Name: Viva la Mamma!
Start: 2021-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Theater Lübeck

Organization

Dirigent

Takahiro Nagasaki

Regisseur

Effi Méndez

Set designer

Stephan Heinrichs

Kostuum ontwerper

Ilona Holdorf-Schimanke

Licht ontwerper

Falk Hampel

Koor meester

Jan-Michael Krüger

Dramaturg

Polina Sandler

Zanger

Soprano

Andrea Stadel

Corilla Scortichini

Erwin Belakowitsch

Stefano

Kenneth Mattice

Evmorfia Metaxaki

Luigia Scannagalli

Virginia Ferentschik

Bass

Steffen Kubach

Agata Scannagalli

Contralto

Wioletta Hebrowska

Dorotea Frescopane

Milena Juhl

Tenor

Yoonki Baek

Guglielmo Antolstoinoloff

Baritone

Gerard Quinn

L'impresario

Beomseok Choi

Orazio Prospero

Johan Hyunbong Choi

Vincenzo Biscroma

Theater Lübeck

Others

Chor des Theater Lübeck

Orchestra

Philharmonisches Orchester der Hansestadt Lübeck

Duits

Italiaans

Viva la Mamma!

Lübeck

Duitsland

Viva la Mamma!: Concert Various

Public

Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali

Approved

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 feels bothered by this senseless argument and leaves 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!

English

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Cast

Productieteam

Ensemble