Teatro Comunale di Bologna (Italy)
10, 11, 12/10;Friday, Saturday, Sunday;9pm, 15pm, 20pm
Dom Pedro V Theatre
Tickets: MOP 250, 200
Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini (1706-1784)
Production: Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Conductor: Paolo Mancini
Stage Director: Gabriele Marchesini
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
CHARACTERS AND CAST
Tamburlano (The old teacher) Aldo Caputo, Tenor
Olimpino (The young student) Antonella Colaianni, Mezzo-soprano
Giovanni Battista Martini’s intermezzo Il Maestro di Musica (The Music Teacher), one of the classics of 18th century opera buffa composed in 1746, portrays an “inverted” generational clash between an old-fashioned student and a modernist music teacher. This is the cue for a reflection on the singing style and more generally on the evolution of taste, also filled with delightful winks about the mania and debilities of the teatro alla moda.
Relying on 250 years of artistic excellence, the Teatro Comunale di Bologna brings its vast performance and production experience to the Dom Pedro V Theatre in Macao. One of the earliest western-style theatres in China, inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List, the Dom Pedro V continues to be one of the most charming, richly decorated, and intimate theaters in all of Southeast Asia. Don’t miss this exciting window into the exhilarating world of Baroque operatic conventions!
Please refer to the Festival Outreach Programme
Performed in Italian, with surtitles in Chinese, Portuguese and English
Duration: approximately 45 minutes, no interval
