be joined by the Hungarian Radio Choir conducted by Zolt\u00e1n Pad. As usual, in the pit there will be the Donizetti Orchestra and the Orchestra Gli Originali, with which we will continue to explore Donizetti\u2019s pages on period instruments. Then a new collaboration project opens with the newly founded Politecnico delle Arti founded in Bergamo by the \u201cGaetano Donizetti\u201d Conservatory and the Accademia di Belle Arti \u201cGiacomo Carrara.\u201d<\/p>\n

There will also be a number of concerts, the Dies Natalis programme, training and dissemination activities for students, and initiatives for the city in an intense calendar that will be announced over the next months.<\/p>\n

LU OpeRave<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0at the Balzer Globe
\n<\/strong>The 2023 programme of the Donizetti Opera festival \u2013 which won the \u201cOper! Award\u201d as best European festival for German critics in 2019 and has four nominations for the International Opera Award always as best festival of the year \u2013 opens with the new creation\u00a0LU OpeRave<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(16, 23 and 30 November) in which Donizetti\u2019s music meets electronics and new trends, and which is in line with the Bergamo Brescia Italian Capital of Culture 2023 thematic area \u201cThe inventive city.\u201d The title recalls\u00a0Lucia di Lammermoor<\/em>, from which the authors of this new experimental project were inspired and which is the focus of many of the festival\u2019s activities. The performance will take place at the Balzer Globe, in the heart of the Centro Piacentiniano opposite the Donizetti Theatre, an unconventional venue with the audience as an integral part of the performance.\u00a0LU OpeRave<\/em>\u00a0stems from\u00a0Mixopera<\/em>\u00a0vol. 1<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0vol. 2<\/em>, the electronic music EPs inspired by Donizetti\u2019s music with the participation of some of the most important European musicians gathered around the Fluidostudio label, available on all streaming platforms (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, YouTube Music). Among the artists of the Eps involved in\u00a0LU OpeRave<\/em>\u00a0are\u00a0Stefano Libertini Protopapa<\/strong>\u00a0(creative director of the project),\u00a0ilromantico<\/strong>,\u00a0H.E.R.<\/strong>\u00a0authors of the music. The libretto is\u00a0Maniaci d\u2019amore<\/strong>. The director and choreographer is\u00a0Mattia Agatiello<\/strong>, who brings to the stage his multi-award-winning and famous dance company\u00a0Fattoria Vittadini<\/strong>\u00a0based in Milan at the Fabbrica del Vapore. The sets and costumes are by\u00a0Andrea Cammarosano<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Leonardo Persico<\/strong>, who will involve the young participants in the workshops of the TOOLS project they devised and carried out in Milan with the Welfare and Health Directorate of the Municipality and some companies in the textile sector, to transform their studio into a collaborative social workshop. The performers come from different musical backgrounds and experiences \u2013 soprano\u00a0Laura Ulloa<\/strong>\u00a0(who attended Bottega Donizetti in 2021), well-known vocalist\u00a0David Blank<\/strong>\u00a0and performer\u00a0M\u00a5SS KETA<\/strong>\u00a0as narrator \u2013 and represent a fusion designed to speak to audiences of all generations, confirming the innovative and revolutionary strength of Donizetti\u2019s poetics.<\/p>\n

Three Operas at the Donizetti Theatre
\n<\/strong>Three titles will therefore be staged at the Donizetti Theatre. Two of them debuted in Naples,\u00a0Il diluvio universale<\/em>\u00a0(1830) and\u00a0Alfredo il Grande<\/em>\u00a0(1823), while the third \u2013\u00a0Il piccolo compositore di musica<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 is a work by Johann Simon Mayr, the first stage of a multi-year project designed for Bottega Donizetti.<\/p>\n

