Der Operndirektor

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Opera

An opera satire for young and old by Domenico Cimarosa
In German language

A hilarious and at the same time bitterly evil theater satire about power games, excesses and intrigues: Domenico Cimarosa takes an ironic look behind the scenes of the theater business. There are numerous clichés circulating about the theater and its actors: whether singers, directors or conductors. In "The Opera Director", Domenico Cimarosa, a celebrated representative of the Italian buffo tradition and today best known for his opera "Il matrimonio segreto", introduces us to the theater troupe of Don Crisobolo - a pretentious and blunt impresario from Naples. The prima donnas fight over the leading role, the contralto refuses to wear the ugly costume, the conductor can't compose because of the noise and the poet turns out to be hopelessly untalented. In an environment where everyone only wants the best for themselves, one thing in particular suffers in the end: art. Benedetto Marcello's 1720 satirical work "Il teatro alla moda" triggered a series of opera adaptations in the buffo style, which quickly knew how to use the material and its humorous character types to their own advantage. Domenico Cimarosa's witty opera soon became such a resounding success that adaptations quickly followed throughout Europe, peppered with topical and local allusions. This content has been machine translated.