Don Chisciotte in Sierra Morena

Don Chisciotte in Sierra Morena
Francesco Bartolomeo Conti 1681 1732
http://www.dno.nl
premiere 20 June 2010
performances 21 23 24 26 27* June 2010
Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam
starting time 18.30/*13.30 ending time ±22.45/*17.45
there are 2 intervals

In this comic opera written for the imperial court in Vienna for the Carnival season, the Italian composer Francesco Conti adroitly weaves the amorous adventures of two couples with one of the greatest works in literary history. This is a fantasy on a fantasy, because the hero Don Quixote is primarily fascinated by books, and the characters with whom he comes into contact seem to have jumped out of the literature he has been reading. By the time the couples who were truly intended for one another have finally been united, the hero appears to be nearly mad and exhausted. He has but one choice: to return home and never again read another book. The composer, a celebrated lutenist, gives a refreshing and invigorating turn to established Baroque forms, and imparts the encouraging message that every man has the right to his modicum of madness.

musical direction
René Jacobs
director
Stephen Lawless
set design
Benoit Dugardyn
costume design
Lionel Lesire
choreography
Lynne Hockney

Don Chisciotte
Stéphane Degout
Dorotea
Inga Kalna
Lucinda
Gillian Keith
Fernando
Christophe Dumaux
Cardenio
Bejun Mehta
Lope
Mark Tucker
Ordogno
Johannette Zomer
Sancio Pansa
Marcos Fink
Maritorne
Judith van Wanroij
Rigo
Dominique Visse
Mendo
Geoffrey Dolton

orchestra
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

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N.B. : In this video, we can hear (and see) Nicolas Rivenq, not Stéphane Degout.

Thank you for this nice extract !