Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali by Gaetano Donizetti
Wexford Festival Opera and RTÉ present Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali, live from the National Opera House, Wexford.
Broadcast on Opera Night with Paul Herriott on RTÉ lyric fm at 7.30pm on Sunday 20th October and streamed on RTÉ Culture.
Opera in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto by Domenico Gilardoni
Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali (Conventions and Inconveniences of the Stage) is a two-act opera that shines an exaggerated spotlight on the behind-the-scenes working of a theatre and the rehearsal process, showing what can go wrong when the egos of the performers get in the way of putting on a good show. The title refers to the ‘convenienze’, which were the rules relating to the ranking of singers (primo, secondo, comprimario) in the 19th-century Italian opera and the number of scenes, arias etc., that they were entitled to expect.
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