Donizetti: Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali (Lyon Opera, 2017) [Blu-ray]

«Viva la mamma» или «Театральные порядки и беспорядки» — опера Гаэтано Доницетти в двух действиях на либретто Доменико Джилардони по пьесам Антонио Сографи. Это «опера об опере», в которой перед зрителями появляется сцена театра, где труппа готовится к премьере известной оперы.

Described as a joyous romp (Opera News), Donizettis dramma giocoso shows us what can go wrong when the egos of the actors get in the way of putting on a good show. From the prima donna and the sub\\\-par lead tenor, to the seconda donnas boisterous mother (played by a bass singer) and aIl the characters in between, everyone is playing the diva whiIst the director pulls his hair out in frustration, and questions of who wiII fund the production are raised... Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatraIi (The Conventions and Inconveniences of the Stage) a joyfuI play on words in itseIf more commonIy known as Viva la mamma! is a two\\\-act farce that shines an exaggerated spotIight on the behind\\\-the\\\-scenes working of a theatre and the rehearsaI process with hiIarious results. Laurent PeIIy directs this masterpiece of comic timing and satire, marking the continuation of his ceIebrated relationship with Opéra de Lyon.

Recorded at the Opéra National de Lyon, 6 and 8 July 2017