Opera

Amilcare Ponchielli

La Gioconda

31 Mar, 27 - 03 Apr, 27

Musical conductor
Marco Armiliato

Chorus Condutor
José Luis Basso

Chorus and Orchestra
Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real Pequeños Cantores de la ORCAM

La Gioconda, the last great Romantic Italian opera, composed by Amilcare Ponchielli, comes to the Real with one of the most sought-after musical directors on the modern scene: Marco Armiliato. He conducts this concert version, with the acclaimed soprano Anna Netrebko in the title role and Luca Salsi, Yusif Eyvazov, Eve-Maude Hubeaux, Lucile Richardot or Simon Lim, among others.

Dramma lirico in four acts.

Music by Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886).

Libretto by Arrigo Boito, after Victor Hugo’s play Angélo, tyran de Padoue (1835) .

Premiered at Teatro Alla Scala (Milan) on 8 april 1876.

Premiered at Teatro Real on 7 february 1884.

Concert version.

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Artistic Team

Musical conductor Marco Armiliato
Chorus Conductor José Luis Basso
Children's chorus director Ana González
Orchestra Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real
Chorus Pequeños Cantores de la ORCAM

Cast

La Gioconda Anna Netrebko Mar - 31Apr - 03

Laura Adorno Eve-Maude Hubeaux Mar - 31Apr - 03

Alvise Badoero Simon Lim Mar - 31Apr - 03

La Cieca Lucile Richardot Mar - 31Apr - 03

Enzo Grimaldo Yusif Eyvazov Mar - 31Apr - 03

Barnaba Luca Salsi Mar - 31Apr - 03

Barnabotto Fernando Radó Mar - 31Apr - 03

Zuàne / A Singer / A Pilot Jan Antem Mar - 31Apr - 03

Isèpo Josep Fadó Mar - 31Apr - 03

Language

Italian

Surtitles in

English, Spanish

Synopsis and more information

La Gioconda tells a horrifying story of revenge carried out by Barnaba, a spy in the service of the 17th-century Venetian Inquisition, against La Gioconda, a street singer for whom he feels unrequited love. La Gioconda cares for her elderly mother, La Cieca, and Barnaba’s first manoeuvre is to make the people believe the old woman is a witch and must be burned. Laura, the wife of the inquisitor Alvise, saves La Cieca from death, but this leads to a meeting between Laura and her childhood sweetheart Enzo, who is now La Gioconda’s fiancé. Enzo has to decide between two passions and he finally chooses Laura, leaving La Gioconda in a difficult situation that will ultimately lead to her death.