Opera buffa in three acts
Libretto by Filippo Livigni,
based upon La finta semplice ossia Il Tutore Burlato
by Pasquale Mililotti
IL TUTORE BURLATO
Vicente Martín i Soler
November 13th to 22nd 2020
Teatre Martín i Soler
Approximate running time: 1h35
It is friendly, cheerful and fresh as the landscape of the Roman countryside where the plot takes place. This first comedy by Vicente Martín i Soler develops from veiled criticism of the ironclad social rules established in the mid-18th century to the defence of freedom and love above conventional mores and interests, while demonstrating with easy-going discernment the new social position of women in the years before the French Revolution.
Creative Team
Musical direction
Cristóbal Soler
Stage direction and scenography
Jaume Policarpo
Changing room
José María Adame
Lighting
Antonio Castro
Cast
Il cavaliere Don Lelio
David Ferri Durà
Anselmo
Gonzalo Manglano
Violante
Aida Gimeno++
Il tutore Don Fabrizio
Oleh Lebedyev++
Dona Menica
Ezgi Alhuda++
Pippo
Omar Lara++
Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana
A Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía new
production
++Centre de Perfeccionament
Synopsis
Don Lelio confesses to his servant Anselmo that he is in love with
Violante, the pupil of his friend Fabrizio, who wants to marry her
for her money, although she spurns him. Don Lelio asks for his
permission to woo her and Fabrizio reluctantly accepts. Violante
claims she does not believe in love, until she meets Pippo, a rich
shepherd from her town. Each of the three men deploys a number of
intrigues, jealousies and tricks to win over the girl. Finally, the
flame of love is ignited between Pippo and Violante, who with the
help of the tutor’s daughter Menica manage to teach a lesson to the
other two suitors. They all meet at the end to sing to the triumph
of love.
