Donizetti: Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali | movie | 2011 | Official Featurette - video Dailymotion

First seen in Naples in 1827, this farce of a “theatre within a theatre” narrates the mishaps of a second-rate opera | dG1fMlJidndZUW5jRTQ

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00:00It's really an opera about putting on an opera, and all of the shenanigans that are

00:11involved backstage. The audience can expect a very thrilling night out. I think it's a

00:17wonderful sort of amalgamation of dance, singing, hysterics, comedy. We have a wonderful cast.

00:27It's not your average night out at an opera.

00:30The Convenienze is an opera about the opera world, and it was written when the opera was

00:36actually the most popular form of art in Europe by a composer that was in the centre of the

00:43scene in that moment.

00:45Luigia is the soprano who is always chosen for supporting roles, but she dreams of being

00:56the prima donna, of course. And Mama Agatha is a true southern Italian mother who intervenes

01:04in her daughter's life to help her to realise her dream. But not always this is a very good

01:13thing. And the question is, is this Luigia's dream or her mother's dream? I know the audience

01:24will have a great time and go home confident that they see a beautiful production and an

01:34unforgettable show.