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SUMMARY:Pelopida by Girolamo Abos
DESCRIPTION:Pelopida A recently rediscovered opera by Girolamo Abos (1715 – 1760)\nSynopsis\n \nFestivals Malta’s new production of Pelopida marks the first revival of Girolamo Abos opera since its 1747 premiere at the Teatro Argentina in Rome, under the stage direction of Brett Nicholas Brown.\n \nAncient Greece will be reimagined as a contemporary sculpture museum, where \npast and present collide and life and death battle for supremacy.\n \nExiled patriot Pelopida returns to Thebes to defend its liberty. King Creon, seeking reconciliation, decrees that the former tyrant Pisistratus be restored to the throne. Creon’s envoy Egisto brings this command before the Theban council, urging obedience.\n \nOutraged, Pelopida summons the citizens before the altar of Mars and makes them swear an oath never again to suffer a tyrant’s rule. Loyal captain Oreste joins him in sealing the vow. Enraged by this defiance, Egisto secretly plots Thebes’s downfall, exploiting the hidden love between Pelopida’s son Clito and Pisistratus’ daughter, Aspasia. Manipulating Clito’s fear of losing Aspasia, Egisto persuades Clito to betray his father’s cause.\n \nWhen the courageous Ismene discovers the plot, she warns Pelopida. Oreste rallies the warriors to the city’s defence, and the battle turns in Thebes’s favour. Wracked with remorse, Clito fights beside Oreste and redeems himself through heroism.\n \nBound by his oath, Pelopida condemns his son to death, despite Aspasia’s and Ismene’s pleas. Clito escapes and leads a heroic battle against the enemy army to victory. Moved by the people’s entreaties, Pelopida forgives Clito, Creon withdraws his decree, and Thebes rejoices in hard-won freedom.\n \nAn exceptional creative team includes costume designer Luke Azzopardi from Azzopardi Studio, set designer Anthony Bonnici from Ebejer Bonnici and lighting designer Moritz Zavan Stoeckle.\n \nCredits\nMusic: Girolamo Abos\nLibretto: Gaetano Roccaforte\nConductor: Giulio Prandi\nStage Director: Brett Nicholas Brown\nSet Designer: Anthony Bonnici (EBEJER BONNICI)\nCostume Designer: Luke Azzopardi (Azzopardi Studio)\nLighting Designer: Moritz Zavan Stoeckle\nAssistant Conductor: Michele Barbieri\n \nCast\nPelopida –Valentino Buzza \nEgisto  – Filippo Mineccia \nAspasia – Josè Maria Lo Monaco\nOreste  – Lucija Varsic \nIsmene – Carlotta Colombo \nClito – Vittoriana De Amicis\n
URL:https://www.festivals.mt/events1/pelopida%3A-a-recently-rediscovered-opera-by-girolamo-abos-2
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CATEGORIES:Opera
LOCATION:La Valletta, Malta
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