La Gioconda
Ph. Marco Brescia & Rudy Amisano
From 7 to 25 June 2022
Amilcare Ponchielli
Teatro alla Scala New Production
Teatro alla Scala Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet Company
| Conductor | Frédéric Chaslin |
| Staging | Davide Livermore |
| Sets | Giò Forma |
| Costumes | Mariana Fracasso |
| Lights | Antonio Castro |
CAST |
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|---|---|
| La Gioconda | Sonya Yoncheva |
| Laura | Daniela Barcellona |
| Alvise Badoero | Erwin Schrott |
| La Cieca | Judith Kutasi |
| Enzo Grimaldo | Fabio Sartori |
| Barnaba | Roberto Frontali |
| Zuàne | Fabrizio Beggi |
| Isèpo | Francesco Pittari |
Although unusual and difficult to classify, Ponchielli’s spectacular opera is always felt to be a special event by opera lovers. The libretto by Tovia Gorrio, nom de plume of Arrigo Boito, drawing on Victor Hugo’s prose, sketches a dark and mysterious Venice, theatre of passional excesses and crimes, which is perfectly mirrored by the composer’s generous and captivating melodic vein. A historical fresco with Scapigliatura overtones featuring six protagonists, one for each voice type.
