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A silk ladder (La scala di seta) enables Giulia to receive her husband, whom she married against her guardian’s wishes, in her room night after night. The fact that three men end up using the silk ladder is one of the unsavory complications of this comedy. Director Damiano Michieletto presents the six-character work as a fast-paced sitcom, true to Rossini’s motto that the everyday must be exaggerated in order for it to become an opera.

The Silk Ladder

Zurich Opera House

The main characters in Verdi’s reputed »accursed« opera are caught in a whirl of war and destruction. Don Alvaro in the process of eloping with Leonora is discovered by her father and Alvaro accidentally kills him. Before dying the father puts a curse on Leonora. Leonora’s brother Don Carlo resolves to pursue the two lovers and exact vengeance for his father’s murder. The characters over and over again try to evade their past, but it’s no use: the inexorable “forza del destino” (the power of fate) catches up with them.

The Power of Destiny (La forza del destino)

Theater Bonn Opera House

What does it mean when two people »fall« for each other? Weakness at the knees, a pounding heart, clammy hands, butterflies in the stomach – all these symptoms require a proven antidote – an elixir of love!  Donizetti in his opera probes with a wink the ups and downs that those loving and in love go through and he lets the lovers watching from his audience identify with them.

The Love Potion (L'elisir d'amore)

Gioachino Rossini's comic opera "The Barber of Seville," premiered in 1816, is subtitled "Useless Caution" – and that's precisely what it's about: Filled with jealousy, the old Doctor Bartolo tries to keep his ward Rosina at home so he can marry her for his own rich inheritance. But in vain: The young and far more charming Count Almaviva gains access to the young woman's heart thanks to a masquerade and the help of the barber Figaro. With its virtuoso arias and fast-paced ensembles, "The Barber of Seville" is Rossini's most popular opera.

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Enrico Marabelli

Events

Past events

Sep 25 - Oct 24, 2025

The Silk Ladder · Opernhaus Zürich

19 - 26 Apr, 2025

The Power of Destiny (La forza del destino) · Theater Bonn

Future and recently performed repertoire

Brother Melitone in La forza del destino by Verdi

Theater Bonn

Dulcamara in L'elisir d'amore by Donizetti

Theater Bonn

Dr. Bartolo in Il barbiere di Siviglia by Rossini

Semperoper Dresden

German in The Silk Ladder by Rossini

Opernhaus Zürich

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