Wexford Festival Opera – Margherita
Paul brings us this year’s production of Margherita by Jacopo Foroni in a production recorded in the National Opera House as part of this year’s Wexford Festival Opera. Ser Matteo’s nephew Roberto wishes to marry the orphan Margherita, but she is in love with the soldier Ernesto. Ernesto’s sister Giustina arrives to tell him his regiment is leaving soon. Ernesto and Margherita decide to marry the next day. Margherita gives Ernesto a ribbon as a love token which he attaches to his cape. Ernesto’s colonel, Count Rodolfo then arrives saying he needs Ernesto’s to help him escape a duel. In the process of helping the colonel, Ernesto loses his cap. Giustina arrives to report a man has been attacked in the forest, but that she has found one of the attackers cap. It turns out to be Ernesto’s and he is arrested. Margherita arrives at the jail to argue for Ernesto’s release, but Roberto says he will only release Ernesto if Margherita gives him her hand in marriage. In the end the Count confesses that he was the person attacked, and it was Rodolfo who attacked him. Ernesto and Margherita are reunited and marry.
Yuriy Yurchuk sings Conte Rodolfo, Matteo d’Apolito is Ser Matteo, Alessandra Volpe sings the title role, Andrew Stenson is Ernesto, Giuliana Gianfaldoni is Giustina, Filippo Fontata is Roberto and Jo Hyun Kim is Gasparo and the Orchestra and Chorus of Wexford Festival Opera is conducted by Timothy Myers.
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