L’Impresario de Smyrne or L’Imprésario de Smyrne (Goldoni) Play with Music Paris 2024 Natalie Dessay, Julie Mossay, Damien Bigourdan

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: L’Impresario de Smyrne or L'Imprésario de Smyrne  
• Composer: various  
• Libretto: Carlo Goldoni    Libretto Text, Libretto Index
• Venue & Opera Company: Grande salle, Athénée Théâtre Louis-Jouvet, Paris, France  
• Recorded: May 2024
• Type: Staged Opera Live
• Singers: Natalie Dessay, Julie Mossay, Damien Bigourdan, Thomas Condemine, Jeanne Piponnier, Cyril Collet
• Conductor: Olivier Fortin  
• Orchestra: Ensemble Masques  
• Stage Director: Laurent Pelly  
• Stage Designer: Laurent Pelly  
• Costume Designer: Laurent Pelly  
• Lighting Designer: Michel le Borgne  

Information about the Recording

• Published by: Canal+, Athénée Théâtre Louis-Jouvet  
• Date Published: 2024  
• Format: Streaming
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: nosubs  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

The Impresario of Smyrna ( L’impresario delle Smirne ) is a play in 5 acts by Carlo Goldoni written in 1759 and performed the same year in Venice .

The action takes place in Venice.

Summary
Ali, a wealthy Turkish merchant based in Smyrna, decides to present an opera in his hometown. He travels to Venice to recruit artists and craftsmen to participate in his project. His arrival in Venice doesn’t go unnoticed. Between crooked impresarios and capricious divas, Ali’s troubles are not over.

Creation
The Impresario of Smyrna was first performed in Venice on December 26, 1759, and ran for nine performances. This original version was written in verse. Goldoni later transcribed his play into prose.

Rediscovery
Once forgotten, the play was rediscovered by Luchino Visconti in the 1950s. His production of The Impresario of Smyrna was notably presented in Paris, at the Théâtre des Nations, in 1957.

Quoted from Wikipedia

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