Leonora

Synopsis/Details

Teatro alla Scala celebrates the bicentenary of the death of Ludwig van Beethoven in many ways: entrusting some of the Symphonies to its Music Director, commissioning a new opera for children about the composer, and presenting in the Season, with the forces of the Academy, Leonora ossia l’amor coniugale by the Parmesan composer Ferdinando Paër. Leonora, whose libretto is derived from a work by Jean-Nicolas Bouilly alluding to the excesses of the Reign of Terror, premiered in Dresden in 1804; the following year Beethoven presented in Vienna his Fidelio, also derived from Bouilly, whose intended title was in fact Leonora. Overshadowed by Beethoven’s masterpiece, Leonora nevertheless remains a work of quality that helps illuminate the musical scene of the early nineteenth century. On the podium is Maestro Roland Böer, while the production is directed by the young Daniele Menghini, making his La Scala debut after winning the Italian Critics’ Abbiati Prize in 2026.

Synopsis

Leonora disguises herself as a man in order to infiltrate the prison where her husband, Florestano, is being held by his enemy, Don Pizarro. She fools the jailer Rocco into giving her a job. When Don Pizarro hears of the imminent arrival of the governor, Don Fernando, he orders Rocco to execute Florestano. Leonora accompanies Rocco to the underground cell where Florestano is being held then threatens the jailer with a pistol until Don Fernando arrives and Florestano is freed.

Cast

OPERA | LEONORA | Ferdinando Paër

Dramma semiserio in two acts

Libretto by Giovanni Schmidt

Lyric Opera Soloists of the Teatro alla Scala Academy

Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro alla Scala Academy

Teatro alla Scala New Production

Cast

Conductor: ROLAND BÖER

Staging: DANIELE MENGHINI

Sets: DAVIDE SIGNORINI

Costumes: NIKA CAMPISI

Lights: GIANNI BERTOLI

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