Unitel and ClassiCa present GIOACHINO ROSSINI la scala di seta Rossini Opera FeStIvAl conducted by Claudio Scimone staged by Damiano Michieletto ossini’s “la scala di seta” may be a “comical GIOACHINO ROSSINI farce” in one act, but it contains more dazzling Rwit and inventiveness than many a full-length opera by other composers. Written in 1812, when Rossini was only 20, this “jewel” (24 Ore) is an ex- periment in miniaturization, in which the composer la scala tried out many of the elements that were to shape his mature style. With its libretto inspired by Cima- rosa’s popular “il matrimonio segreto”, Rossini’s one- acter weaves a burlesque tale of secret husbands and would-be lovers climbing in and out of a lady’s bed- di seta room on a silken ladder. in this colorful and exuberant production by Damiano Michieletto, “one of the truly new voices in stage direction today” (l’Unità), the farce becomes Conductor Claudio Scimone an almodóvaresque spectacle “that transforms all the Orchestra Orchestra Haydn singers into extraordinary actors” (la stampa). indeed, di Bolzano e Trento this production from the Rossini Opera Festival “ranks Dormont Daniele Zanfardino as one of the most genuine and captivating successes Giulia Olga Peretyatko in the history of the festival” (il Giornale). Diving head lucilla Anna Malavasi first into the romantic chaos are the “wonderfully Dorvil José Manuel Zapata supple” (Opernwelt) Olga Peretyatko as the cunning Blansac Carlo Lepore young wife Giulia, comical genius José Manuel Zapata Germano Paolo Bordogna as her secret husband, anna Malavasi as Giulia’s cousin and Carlo lepore as the hapless suitor. staged by Damiano Michieletto leading the young and spirited cast is Maestro Directed by Tiziano Mancini Claudio scimone, a key figure in the international length approx. 105’ Rossini Renaissance, who conducts the Orchestra di Bolzano e trento “with precision and incisiveness, highlighting the Rossinian instrumental colors as well A production of UNITEL as the comical and sentimental currents of the score” and ROSSINI OPERA FESTIVAL Pesaro (il Giornale di Vicenza). all in all, “it is a delight from in co-production with CLASSICA beginning to end – you leave the theater happy and contented” (il Velino). the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, the composer’s birthplace, is internationally shot in HDTV 1080 renowned for its innovative stagings and musically Design: luebbeke.com Cat. no. A00008824 impeccable productions of Rossini’s works. ENTERTAINMENT GMBH WORLD SALES: C Major Entertainment +49-(0)3030306464 All rights reserved · credits not contractual · Different territories [email protected] Photos: © Studio Amati Bacciardi.