inspired by Richard Wagner‘s Tristan und Isolde Written and directed by Manu Lalli Assistant Director Chiara Casalbuoni Original music, arrangements and transcriptions Simone Piraino
Conductor Michele De Luca (April 16, 17, 19) / Daniele Malinverno (April 18, 20) Voce dal mare Natasa Kátai (April 16, 17, 19) / Maria Cristina Napoli (April 18, 20) Narrators Pietro Massaro and Oriana Martucci Teatro Massimo Orchestra and Chorus Chorus Master Salvatore Punturo with pupils and teachers of the schools IC Rita Atria and IC Guglielmo Marconi Teatro Massimo Orchestra and Chorus Chorus Master Salvatore Punturo
For audiences aged 6 to 12 | School reservations open on January 10th
Students 5 € Full price 12 € Reduced price 10 € For more information
The legend of Tristan and Isolde, one of the most romantic stories of the Middle Ages, is very old: it tells the adventures of a knight and a princess who fall in love thanks to a magic elixir. Wagner composed the opera based on Goffredo di Strasburgo’s text and staged it in 1865. It is still considered one of the masterpieces of all time. The version that will be performed, while maintaining the essential dramaturgical and musical lines intact, is adapted in such a way as to exalt the magical and symbolic fairy-tale aspects of the story, which has at its centre important themes linked to the imaginary and ideal horizon of the world of chivalry, such as the search for love, the relationship between public morality and private morality, sin and fidelity.
Spoken parts of the performance are in Italian; a basic understanding of the language is adviced.
Performances from Tue to Fri are events for school groups. In case seats are available to the general audience, they will be on sale on the same day of performance at the box-office.
The performance on Saturday April 20 is open to everyone.