Don Quichotte

A rarely performed title and for the first time performed at the Teatro Grande will be Don Quichotte by French composer Jules Massenet, which will be staged on Friday, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 9 at 3:30 p.m. Coming towards the end of his life, Massenet felt irresistibly drawn to the figure of Don Quixote as the embodiment of a classicism, both heroic and sublime, that was now drawing to a close. Only a few scenes from Cervantes’ masterpiece flowed into the opera, and great importance was given to the character of Dulcinea, who becomes the opera’s co-star. Within the score, fine details are found that make this title a masterpiece of Romantic literature, delineating melancholy and dreamy characters.

DON QUICHOTTE
Comédie-héroïque in five acts
Libretto by Henri Caïn
From the play “Le chevalier de la longue figure” by Jacques Le Lorrain
Music by JULES MASSENET

Don Quichotte Nicola Ulivieri
Sancho Giorgio Caoduro
La belle Dulcinée Chiara Tirotta
Juan Raffaele Feo
Rodriguez Roberto Covatta
Pedro Marta Leung                    
Garcias Erica Zulikha Benato

Conductor Jacopo Brusa
Direction Kristian Frédric
Sets Marilène Bastien
Costumes Margherita Platé
Light design Rick Martin
Video Antoine Belot
Assistant to the Director Richard Rittelmann

Choirmaster Diego Maccagnola
Coro OperaLombardia
Orchestra I Pomeriggi Musicali

New production
Teatri di OperaLombardia

With the support of Regione Lombardia and Fondazione Cariplo.