Domitila by Ripper, Frá (2022/2022), Leikstýrt af Pedro Ribeiro, Hljómsveitarstjóri Christina Margotto, Casa das Artes de Vila Nova de Famalicao, Vila Nova de Famalicao, Portugal

Entrance: 4 euros. Students, Cultural Quadrangle Card and Seniors (over 65 years old): 2 euros | Rating: M/6 | Duration: 60 min | Mini-opera in one act based on the letters of D. Pedro I and Marquesa de Santos | Music and libretto: João Guilherme Ripper | Staging, scenography: Pedro Ribeiro | Co-repeat: Christina Margotto | Cast: Domitila, the Marquesa de Santos: Sara Braga Simões , soprano | Toy Ensemble: Ricardo Alves , clarinet; Christina Margotto , piano; Jed Barahal , cello | Co-production: Casa das Artes Famalicão Domitila was born from the commission of a song cycle that dealt with the theme of the relationship between D. Pedro I and the Marquesa de Santos, Domitila de Castro Canto e Melo. The work commissioned as a song cycle was not, after all, realized, with the composer opting to compose an opera, using the instrumental training pre-established by the organization sponsoring the project: "(...) it was a circumstance, it is what was available. In fact, when it was proposed to me, it would be the sung letters, just the sung letters. I decided to combine all the letters and do an opera. from Rio de Janeiro, was a singer, cellist and clarinet." (Ripper, 2014)