Gluck's Il Parnaso Confuso & La Corona

Fri Nov 07 2025 at 07:30 pm to 10:00 pm UTC+01:00

Teatru Manoel | Valletta

Valletta Early Opera Festival
Publisher/HostValletta Early Opera Festival
Gluck's Il Parnaso Confuso & La Corona
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In this yearโ€™s double-bill production for the Valletta Early Opera Festival, Festivals Malta and Teatru Manoel present two rarely staged one-act operas by Christoph Willibald Gluck: ๐“˜๐“ต ๐“Ÿ๐“ช๐“ป๐“ท๐“ช๐“ผ๐“ธ ๐“’๐“ธ๐“ท๐“ฏ๐“พ๐“ผ๐“ธ and ๐“›๐“ช ๐“’๐“ธ๐“ป๐“ธ๐“ท๐“ช.
Selected through the artistic direction of Kenneth Zammit Tabona, these two operas were composed in 1765 for the Habsburg court in the royal court of the palace of Schรถnbrunn in Vienna. Whilst Il Parnaso Confuso was written and performed in 1765 to celebrate the Archduke Josephโ€™s nuptial to Princess Maria Josepha of Bavaria, La Corona which was originally intended to be performed for Archduke Francisโ€™ name day was only performed for the first time in 1987
๐“˜๐“ต ๐“Ÿ๐“ช๐“ป๐“ท๐“ช๐“ผ๐“ธ ๐“’๐“ธ๐“ท๐“ฏ๐“พ๐“ผ๐“ธ is ๐’ถ ๐“Œ๐’พ๐“‰๐“‰๐“Ž ๐’ถ๐“ƒ๐’น ๐“…๐“๐’ถ๐“Ž๐’ป๐“Š๐“ ๐“Œ๐‘œ๐“‡๐“€ ๐“‰๐’ฝ๐’ถ๐“‰ ๐’พ๐“‚๐’ถ๐‘”๐’พ๐“ƒ๐‘’๐“ˆ ๐“‰๐’ฝ๐‘’ ๐‘€๐“Š๐“ˆ๐‘’๐“ˆ ๐‘œ๐’ป ๐‘€๐‘œ๐“Š๐“ƒ๐“‰ ๐’ซ๐’ถ๐“‡๐“ƒ๐’ถ๐“ˆ๐“ˆ๐“Š๐“ˆ competing over who should perform at a royal wedding. The opera blends satire and charm, revealing the creative rivalries among the goddesses of music and poetry. The cast features Gillian Zammit as Apollo, Cledia Micallef as Euterpe, Gabrielle Portelli as Erato, and Caterina Iora as Melpomene.
๐“›๐“ช ๐“’๐“ธ๐“ป๐“ธ๐“ท๐“ช ๐“…๐“‡๐‘’๐“ˆ๐‘’๐“ƒ๐“‰๐“ˆ ๐’ถ ๐“‚๐‘œ๐“‡๐‘’ ๐’น๐“‡๐’ถ๐“‚๐’ถ๐“‰๐’พ๐’ธ ๐’ถ๐“ƒ๐’น ๐’ฝ๐‘’๐“‡๐‘œ๐’พ๐’ธ ๐“‰๐‘œ๐“ƒ๐‘’, ๐“‡๐‘’๐’ธ๐‘œ๐“Š๐“ƒ๐“‰๐’พ๐“ƒ๐‘” ๐“‰๐’ฝ๐‘’ ๐“‚๐“Ž๐“‰๐’ฝ ๐‘œ๐’ป ๐“‰๐’ฝ๐‘’ ๐’ž๐’ถ๐“๐“Ž๐’น๐‘œ๐“ƒ๐’พ๐’ถ๐“ƒ ๐ต๐‘œ๐’ถ๐“‡ ๐ป๐“Š๐“ƒ๐“‰. The opera revolves around the question of who among the brave warriors deserves the honour of slaying the beast. Ultimately, the glory is attributed to the goddess Diana. Francesca Aquilina takes the role of Atalanta, with Gillian Zammit as Meleagro, Caterina Iora as Climene, and Bettina Zammit as Asteria.
This year, Brett Nicholas Brown will be stage director with set design by Anthony Bonnici and costume design by Luke Azzopardi, known for his refined, historically informed aesthetic. Lighting design is by Moritz Zavan Stoeckle. Choreography will be by Simon Riccardi-Zani.
Together, these operas offer a compelling evening of contrasting tones brought to life by a largely Maltese cast and creative team.
๐“’๐“ก๐“”๐“๐“ฃ๐“˜๐“ฅ๐“” ๐“ฃ๐“”๐“๐“œ
Conductor & Assistant Conductor - Giulio Prandi & Giacomo Biagi
Stage Director - Brett Nicholas Brown
Costume Designer - Luke Azzopardi
Set Designer - Anthony Bonnici
Light Designer - Moritz Zavan Stoeckle
๐“’๐“๐“ข๐“ฃ
๐“˜๐“ต ๐“Ÿ๐“ช๐“ป๐“ท๐“ช๐“ผ๐“ธ ๐“’๐“ธ๐“ท๐“ฏ๐“พ๐“ผ๐“ธ
Apollo โ€“ Gillian Zammit
Euterpe โ€“ Cledia Micallef
Erato โ€“ Gabrielle Portelli
Melpomene โ€“ Caterina Iora
๐“›๐“ช ๐“’๐“ธ๐“ป๐“ธ๐“ท๐“ช
Atalanta โ€“ Francesca Aquilina
Meleagra โ€“ Gillian Zammit
Climene โ€“ Caterina Iora
Asteria โ€“ Bettina Zammit
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๐“’๐“ธ๐“ท๐“ฌ๐“ฎ๐“ผ๐“ผ๐“ฒ๐“ธ๐“ท๐“ผ are applicable to senior citizens (over 60 years), persons with a disability* (on presentation of a valid disability card), students (on presentation of student card), European Youth Card holders (on presentation of card), and minors (between 11 -16 years)
*Persons with a disability can send an email to [email protected] with a digital copy of the European Disability Card and a copy of the ticket/s purchased for a complimentary companion ticket.
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