SAT 18 JULY 8 PM
KURESSAARE CASTLE OPERA HALL
THEATRE VANEMUINE
R. Wagner
DAS RHEINGOLD
The first part of Richard Wagner’s tetralogy „The Ring of the Nibelung“
The opening opera, Das Rheingold, tells the origin story of the Ring of the Nibelung. Alberich, a Nibelung dwarf, steals enchanted gold from the bottom of the Rhine River and forges a powerful ring from it, proclaiming himself ruler of the Nibelungs. When the ring is stolen from Alberich, he curses it and all its future bearers. READ MORE
SUN 19 JULY 2 PM
KURESSAARE CASTLE OPERA HALL
THEATRE VANEMUINE
Children’s musical SIPSIK
Based on Eno Raud’s book and Edgar Valter’s visuals.
Anu’s best friend Sipsik, a talking and adventurous doll with frizzy black hair and a striped onesie, has captivated readers already from 1962. More than 60 years later, Sipsik is entertaining children and parents with his woollen vocal chords and shenanigans for the first time in the history of the Vanemuine Theatre.
TUE 21 JULY 8 PM
KURESSAARE CASTLE OPERA HALL
P. Mascagni
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA
G. Puccini
GIANNI SCHICCHI
Two operas that fully summarize the Italian spirit from the raw absolute realism of Cavalleria Rusticana by P. Mascagni to the ease and cheerfulness of Gianni Schicchi by G. Puccini. 700 years of true Italian history from Dante Alighieri and the stories of Gianni Schicchi cited in his divine comedy to the novella by Giovanni Verga, a synthesis of Italian life at the end of the 19th century. A show unique in the world and a perfect manifesto of Italian opera and history.
WED 22 JULY 8 PM
KURESSAARE CASTLE OPERA HALL
ITALIAN CINEMA AWARDS
The soundtracks of the Italian composers awarded at the Oscar Awards, the engaging music of Ennio Morricone, Nicola Piovani, Alan Silvestri and Nino Rota will be the protagonists of this memorable show.
THU 23 JULY 8 PM
KURESSAARE CASTLE OPERA HALL
G. Verdi
LA TRAVIATA
The most performed Italian Opera in the world, a production involving 5 Italian national theaters to tell the story of 19th century Paris. The libretto based on “The Lady of the Camellias” by Alexandre Dumas and the music by Giuseppe Verdi with an exceptional cast will provide the backdrop to a unique and engaging show.
FRI 24 JULY 8 PM
KURESSAARE CASTLE OPERA HALL
G. Donizetti
ELISIR D’AMORE
A Festival that has Italian opera as its center cannot avoid having Elisir d’amore on the program. . Gaetano Donizetti and his sparkling writing for a story of two young lovers who enhance the lyricism of the opera with the very famous “Furtiva Lagrima” by Nemorino. A production of the Teatro Goldoni of Livorno in collaboration with 4 other Italian national theaters.
FRI 24 JULY 11 PM
KURESSAARE CASTLE MIDNIGHT LOUNGE
Midnight Lounge OPERA ROYAL
Performer to be announced
SAT 25 JULY 8 PM
KURESSAARE CASTLE OPERA HALL
OPERA GALA
The most important arias and concertati from Italian Opera.
SAT 25 JULY 11 PM
KURESSAARE CASTLE MIDNIGHT LOUNGE
Midnight Lounge OPERA ROYAL
Performer to be announced
MAIN ARTIST ITALY
TEATRO GOLDONI di LIVORNO
The Teatro Goldoni Foundation, based in Livorno, is one of the most active organizations on cultural, arts and art-related training and learning solutions and one of the 29 Theatres of Tradition in Italy.
The main mission of the Foundation is to constantly invest on community cultural growth and on Arts as a tool to empower, inspire, engage and educate citizens. The dialogue between the Theatre and its community has been always used to boost innovation and self-empowerment of young generations. Specific initiatives address schools and performing arts for stakeholders engagement.
Our core business is the management of cultural business, during the last 5 years we founded a new state Orchestra and a professional stable choir to support and promote Opera and Symphonic seasons.
Orchestra del Teatro Goldoni is one of most important Orchestra in Italy, that manages more than 100 concerts per year becoming the true beating heart of the theatre’s activity.
The Mascagni Festival has also acquired great importance over the years, now recognized as one of the most important festivals in Italy and, in connection with its Mascagni Academy, a vehicle for international promotion and production.The Foundation collaborates and cooperates with public institutions and private organizations at local, regional, national and international level and contributes to develop, protect and encourage the artistic cultural heritage. It is also strongly endorsed by the long-lasting experience in vocational training and qualification of artists and theatre-related professionals.
In the past 15 years, one of the most important activities of the Goldoni Foundation have been its in-house operatic productions, performed both in Italy and abroad: Bonn, Athens, Osaka and Bastia. Furthermore, a strong focus has been given to the creation and empowerment of an operational network, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institutes of more than 50 countries, with a special focus on Serbia, USA, South Korea, China, Japan.
This on progress network is a crucial tool of the Foundation’s Promotional Strategic Plan, aimed to expand abroad its most significant activities; namely, implementation of the MOS in East Europe, East Asia and America.