Il Signor Bruschino

Il Signor Bruschino

Opera

Gioachino Rossini

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^{or The Son by Chance}

^{Farce in one act (1813)}

^{Libretto by Giuseppe Maria Foppa}

^{based on Le Fils par hasard, ou Ruse et folie by René de Chazet and Maurice Ourry}

The autumn opera season at the Teatro Filarmonico opens with another Verona premiere: the one-act farce Il Signor Bruschino.

Of Rossini’s works written for Venice at the start of his dazzling career, this is perhaps the most hilarious comedy of misunderstandings, involving real and imagined children, and a wedding that must take place.

Rhythm, melody and a dash of nonsense also feature in this new production from the Teatro Coccia in Novara.

IN-DEPTH TALK open to the public with Davide Annachini, on Thursday 21 October at 6 pm, in the Sala Veranda at the Accademia Filarmonica di Verona.

Location

Teatro Filarmonico

Director

Alberto Jona

Language

Italian

Show type

Opera

Libretto

Giuseppe Maria Foppa

Subtitles

Italian

Music

Gioachino Rossini

Duration

Approx. 1h 30’, one act with no interval

Upcoming shows

Sunday

24 October 2027

at 15:30

starting from 11,00€

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Show cast

Il Signor Bruschino 24 October 2027 - The Cast: Characters and Artists list
Gaudenzio	Vincenzo Taormina
Sofia	Vittoriana De Amicis
Bruschino senior	Paolo Bordogna
Bruschino junior	Matteo Macchioni
Florville	Maxim Mironov
Filiberto	Stefano Marchisio
Marianna	Carlotta Vichi

starting from 11,00€

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Wednesday

27 October 2027

at 19:00

starting from 11,00€

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Show cast

Il Signor Bruschino 27 October 2027 - The Cast: Characters and Artists list
Gaudenzio	Vincenzo Taormina
Sofia	Vittoriana De Amicis
Bruschino senior	Paolo Bordogna
Bruschino junior	Matteo Macchioni
Florville	Maxim Mironov
Filiberto	Stefano Marchisio
Marianna	Carlotta Vichi

starting from 11,00€

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Friday

29 October 2027

at 20:00

starting from 11,00€

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Il Signor Bruschino 29 October 2027 - The Cast: Characters and Artists list
Gaudenzio	Vincenzo Taormina
Sofia	Vittoriana De Amicis
Bruschino senior	Paolo Bordogna
Bruschino junior	Matteo Macchioni
Florville	Maxim Mironov
Filiberto	Stefano Marchisio
Marianna	Carlotta Vichi

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Sunday

31 October 2027

at 15:30

starting from 11,00€

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Show cast

Il Signor Bruschino 31 October 2027 - The Cast: Characters and Artists list
Gaudenzio	Vincenzo Taormina
Sofia	Vittoriana De Amicis
Bruschino senior	Paolo Bordogna
Bruschino junior	Matteo Macchioni
Florville	Maxim Mironov
Filiberto	Stefano Marchisio
Marianna	Carlotta Vichi

starting from 11,00€

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Cast

Direction

Sets and costume design by

Gisella Bigi e Ignazio Buscemi

Conductor

Francesco Ommassini

Orchestra and Technicians

Fondazione Arena di Verona

Director of stage design

Production

Teatro Coccia di Novara

Interpreters

Gaudenzio

Vincenzo Taormina 24/10 27/10 29/10 31/10

Sofia

Vittoriana De Amicis 24/10 27/10 29/10 31/10

Bruschino senior

Paolo Bordogna 24/10 27/10 29/10 31/10

Bruschino junior

Matteo Macchioni 24/10 27/10 29/10 31/10

Florville

Maxim Mironov 24/10 27/10 29/10 31/10

Filiberto

Stefano Marchisio 24/10 27/10 29/10 31/10

Marianna

Carlotta Vichi 24/10 27/10 29/10 31/10

Plot Angela Bosetto

Florville and Sofia are in love, but old Gaudenzio (her guardian and the sworn enemy of his father) has decided that his ward must marry the son of Signor Bruschino. Unfortunately, he is by no means an ideal match: in fact he is so heavily in debt that the innkeeper Filiberto has locked him in his attic, and will only free him once he has settled his bill.

Pretending to be Bruschino junior’s cousin, Florville pays Filiberto to keep him there a little longer and (taking advantage of the fact that Gaudenzio knows neither his face nor that of his prospective son-in-law) takes his rival’s place. The guardian thus receives a supposed letter from Bruschino senior, urging him to have his reckless son arrested… but providing a description of Florville. The young man is then brought before Gaudenzio and publicly admits his wrongdoing, but his sincerity moves the old man.

To complicate matters, the real Signor Bruschino arrives (already furious about all the trouble caused by his son) and, not recognising Florville, asks the authorities to unmask the impostor. Gaudenzio, believing that his future father-in-law wants to disown his own flesh and blood out of sheer pride, asks Sofia to reason with him, but Bruschino senior does not yield an inch. However, every piece of evidence he produces to prove that Florville is not his son is read by Gaudenzio and the police inspector as proof of exactly the opposite. When even Filiberto calls Florville “Bruschino”, everyone rails against his “unnatural father” but a private conversation with the gullible innkeeper is enough for him to understand what has really happened. Florville then reveals his identity and appeals to Signor Bruschino’s good heart; he agrees to play along, solely to spite Gaudenzio. The elderly guardian therefore unites the two lovers in marriage and, when Filiberto arrives with the real bridegroom-to-be, can do nothing but acknowledge his defeat.

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