Contemporary art breaks into opera in the year of Bergamo Brescia Italian Capital of Culture. The setting for the experiment that brings the Donizetti Theatre Foundation and the GAMeC together in Bergamo for the first time is Donizetti\u2019s\u00a0Il diluvio universale<\/em><\/strong>, an opera with a sacred subject composed in 1830 for the Real Teatro di San Carlo in Naples. At the core of the libretto by Domenico Gilardoni, the biblical events are intertwined with the personal feelings of the main characters, and the final cataclysm becomes the starting point for an articulate reflection on one of the most topical themes of our time: the sustainability of the human footprint on planet earth, in line with the thematic area \u201cThe city of nature\u201d of the Capital of Culture project. On the podium\u00a0Riccardo Frizza<\/strong>, while the project, live direction and costumes are by\u00a0MASBEDO<\/strong>\u00a0with visual dramaturgy by\u00a0Mariano Furlani<\/strong>\u00a0and sets by\u00a02050+<\/strong>. An artistic duo founded in 1999 by Nicol\u00f2 Massazza and Iacopo Bedogni,\u00a0MASBEDO<\/strong>\u00a0is renowned for the creation of videos that become an essential part of performances and installations, with highly successful collaborations in the musical field. In Italy they are regarded as some of the most important video artists and innovators in the field of contemporary art, and their works of art have been acquired by museums and private foundations. The story features No\u00e8 and his family in a web of sentimental affairs, rivalries and jealousies that ends with a characteristic symphonic page representing the flood. Therefore, the multi-disciplinary language of MASBEDO seemed appropriate for enhancing the complex network of metaphors and symbols that underlies this rare and precious \u201ctragic-sacred action.\u201d The edition for the Naples 1830 version that will be seen on stage is edited by\u00a0Edoardo Cavalli<\/strong>, a scholar in the scientific department of the Donizetti Theatre Foundation. The main voices are\u00a0Nahuel Di Pierro<\/strong>\u00a0(No\u00e8),\u00a0Enea Scala<\/strong>\u00a0(Cadmo) and\u00a0Giuliana Gianfaldoni<\/strong>\u00a0(Sela),\u00a0Nicol\u00f2 Donini<\/strong>\u00a0(Jafet) and the students of Bottega Donizetti 2023. Stage movements are by\u00a0Sabino Civilleri<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Manuela Lo Sicco<\/strong>; light design is by\u00a0Fiammetta Baldiserri<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For the #donizetti200 cycle, with which the festival stages a Donizetti title that turns two centuries old, we will have the heroic opera\u00a0Alfredo il Grande<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(Donizetti Theatre 19 and 24 November), with a new edition based on the opera\u2019s sources, edited by\u00a0Edoardo Cavalli<\/strong>\u00a0and as a reference to the Italian Capital of Culture 2023 thematic area \u201cThe city of hidden treasures.\u201d This work belongs to that group of operas in which Donizetti experimented and refined his compositional means, measuring them against various operatic genres. One of the distinguishing elements is the imposing presence of a band on stage, witnessing the score\u2019s encomiastic aims.\u00a0Alfredo<\/em>\u00a0follows the staging of\u00a0Chiara e Serafina<\/em>\u00a0less than a year later but focuses on a historical subject, namely the vicissitudes of the eponymous medieval English ruler \u2013 revered as a saint by Catholics and Anglicans alike \u2013 whose importance is due to his wide-ranging culture, support of education and legislation, as well as the crucial role he played in every sphere of civil and religious life. The libretto is by Andrea Leone Tottola, who had previously worked as \u201cdramatic poet\u201d for Rossini (also for\u00a0Mos\u00e9 in Egitto<\/em>, which is the closest reference for\u00a0Il diluvio universale<\/em>).\u00a0Alfredo il Grande<\/em>\u00a0will be staged in semi-scenic form and will be directed by\u00a0Stefano Simone Pintor<\/strong>; the conductor is\u00a0Corrado Rovaris<\/strong>\u00a0from Bergamo, a recurring musician in the festival programme. The sets are by\u00a0Gregorio Zurla<\/strong>, the costumes by\u00a0Giada Masi<\/strong>, the lights by\u00a0Fiammetta Baldiserri<\/strong>, the video design by\u00a0Virginio Levrio<\/strong>. In the main roles\u00a0Antonino Siragusa<\/strong>\u00a0(Alfredo) and\u00a0Gilda Fiume<\/strong>\u00a0(Amalia),\u00a0Valeria Girardello<\/strong>\u00a0(Enrichetta),\u00a0Lodovico Filippo Ravizza<\/strong>\u00a0(Eduardo) and\u00a0Adolfo Corrado<\/strong>\u00a0(Atkins).<\/p>\n

