The Lover's Garden

Overview

In the garden of a Baroque villa, a chamber orchestra is playing Mozart’s wonderful quartets and quintets, and everywhere is pervaded with echoes and references to the composer’s world. As if by magic or conjured by the imagination, figures emerge from the shadows of the labyrinthine garden: they are Mozart’s characters, and they play with – or perhaps make fun of – the guests at the party, embroiling them in their well-known amorous dalliances. This piece, in which the spectator encounters among the dreamlike medley many well-known protagonists from Mozart’s operas (including Figaro, Don Giovanni, and the Queen of the Night), is a full-length choreographic work by Massimiliano Volpini, who himself performed on stage for many years as a dancer with the Scala ensemble.

Directed by Lorena Sardi

Top cast

Roberto Bolle

The Man

Nicoletta Manni

The Woman

Marta Romagna

Queen of the Night

Claudio Coviello

Don Giovanni

C

Christian Fagetti

Leporello

Mick Zeni

Il Conte di Almaviva

E

Emanuela Montanari

Rosina

W

Walter Madau

Figaro

A

Antonella Albano

Susanna

V

Valerio Lunadei

Gugliemo

A

Angelo Greco

Ferrando

V

Vittoria Valerio

Fiordiligi

M

Marta Gerani

Dorabella

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