Two Men and A Woman by Donizetti, Déa 20 Aibr 2023, Ó (2023/2023), Faoi stiúir Maximilian Berling, Seoltóir Oleg Ptashnikov, Gärtnerplatztheater, Munich, Germany

Hostess husband Beppe has a problem: His wife is clearly wearing the pants and is keeping Beppe on a tight rein after the bad experiences with her first husband. There is always a fight over who should do the washing up. So what is he doing? He tries to get rid of his wife in an elegant way. It's best to go straight to the next best guest, who surprisingly turns out to be Rita's ex Gasparo. But he's not at all keen on getting Rita back, so both men decide to play for her... Because he could not find a suitable stage for the premiere, Gaetano Donizetti wrote the cheeky one-act play about two men who compete for a woman under opposite conditions, initially for the drawer in 1841 during a stay in Paris. It was not until 1860, twelve years after the composer's death, that »Rita« was performed at the Paris Opéra-Comique. Now the sparkling marriage comedy full of wonderful bel canto melodies can be experienced for the first time at the Gärtnerplatztheater in a new German version by cabaret artist Thomas Pigor!