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.
Tickets
| TICKETS | FULL PRICE | UNDER30 | OVER65 |
| STALLS AND BOXES I-II-III FLOOR | € 60,00 | € 35,00 | € 48,00 |
| I GALLERY AND IV FLOOR BOXES | € 35,00 | € 24,00 | € 30,00 |
| II GALLERY | € 24,00 | € 16,00 | € 18,00 |
To bring young people even closer to the Opera, the special €15 ticket reserved for under-18 students (stalls sector and boxes I, II and III order) is confirmed.
Box capacity: from no. 1 to no. 3: 2 people | from no. 4 to no. 8 and prosceniums: 3 people | from no. 9 to no. 14: 4 people
How to purchase tickets
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