The third title at the Donizetti Theatre for one evening only (2 December) is\u00a0Il piccolo compositore di musica<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0by Johann Simon Mayr, the first stage of a multi-year project curated by\u00a0Francesco Micheli<\/strong>\u00a0with the students of\u00a0Bottega Donizetti<\/strong>\u00a0and those of\u00a0Politecnico delle Arti \u201cG. Donizetti \u2013 G. Carrara.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Alberto Zanardi<\/strong>\u00a0will be on the podium; the light design is by\u00a0Alessandro Andreoli<\/strong>. Candida Mantica of the festival\u2019s scientific department is working on the recovery of the score of this opera, which was staged on 13 September 1811 as the final recital of the \u201cLezioni Caritatevoli\u201d (Charitable Lessons). In the spirit of the original farce, Micheli, together with Giorgio Pesenti, is preparing a version specially designed for the festival, aimed at highlighting today\u2019s talents, the first stage of a work-in-progress that will develop over time. As on other similar occasions, Mayr, following an eighteenth-century formal model, stages the pupils of the \u201cLezioni Caritatevoli\u201d themselves as they grapple with the staging of the final recital. Donizetti is the protagonist, ironically presented as a young aspiring composer convinced of his talent (famous lines read: \u201cVasta ho la mente, rapido l\u2019ingegno | pronta la fantasia, e nel comporre | un fulmine son io\u201d, \u201cI have a broad mind, a quick wit, a ready imagination, and I\u2019m lightning fast at composing\u201d). Despite the comic tone, Mayr\u2019s promotional intent is clear, as he truly believes in the abilities of his young pupil. Donizetti is joined by four fellow students in the role of themselves: Antonio Dolci, Giuseppe Manghenoni, Giuseppe Pontiroli and Antonio Tavecchi. From the musical point of view, this opera combines original sections and pre-existing pieces that the students are studying on stage. This project is in line with the Capital of Culture\u2019s thematic area \u201cCulture as cure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lucie de Lammermoor<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0at the Teatro Sociale
\n<\/strong>The Teatro Sociale (18 and 26 November, 1 December) we will stage\u00a0Lucie de Lammermoor<\/em>, the French version of Donizetti\u2019s famous masterpiece, prepared for the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre de la Renaissance in Paris, where it made its triumphant debut in 1839. The opera remained in the French repertoire throughout the nineteenth century and became a cornerstone of national culture, as demonstrated by the chapter of\u00a0Madame Bovary<\/em>\u00a0set by Flaubert at the theatre in Rouen during a performance of\u00a0Lucie<\/em>. For this French version of\u00a0Lucia di Lammermoor<\/em>, Donizetti made some changes to the pre-existing score by modifying the recitatives, removing the secondary character of Alisa, eliminating Raimondo\u2019s aria \u201cAh! Cedi, cedi, o pi\u00f9 sciagure\u201d in act two as well as his parts in Enrico\u2019s cavatina \u201cCruda, funesta smania\u201d in act one, and postponing a scene. He also replaced Lucia\u2019s cavatina, \u201cRegnava nel silenzio,\u201d with \u201cQue n\u2019avons nous des ailes,\u201d a translation of \u201cPerch\u00e9 non ho del vento,\u201d from his\u00a0Rosmonda d\u2019Inghilterra<\/em>\u00a0(1834). The libretto of\u00a0Lucie<\/em>\u00a0was entrusted to Alphonse Royer and Gustave Va\u00ebz, who only in a few passages deviated from a literal translation of Cammarano\u2019s Italian text, presumably with the aim of making it more suitable for the French stage. The opera will be staged by\u00a0Jacopo Spirei<\/strong>, former student and assistant of the late Graham Vick and today one of the most sought-after Italian opera directors, who will emphasise the crudest aspects of the story also highlighted by Donizetti\u2019s choices in the Parisian transposition; on the podium, the young\u00a0Pierre Dumoussaud<\/strong>\u00a0in his Italian debut, after several successes and recordings dedicated above all to the French Romantic repertoire. The sets are by\u00a0Mauro Tinti<\/strong>, costumes by\u00a0Agnese Rabatti<\/strong>\u00a0and light design by\u00a0Giuseppe Di Iorio<\/strong>.