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The Advantages and Disadvantages of Theater

The event features the one-act comic opera *Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali*, with music by Gaetano Donizetti and a libretto by Domenico Gilardi, as part of the “Donizetti Operats” series.

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The proposed work is a one-act comic opera with music by Gaetano Donizetti and a libretto by Domenico Gilardi. The production is part of the “Donizetti Operats” series and is based on a critical edition edited by Roger Parker and Anders Wiklund for Casa Ricordi, Milan.

Plot and Context

The story follows an opera company that gathers at a theater in a small Italian town to rehearse a serious opera scheduled for the local fair season. The libretto, based on a text by Metastasio and adapted by a local author, accompanies a score composed by a provincial musician. The narrative unfolds through the contrasts between the singers—who are driven by great ambition—and the managerial challenges arising from the demands of the composer and poet, all while facing interference from family members and audience members.

Historical Notes

Donizetti composed this farce in 1827 for Naples, structuring it as a one-act work with spoken dialogue and the inclusion of dialectal elements. In 1831, the composer revised it into two acts, transforming the recitatives into sung parts and adopting standard Italian to facilitate its spread to other theaters.

Price

from 38 euros

Opening times

15:30 – 17:30

Where it is located

15 Cavour Square, 24121, Bergamo, BG

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