The opera begins in an inn with a dramatic thunderstorm scene reminiscent of the finale of Don Giovanni: Parmenione dines calmly while his fearful servant Martino suffers. Parmenione is a colourful character who constantly pretends, lies, reinvents himself, manipulates and torments his servant. Seeking refuge from the rain, Alberto enters on his way to his bride, whom he has never met. When Parmenione swaps the traveller’s suitcase for his own, a ludicrous story begins. Parmenione finds a picture of a young woman and Alberto’s passport and decides to steal his identity. He sets out in search of the supposed bride. But she has her own plans and has no intention of marrying any predetermined groom.

Rossini’s brilliant comedy about ‘alternative facts’ was filmed for NAXOS at the Kurtheater in 2017 and is now being rehearsed with a new young cast. The performance is once again conducted by music director Antonino Fogliani, whose fast-paced musical perfection is perfectly suited to this crazy comedy of mistaken identity.

CAST

Don Eusebio, Timoteo Bene*
Berenice, Ilaria Monteverdi*
Conte Alberto, Davide Zaccherini*
Don Parmenione, Filippo Morace
Ernestina, Gaja Vittoria Pellizzari*
Martino, Giovanni Accardi*

Conductor, Antonino Fogliani
28.07. | 29.07. | 31.07. | 02.08. 2026
Conductor, Jacopo Brusa
24.07.2026
Direction, stage, and lighting, Jochen Schönleber
Assistant director, Eleonora Calabrò
Kostüme, Claudia Möbius / Eleonora Calabrò
Fortepiano, Gianluca Ascheri

TICKETS, SCHEDULE AND INFORMATION

  The purchase of the program booklet is considered admission to the opera introduction
one hour before the start at the Forum König-Karls-Bad.

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