\u00a0Caterina Sala<\/strong>\u00a0(the acclaimed Adina in\u00a0L\u2019elisir d\u2019amore<\/em>\u00a0in 2021) will interpret the role of Lucie, while\u00a0Patrick Kabongo<\/strong>\u00a0will be Edgard,\u00a0Alex Duhamen<\/strong>\u00a0will be Henri, and\u00a0Antonio Mandrillo<\/strong>\u00a0will be Gilbert (a \u201cnew\u201d character, crucial in this French version of the opera). The performance is co-produced by the\u00a0Teatro Comunale of Bologna<\/strong>. Donizetti\u2019s masterpiece is linked to the Italian Capital of Culture main concept, \u201cEnlightened City,\u201d starting from the etymological connection between \u201cLuce\u201d (Light) and Lucia, as well as referring to the cult of Saint Lucy, which is very strong in Bergamo.<\/p>\n

Previews on the Programme for Schools
\n<\/strong>Lucia di Lammermoor<\/em>\u00a0will also be the star of the\u00a02023 projects<\/strong>\u00a0for schools<\/strong>\u00a0(which will be presented in detail in the next few weeks): this opera will also be presented at the Teatro Sociale in a participatory version (in Italian) directed by\u00a0Manuel Renga<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 an expert in musical shows for children and young people \u2013 and dedicated to primary and lower secondary schools. Then the story of Lucia will be at the centre of a new show conceived by Renga again with Daniele Cortesi\u2019s puppets. Last, secondary school students will start the school year by taking part in\u00a0Lucia Off<\/em>, a conference performance by Francesco Micheli, designed to reveal the points of contact between the feelings, emotions and difficulties of the young Scottish girl Lucia and today\u2019s teenagers.\u00a0Lucia Off<\/em>, together with the previews of the festival\u2019s operas, is the basis of the\u00a0Opera Wow<\/em>\u00a0project, in collaboration with ATS (Agenzia di Tutela della Salute) of Bergamo and the Ufficio Scolastico Provinciale, in which opera becomes a tool to accompany students and their educators on the path of life with expression workshops and the creation of a piece inspired by a melody by Donizetti.<\/p>\n

Donizetti Revolution vol. 9\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>at the Donizetti Theatre on 5 May
\n<\/strong>It has now become a tradition to have the 2023 activities dedicated to Gaetano Donizetti officially start with the\u00a0Donizetti Revolution<\/strong>, scheduled at the Donizetti Theatre on Friday 5 May at 8 p.m.. Conceived and realised by the artistic director\u00a0Francesco Micheli<\/strong>\u00a0in collaboration with\u00a0Alberto Mattioli<\/strong>, dramaturg of the festival, this ninth edition will feature bass\u00a0Nahuel Di Pierro<\/strong>\u00a0(who will be No\u00e8 in\u00a0Il<\/em>\u00a0diluvio universale<\/em>\u00a0for the 2023 festival), soprano\u00a0Marilena Ruta<\/strong>\u00a0and baritone\u00a0Eduardo Mart\u00ednez<\/strong>\u00a0(a former student and a new participant of the Bottega) with pianist Hana Lee. There will also be\u00a0Paolo Fabbri<\/strong>,\u00a0Riccardo Frizza<\/strong>\u00a0and\u2026\u00a0Gustave Flaubert<\/strong>. The\u00a0presenting partner<\/em>\u00a0of the evening is Automha. For the occasion, several high schools in the Bergamo area have been involved, whose students have created some video contributions that will be part of the performance and will be available on the social media profiles of the Donizetti Opera. Moreover, a group of about fifty students will play a significant role in the event. \u201cDonizetti is an art revolutionary, the inventor of Italian music Romanticism,\u201d says Alberto Mattioli, \u201calways ahead of his time, a brilliant creator of stories we still believe in because they are emotional dynamite exploding in our hearts and minds. Revolutionizing the revolutionary, putting him in touch with our present, explaining that his stories are not old but eternal is the task of the Festival. Donizetti is not a reassuring icon of the past but a stimulus for the present, a contemporary man who for two centuries has been explaining to us how we are, and why. But who has also explained us that discovering all this together with him is a great show, a celebration and a joy. Revolutionary.\u201d<\/p>\n

