Viva la Mamma!

"An opera where the prima donna is a baritone?"

2021 2h 4m IT

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First seen in Naples in 1827, this farce of a “theatre within a theatre” narrates the mishaps of a second-rate opera company as it stages the great serious drama Romolo ed Ersilia in a provincial theatre. The unbearable tensions between the two lead singers are finally resolved with the decisive intervention of one of their mothers. The co-production by Ópera de Lyon along with the Grand Theâtre de Genève and Teatro Real is brought to life by Laurent Pelly, a tireless champion of Donizetti's comedies.

“An opera where the prima donna is a baritone?”

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Cast

Carlos Álvarez
Mamma Agata
Nino Machaidze
Daria, la primadonna
Borja Quiza
Procolo
Xabier Anduaga
Guglielmo, primo tenore
Sylvia Schwartz
Luigia, la seconda donna
Pietro Di Bianco
Biscroma Strappaviscere
Enric Martínez-Castignani
Cesare Salsapariglia
Pietro Micinski
El empresario

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Laurent Pelly
Writers: Antonio Simeone Sografi, Domenico Gilardoni
Languages: Italian

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Gaetano Donizetti. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Carlos Álvarez and Nino Machaidze and Borja Quiza carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "An opera where the prima donna is a baritone?".

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The take

Laurent Pelly directs. Gaetano Donizetti scores. Dialogue in Italian.

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1Released 5 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Original score by Gaetano Donizetti. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Carlos Álvarez and Nino Machaidze and Borja Quiza carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "An opera where the prima donna is a baritone?".