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Bomarzo: Teatro Real

About the Event

Alberto Ginastera's 'Bomarzo' is a pivotal work of 20th century Latin American music and literature. See Pierre Audi's staging of this darkly complex opera at Teatro Real.

The Duke of Bomarzo, Pier Francesco Orsini, drinks a magic potion seeking immortality but the drink is poisoned. Bomarzo's past appears to him in a series of tortured episodes before he dies.

Practical Information

Please note: In some areas of the Teatro Real, some seats have a partially obstructed view of the stage. Teatro Real recommends category B for the finest and completely unobstructed view of the performance.

Cast / Production

Musical director: David Afkham
Stage director: Pierre Audi
Set and lighting designer: Urs Schönebaum
Costume designer: Wojciech Dziedzic
Playwright: Klaus Bertisch
Chorus Master: Andrés Máspero

Pier Francesco Orsini: John Daszak
Gian Conrado Orsini: James Creswell
Diana Orsini: Hilary Summers
Girolamo: Germán Olvera
Maerbale: Damián del Castillo
Julia Farnese: Nicola Beller Carbone
Nicolas Orsini: Albert Casals
Silvio de Nardi: Thomas Oliemans
Pantasilea: Milijana Nikolic
Messenger: Francis Tójar

Opera in two acts
Music by Alberto Ginastera (1916‐1983)
Libretto by Manuel Mujica Láinez, after his novel Bomarzo
New production by the Teatro Real and the Teatros del Canal, in co‐production with the Teatro Colón of Buenos Aires, the Warsaw Chamber Opera, the Warsaw Autumn Festival, the Neue Oper Wien and the Centre National de Création Musical of Nice

Principal Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real

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