Gioachino Rossini
IL VIAGGIO A REIMS
A Comic Drama in One Act
We invite you to experience with us yet another one of the irresistible Rossini's comedies – precisely 200 years after its premiere in Paris!
The Journey to Reims – a brilliant rarity from the stunning treasure trove of one of the greatest opera masters. This humorous piece languished in oblivion for more than 150 years! It was reconstructed and re-performed only in 1994, in Pesaro, under the baton of the legendary Claudio Abbado.
Today, many opera connoisseurs consider it one of Rossini's most essential and entertaining operas. It has captivated audiences around the world with its musical opulence and scenic dynamism; its impressiveness is enhanced by as many as 18 solo roles, including 10 principal ones, which is quite a rarity in the operatic repertoire.
The story takes us to the Golden Lily spa resort, where a colourful group of aristocrats and military officers from all over Europe gather under one roof. The company is heading to Reims for the coronation of French King Charles X. They remain trapped in the spa, with no horses to be found anywhere, which offers a perfect starting point for a web of love affairs, imaginative adventures, and comic misunderstandings … in this witty romantic and political melodrama.
Artists
- Music Gioachino Rossini
- Libretto Luigi Balocchi
- Conductor Marko Hribernik
- Director Marin Blažević
- Costume Designer Sandra Dekanić
- Set Designer Wolfgang von Zoubek
- Choreographer Lukas Zuschlag
- Lightind Designer Wolfgang von Zoubek
- Language Consultant Marja Filipčič Redžić
- Choirmaster Željka Ulčnik Remic
- Concertmaster Gregor Traven
- Assistant Conductor and Second Conductor Jakob Barbo
- Assistant Director Simona Pinter
- Assistant Set Designer Jaro Ješe
- Assistant Choreographer Stefan Capraroiu
- Repetiteurs Kayoko Ikeda, Višnja Kajgana, Irena Zajec, Irina Milivojević, Stefan Pajanović
- Chorus Repetiteur Marina Đonlić
- Prompters Dejan Gebert, Urška Švara Kafol
- Executive Producer Polona Kante
- Stage Manager Višnja Fičor, Roman Pušnjak
Entire cast
- Corinna Irene Celle k. g. / Nuška Drašček
- La contessa di Folleville Nina Dominko / Štefica Grasselli
- Madama Cortese Diana Haller k. g. / Martina Zadro
- Il cavaliere Belfiore Aljaž Farasin / Bryan Lopez Gonzales k. g.
- Don Profondo Saša Čano / Benjamin Šuran k. g.
- Il conte di Libenskof Stevan Karanac k. g. / Dejan M. Vrbančič
- Lord Sidney Nebojša Babić k. g. / Peter Martinčič
- Il barone di Trombonok Giorgio Surian k. g. / Jože Vidic
- La marchesa Melibea Elena Dobravec / Nutsa Zakaidze k. g.
- Don Alvaro Rok Bavčar / Jure Počkaj k. g.
- Don Prudenzio Lovro Korošec k. g. / Luka Ortar k. g.
- Maddalena Galja Gorčeva / Anja Zemljarič
- Antonio Robert Brezovar / Marko Ferjančič
- Don Luigino David Čadež / Matej Velikonja
- Delia Polona Kante / Lora Pavletić
- Modestina Ireneja Nejka Čuk k. g./ Inez Osina Rues
- Zefirino Mario Filipović / Gregor Ravnik k. g.
- Gelsomino Rusmir Redžić / Edvard Strah