Rita, ou Le mari battu

Composer: Donizetti, Gaetano

Librettist/Text Author: Vaez, Gustave

Conductor: Claudio, Scimone

Orchestra: Orchestre de L'Opera Royal de Wallonie

Gaspar: Rinaldi, Alberto

Peppe: Caputo, Aldo

Rita: Laplace, Priscille

Set Designer: Lecat, Jean-Guy

Costume Designer: Ruiz, Fernand

Lighting Designer: Marri, Franco

Stage Director: Liesnard, Philippe

Television Director: di Pralafera, Stefano Mazzonis

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Venue: Royal Opera of Wallonia, Liege

Playing Time: 00:53:49

Catalogue Number: 33741

UPC: 8007144337414

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The thorny subject of marital violence is set against a hilarious backdrop in this one-act farce where, contrary to what we are used to seeing in opera, tenor and baritone do their best to free themselves of the female protagonist, to whom both are married. No doubt, Gaspar's aria on the joys of chastising one's wife in the way she deserves causes a few raised eyebrows nowadays, but the funny side is genuine and the music is brilliant, making of this forgotten little opera a true gem.