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Le maschere by Pietro Mascagni

Wexford Festival Opera and RTÉ present Le maschere, live from the National Opera House, Wexford.

Broadcast on Opera Night with Paul Herriott on RTÉ lyric fm at 8pm on Friday 18th October and streamed on RTÉ Culture.

Opera in a prologue and three acts by Pietro Mascagni
Libretto by Luigi Illica

The title of Le maschere refers to the masks of the commedia dell’arte and in the Prologue the players and their impresario present the characters they are about to play. These characters are: Brighella, a travelling salesman; Dr. Graziano, a man of law; Columbina, his maidservant (in love with Brighella); Pantalone a wealthy resident; his daughter Rosaura (in love with Florindo); a stuttering Tartaglia; Capitan Spaventa and his servant Arlecchino.

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★★★★ Zips along delightfully
- The Stage