We join the commemorative celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the death of Gioachino Rossini, one of the greatest opera composers in history. So, we have programmed two operas in one act: The Silken Ladder and Il Signor Bruschino. Two funny comic operas with stories of misunderstandings, mistakes, funny characters and love. It’s interesting that despite the comic elements, the bufo, they are people that we could recognize well in our daily life; there's the barman who requests his payment, the girl who wants to marry the boyfriend of her choice and not the one chosen for her, the rich business man sick with gout, the daring boy who will do everything to stay with the woman he wants or the police officer who doesn’t help to solve a case.

Musically, the two works belong to the first stage of the composer Rossini. They are two magnificent operas that will make you laugh and enjoy that natural, charming, often ironic style of Rossini. I’m pleased to say that in the last three years, this will be the sixth production worldwide of The Silken Ladder and also the sixth one of Il Signor Bruschino.