One of the craziest operatic comedies ever written. Rossini’s razor-sharp musical wit delivers in riotous technicolour. Dashing Count Almaviva is in love with the feisty young Rosina. But her guardian, Dr. Bartolo, is determined to marry her himself. Cue Figaro – aka The Barber of Seville – with a series of hair-brained schemes, one of which just might work. see more
For over a century, the Opera Paiata (in Italian Pagliacci), by the italian composer Ruggiero Leoncavallo, has conquered the hearts of the public and the great stages of the world, becoming the most famous opera of the composer. The work takes place on august 15, 1865, in the village of Montalto in Calabria, region of Southern Italy. The characters are members of a troupe of comedians who arrive in the village, namely the boss – Canio, his wife, Nedda,Tonio – who, due to his ugliness plays the jester and Beppo. They are joined by Silvio, a young local man. The prologue of the Opera, presented by Tonio, warns us that the subject of the action is inspired by real life and that the actors should not be considered mere comedians who entertain the spectators, but should be treated, first of all, as people, with normal feelings and feelings. see more
The ballet "La Sylphide" tells the story of a love affair between a human and an airy spirit-sylph. The main character, a young Scottish farmer named James, falls in love with a mysterious sylph that appears before him in the forest. He convinces her to become his wife, but she warns him that if he ever deceives her, she will die. James and the Sylph get married, but an evil sorcerer comes to their wedding and desires to separate them. He steals the sylph from James's arms, and in trying to get her back, James breaks her warning and accidentally kills her. see more