A tutor in a jam at the Donizetti Opera Festival!

Alex Esposito (Gregorio) and Alessandro Corbelli (Giulio Antiquati)

L’aio nell’imbarazzo

Marilena Ruta (Gilda)

L’aio nell’imbarazzo

Por Laura Servidei, 22 noviembre 2022

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“Alex Esposito was heroic in his effort to make the humour shine through”

Crítica hecha desde Teatro Donizetti, Bérgamo el 20 noviembre 2022

Donizetti, L’aio nell’imbarazzo

Fondazione Donizetti

Vincenzo Milletarì, Dirección

Francesco Micheli, Dirección de escena

Mauro Tinti, Diseño de escena

Giada Masi, Diseño de vestuario

Peter van Praet, Diseño de iluminación

Orchestra Donizetti Opera

Coro Donizetti Opera

Studio Temp, Videoarte

Alessandro Corbelli, Il marchese Giulio Antiquati

Alex Esposito, Gregorio Cordebono

Francesco Lucii, Enrico

Lorenzo Martelli, Pippetto

Marilena Ruta, Gilda

Caterina Dellaere, Leonarda

Lorenzo Liberali, Simone

Artists from Bottega Donizetti, Voz

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Laura Servidei

Mathematician, science nerd, translator of popular science books, obsessed opera fan since the teen years. Day job: business analyst in a software house developing systems for the financial industry. Amateur choral singer. Main musical interests: baroque music and Italian opera. Originally from Italy, currently based in Sweden. I make a mean eggplant parmesan.

A tutor in a jam! L’ajo nell’imbarazzo at the Donizetti Opera Festival