L'occasione fa il ladro

Gioacchino Rossini, L'occasione fa il ladro („The Opportunity Makes the Thief”). The opera will be performed by soloists and the Lower Silesian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Marek Wroniszewski, who is also the music director. The stage direction is by Hanna Marasz-Fiugajska.

Cast:

• Berenice: Anna Juraszek, Adriana Masiak
• Ernestina: Magdalena Balaszczuk, Hanna Pluta
• Alberto: Mateusz Hęś, Paweł Leja
• Don Eusebio: Rafał Mleczek, Tymur Kulive, Krzysztof Jakubowski
• Don Parmenione: Mikołaj Dyka, Adam Pacyno
• Martino: Krystian Bąk, Adam Starck

The opera was written in 1812 to a libretto by Luigi Prividali, based on a vaudeville by Eugène Scribe. During Rossini's lifetime, it was his most popular one-act opera. The plot is driven by an accidental swap of suitcases, which leads to a series of mix-ups and deliberate changes of identity. The comedy of errors is also a story about appearances, social roles, and the search for one's own identity.

The music combines the lightness typical of the young Rossini with theatrical grandeur. Ensembles, virtuosic arias, and lively orchestration drive the pace of the action. The overture sets the tone with a compact introduction featuring a storm depiction, which Rossini later reused in The Barber of Seville.

Creative team:

• direction: Hanna Marasz-Fiugajska
• costumes, set design: Zuzanna Ostropolska-Nalewaja
• rehearsal pianists, musical collaboration: Mateusz Słowikowski, Aleksandra Orłukowicz, Katarzyna Falana
• choreography: Elżbieta Lejman-Krzysztyniak
• lighting design: Mikołaj Wolniewski
• multimedia projections: Anna Flaka
• production: Joanna Lenart
• conductor, music direction: Marek Wroniszewski

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