Operas 2023
49th Festival della Valle d’Itria
2023 Programme: Operas
Five Opera titles will animate the 49th Festival della Valle d’Itria in Martina Franca: “Il Turco in Italia” by Gioachino Rossini (1814), “Il paese dei campanelli” by Carlo Lombardo and Virgilio Ranzato (1923) and three premiere operas: “L’Orazio” by Pietro Auletta (1737), on stage for the first time in the contemporary times, the Italian premiere in contemporary times of “Gli Uccellatori” by Florian Leopold Gassmann (1759) and the absolute premiere in Italy of “L’adorable Bel-Boul” by Jules Massenet (1874).
At the Palazzo Ducale of Martina Franca
18th July and 1st, 4th and 6th August 2023
IL TURCO IN ITALIA
by Gioacchino Rossini
Opera buffa on a booklet by Felice Romani
Conductor Michele Spotti
Director Silvia Paoli
26th, 28th and 30th July 2023
IL PAESE DEI CAMPANELLI
by Carlo Lombardo and Virginio Ranzato
Operetta on a booklet by Carlo Lombardo
Conductor Fabio Luisi
Director Alessandro Talevi
At the Teatro Verdi of Martina Franca
22nd and 25th July 2023
L’ORAZIO
by Pietro Auletta
Dramma giocoso on a booklet by Antonio Palomba
Conductor Federico Maria Sardelli
Director Jean Renshaw
2nd and 5th August 2023
GLI UCCELLATORI
by Florian Leopold Gassmann
Dramma giocoso in three acrs on a booklet by Carlo Goldoni
Conductor Enrico Pagano
Director Jean Renshaw
At the Chiostro di Sand Domenico of Martina Franca
19th and 20th July 2023
L’ADORABLE BEL-BOUL
by Jules Massenet
Operetta in one act on a booklet by Paul Poirson
Pianist and Conductor Francisco Soriano
Director Davide Garattini Raimondi
