Organization

Conductor

Takahiro Nagasaki

Stage director

Effi Méndez

Set designer

Stephan Heinrichs

Costume designer

Ilona Holdorf-Schimanke

Chorus master

Jan-Michael Krüger

Lighting designer

Falk Hampel

Dramaturge

Polina Sandler

Singer

Tenor

Yoonki Baek

Guglielmo Antolstoinoff

Bass

Steffen Kubach

Agata Scannagalli

Andrea Stadel

Corilla Sartinecchi

Erwin Belakowitsch

Stefano

Kenneth Mattice

Soprano

Evmorfia Metaxaki

Luigia Castragatti

Virginia Ferentschik

Wioletta Hebrowska

Dorotea Caccini

Milena Juhl

Baritone

Johan Hyunbong Choi

Biscroma Strappaviscere

Gerard Quinn

The Impresario

Beomseok Choi

Orazio Prospero

Paul Willot-Förster

Theater Lübeck

Others

Chor des Theater Lübeck

Orchestra

Philharmonisches Orchester der Hansestadt Lübeck

German

Italian

Viva la Mamma!

Lübeck

Germany

Großes Haus

Viva la Mamma!: Viva la Diva Donizetti

Public

"Viva la mamma"

Approved

The last thing a qualified, real artist thinks about is his fee. It would be a disgrace for the state if an artist only thought about money!

The world of opera is the world of great passions. In the middle of the rehearsal for the musical tragedy »Romulus und Ersilia« the mood slowly boils up: the focus is on the ego. Agata, the mother of the second soprano, constantly berates the prima donna and the conflict threatens to escalate into a brawl. The mezzo-soprano felt bothered by this senseless argument and left the rehearsal in disgust. The desperate impresario can do nothing but hire Mamma Agata for the mezzo role. There is one small difficulty though: her deep bass voice...
The second problem, of course, is money. The enterprising mom wants to use her daughter's mediocre talent to create a source of income for herself by any means necessary. Meanwhile, a riot erupts behind the scenes: the troupe quickly loses interest in making great art if their work isn't paid for. Artists ask for the advance, but are not entitled to it because they have been financially enslaved by the impresario through their contracts. The impresario, in turn, trembles before an even higher power - before the arbitrariness of the patron. Will the opera take place despite all this?

In this clever opera parody, all the customs and bad habits of the theater come to light and are mercilessly laughed at, not only scenically but also musically. A lot has changed in the opera business since Donizetti was alive. But there has to be self-irony: director Effi Méndez will ensure that both experienced opera fans and curious newcomers recognize some clichés and answer these (extremely believable!) stage matters with hearty laughter. The audience can expect absurd jokes, sharp satire, slapstick ... and a lot of real opera!
In this clever opera parody, all the manners and bad habits of the theater come to light and are mercilessly laughed at, not only scenically but also musically. A lot has changed in the opera business since Donizetti's lifetime. But self-irony is a must: Director Effi Méndez will ensure that both experienced opera friends and curious newcomers recognize some clichés and answer these (extremely credible!) Stage matters with hearty laughter. The audience expects absurd jokes, sharp satire, slapstick ... and a lot of real opera!

English

Viva la Mamma! by Donizetti, From (2021/2022), Directed by Effi Méndez,, Conductor Takahiro Nagasaki, Paul Willot-Förster, Theater Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany

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