Performances will start at 8 p.m. on weekdays and at 3.30 p.m. on Sundays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Opening with LU OpeRave, a new electronic music opera\u00a0then\u00a0Il diluvio universale,\u00a0Alfredo il Grande,\u00a0Lucie de Lammermoor\u00a0by Donizetti and\u00a0Il piccolo compositore di musica\u00a0by Mayr\u00a0 The programme includes renowned stars such as\u00a0Giuliana Gianfaldoni, Caterina Sala,\u00a0Nahuel Di Pierro, Enea Scala and Antonino Siragusa On the podium, in addition to music director Riccardo Frizza, we will see Corrado Rovaris again,\u00a0and French repertoire expert Pierre Dumoussaud will make his debut The operas will be directed by MASBEDO, Stefano Simone Pintor and Jacopo Spirei The artistic director Francesco Micheli will be engaged in the adaptation and staging of Mayr\u2019s farce with the students of Bottega Donizetti and Bergamo\u2019s Politecnico delle Arti Bergamo, from 16 November to 3 December 2023\u00a0Donizetti Opera 5 May\u00a0Donizetti Revolution vol. 9 3 June\u00a0Donizetti Night   The\u00a0Donizetti Opera\u00a0festival \u2013 the international festival dedicated to the composer from Bergamo, organized by the Donizetti Theatre Foundation chaired by\u00a0Giorgio Berta\u00a0with the general direction of\u00a0Massimo Boffelli, the artistic direction of\u00a0Francesco Micheli\u00a0and the musical direction of\u00a0Riccardo Frizza\u00a0\u2013 has come to its\u00a0ninth edition, which\u00a0will take place\u00a0in\u00a0Bergamo, \u201cThe City of Gaetano Donizetti\u201d,\u00a0from 16 November to 3 December 2023. As we wait for the autumn, there are two events not to be missed: next\u00a0Friday,\u00a05 May, at the Donizetti Theatre, Francesco Micheli, together with some guests, will present the festival programme with the conference-show\u00a0Donizetti Revolution vol. 9. While on\u00a0Saturday, 3 June\u00a0the\u00a0Donizetti Night\u00a0will finally come back after the pandemic. The 2023 edition of the\u00a0Donizetti Opera festival\u00a0will be a special one, as the now well-established structure of the festival will be enriched by the initiatives for Bergamo Brescia Italian Capital of Culture, whose thematic areas and concept will run through the productions on several levels. The three weekends are extended and begin on Thursday with\u00a0LU OpeRave\u00a0(16, 23 and 30 November) the new creation inspired by Donizetti\u2019s most famous work, which will debut in a non-theatrical venue, with space for conviviality and with a view to the present and innovation. Then at the Donizetti Theatre we will stage two extremely rare titles by Gaetano Donizetti \u2013\u00a0Il diluvio universale\u00a0(17 and 25 November, 3 December) and\u00a0Alfredo il Grande\u00a0(19 and 24 November) \u2013 followed by Johann Simon Mayr\u2019s farce\u00a0Il piccolo compositore di musica\u00a0(2 December) in its modern premiere. On the other hand,\u00a0Lucie de Lammermoor\u00a0will be staged at the Teatro Sociale (18 and 26 November, 1 December). This work contains Donizetti\u2019s most famous music and, at the same time, presents it in a rare version by the author himself, the performance of which is the main task of a festival, especially when an opera is part of the repertoire of theatres all around the world and is considered one of the paradigms of Romantic melodrama. The study and research of Donizetti\u2019s legacy and stylistic uniqueness, entrusted to the scientific department of the Donizetti Theatre Foundation directed by\u00a0Paolo Fabbri, always plays a pivotal role, as they design the festival programme, choose the editions and prepare the philological restitution of the musical texts. 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