Un giomo di regno (King for a Day)

T774342311
Written during the sudden illness and consequent death of his first wife, it is a melodrama giocoso in two acts and is surprisingly comic considering the tragic personal circumstances under which it was written. 'King for a Day' ('Un Giorno di Regno') was Verdi's second opera, and his only other comedy apart from 'Falstaff'. In order to distract attention from the real king, a French chevalier assumes the identity of the king of Poland and becomes 'king for a day' - causing comic havoc in the love lives and dynastic plans of his unwitting hosts and their progeny. The score is full of the young Verdi's fresh, irresistible melodies.

Music

Verdi

Archive :: production:T774342311, opera or operetta:S2116, venue:V798

Performance

Venue	Garsington Opera
	Other spaces: Wormsley Estate
Town	High Wycombe
County	Buckinghamshire
From	29th June 2024
To	22nd July 2024
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Company

Producer	Garsington Opera
Director	Christopher Alden
Conductor	Tobias Ringborg
Design	Charles Edward
Costume	Sue Willmington
Lighting	Ben Pickersgill
Design	Matt Vale (video)
Design	Rob Vale (video)
Choreographer	Tim Claydon
Company	Philharmonia Orchestra
Company	Garsington Opera Chorus
Performer	Joshua Hopkins (Cavaliere di Belfiore)
Performer	Christine Rice (Marchesa del Poggio)
Performer	Henry Waddington (Barone di Kelbar)
Performer	Oliver Sewell (Edoardo)
Performer	Madison Leonard (Giulietta di Kelbar)
Performer	Grant Doyle (La Rocca)

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