Opera

Francesco Corselli

Achille in Sciro

17 Feb, 23 - 26 Feb, 23

Musical Conductor: Ivor Bolton | Stage Director: Mariame Clément | Baroque Orchestra of Seville | Principal Chorus of the Teatro Real 

17 Feb 23

Premiere

26 Feb 23

Last performance

5

Shows

IMPORTANT: For health reasons, neither Franco Fagioli nor Gabriel Díaz will be able to perform the role of Achilles/Pyrrha in Francesco Corselli's Achille in Sciro at performance of 21 February. The performance will be moved to Sunday, 26 February, at 6:00 pm, and subscriber cards and tickets already purchased will be valid for access to the Teatro Real on the new date, without prior formalities. For any queries, please contact, before 18:30 h, through:

  • Subscribers: 900 861 352
  • Purchasers: 900 24 48 48

We apologise for any inconvenience.


Sponsored by:

Patrocinadores Aquiles en Esciros


Disguise and transvestism were an essential part of opera plots from the Venetian origins of this genre. In line with this tradition -   continued by ópera seria – the episode of Aquiles on the island of Esciros inspired more than 30 compositions for voice based on the libretto of Metastasio in 1737: Tetis, mother of Aquiles, disguises her son as a woman to hide him in the court of King Licomedes and prevent his participation in the Trojan War.  (What else is missing?). However, the plan begins to come apart when Aquiles, incapable of subduing his virility, falls in love with Princess Deidamia.

Francesco Corselli is a fundamental name in Spanish opera of the 18th century:  as Kapellmeister of the Royal Chapel of Madrid for nearly 30 years, he was the principal supplier of opera to the Spanish court. Some of these were under the artistic direction of the famous castrato Farinelli. First seen in 1744 at the Real Coliseo del Buen Retiro in Madrid, Achille in Sciro was composed to celebrate the marriage of the Infanta of Spain, Maria Teresa Rafaela to the Dauphin of France. Staging this opera was postponed by the interruption of the pandemic and it represents a momentous milestone in the recovery of our musical heritage.


Opera drammatica in three acts

Music by Francesco Corselli (1705-1778)
Libretto by Pietro Metastasio

Premiered for the firts time at the Real Coliseo del Buen Retiro de Madrid, 8 December 1744
Retrieved by the Instituto Complutense de Ciencias Musicales (ICCMU)

Premiere at the Teatro Real

New production of the Teatro Real, in co-production with Theater an der Wien


Artistic team

Musical Conductor and harpsichordist I Ivor Bolton

Stage Director I Mariame Clément 

Stage and Costume Designer I Julia Hansen

Choreographer I Mathieu Guilhaumon

Lighting Designer I Ulrik Gad

Baroque Orchestra of Seville

Principal Chorus of the Teatro Real


Cast

Licomede | Mirco Palazzi

Ulises | Tim Mead 

Deidamia | Francesca Aspromonte 

Teagene | Sabina Puértolas

Achille / Pirra | Gabriel Díaz

Arcade | Krystian Adam

Nearco | Juan Sancho

 

 

Aquiles en Esciros, de Francesco Corselli

Programa de mano

application/pdf 5.02 MB

Releases

Protective Friend

14 November

2022

Supporter and Benefactor Friend

15 November

2022

Patron friends

16 November

2022

Subscribers friend

17 November

2022

Tickets on sale

22 November

2022

Performances

  • Date/hour
  • Space
  • Cast
  • Subscription ticket

17 February 2023

19:30

Main Auditorium

Subscription tickets E

19 February 2023

18:00

Main Auditorium

Subscription tickets F

23 February 2023

19:30

Main Auditorium

Subscription tickets B

25 February 2023

19:30

Main Auditorium

Subscription tickets G

26 February 2023

18:00

Main Auditorium

Subscription tickets D

Cultural activities

Enfoques

What's OnGayarre Hall

Ponemos el foco sobre la producción de Aquiles en Esciros con algunos de sus protagonistas. 

13

February

2023

20:15

Conferencia

What's OnBiblioteca Regional de Madrid

Itinerarios. Escenarios teatrales en el palacio y los jardines del Buen Retiro | Febrero 

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00

00

00

Conferencia

What's OnFundación Pastor

Mito clásico y ópera: Aquiles en Esciros | Febrero

00

00

00

00

Encuentro

What's OnIstituto Italiano di Cultura di Madrid

Redescubriendo obras maestras | Febrero

00

00

00

00

Conferencia

What's OnMuseo Arqueológico Nacional

Conferencia sobre el mito de Aquiles por Margarita Moreno Conde | Febrero

00

00

00

00

Exposición

What's OnMuseo de Historia de Madrid

Príamo rescatando el cadáver de Héctor - Exposición como pieza del mes del abanico de marfil, con incrustaciones de oro y piedras semipreciosas | Febrero

00

00

00

00

Seminario

What's OnMuseo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía

Los hombres no quieren ir a la guerra

00

00

00

00

Ciclo de conferencias

What's OnPatrimonio Nacional

Corselli y la Real Capilla. Ceremonias cortesanas. Ciclo de conferencias enmarcado en la actividad de Patrimonio Nacional Los martes en Palacio | 7, 14 y 21 de febrero de 2023

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00

00

00

Visita

What's OnRed Cooperación Rutas de Carlos V

La leyenda de las siete mancas.  
Visita a la villa de Simancas y, en exclusiva, también al Archivo de Simancas | 18 febrero

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00

00

00

Proyección

What's OnSala Equis

Proyección de Aquiles en Esciros. Ciclo de cine péplum | Febrero 

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00

00

00

Conferencia

What's OnInstituto Cervantes. Sede Central

Los disfraces de Aquiles

Conferencia por Álvaro Torrente y David Hernández de la Fuente

 

22

February

2023

19:00

Ciclo de cine

What's OnFundación SGAE

(Trans)representación y cine español

Viernes, 10 de marzo
19.00 h. Mi querida señorita 
21.00 h. Vestida de azul 

Sábado, 11 de marzo
19:00 h. Vestida de azul 
21:00 h. Mi querida señorita 

10

March

2023

19:00

10

March

2023

21:00

11

March

2023

19:00

11

March

2023

21:00

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