Initially composed for performance during the season of Lent, Donizetti’s Il diluvio universale (‘The Great Flood’) takes a Biblical story and mixes it with the human nature of the main characters, creating a uniquely intense drama. Performed here with a stellar cast in its acclaimed 2023 revival at the Festival Donizetti in Bergamo, this production transports Donizetti’s opera into the present day. In this staging collective and individual destinies are interwoven, urging us to reflect on issues such as the environmental crisis and climate change.

Artists

Nahuel Di Pierro (bass), Nicolò Donini, Davide Zaccherini, Eduardo Martínez, Sabrina Gárdez, Erica Artina, Sophie Burns, Enea Scala, Giuliana Gianfaldoni (soprano), Maria Elena Pepi (mezzo-soprano), Wangmao Wang, Coro Dell’accademia Teatro Alla Scala, Salvo Sgrò, Matteo Ricchetti, Orchestra Donizetti Opera, Riccardo Frizza