Opera Eduardo e Cristina

Eduardo e Cristina on August 11, 2023 • Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro

Our opera packages include two operas by Gioachino Rossini together with 3 nights of accommodation. Depending on your arrival and departure dates, you can combine your preferred operas together yourself.

• First performance: Eduardo e Cristina on August 11th
• Second performance: AURELIANO IN PALMIRA on August 12th

When making your booking request, please indicate which opera you would like to see as the second performance. You will then receive an individual travel proposal from us.

EDUARDO E CRISTINA • Gioachino Rossini • from August 11th to 20th, 2023

Eduardo e Cristina is an opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini  with a libretto originally created for an opera by Stefano Pavesi by Giovanni Schmidt, which was revised for Rossini by Andrea Leone Tottola and Gherardo Bevilacqua-Aldobrandini. The opera premiered on January 24, 1819, at the Teatro San Benedetto in Venice.

The plot of Eduardo e Cristina is set in Scotland in the 17th century and revolves around the conflict between King Charles II and the rebel Lord Douglas. Eduardo, the son of Lord Douglas, is in love with Cristina, the daughter of the king’s favorite, Lord Gualtiero. However, the two lovers are torn apart by the political conflict between their families and the machinations of Lord Gualtiero and his sister Adelaide.

Act I opens with a chorus of Scottish nobles celebrating the arrival of King Charles II. Lord Douglas, who is leading a rebellion against the king, arrives and is greeted by his son Eduardo, who is in love with Cristina. Cristina arrives and sings a beautiful aria expressing her love for Eduardo. However, Lord Gualtiero arrives and reminds Cristina that she is engaged to him, causing her to renounce her love for Eduardo.

In Act II, Eduardo is captured by the king’s forces and sentenced to death. Cristina is torn between her love for Eduardo and her loyalty to her father, who has promised her hand to Lord Gualtiero. Lord Gualtiero and Adelaide conspire to have Eduardo executed, but in the end, the king pardons him and restores peace to Scotland. Eduardo and Cristina are reunited and sing a joyful duet as the opera ends.

Eduardo e Cristina is a romantic drama that explores themes of love, loyalty, and political conflict. The music is typical of Rossini’s style, with beautiful arias, ensemble numbers, and lively choruses that bring the story to life.

All performances at the Rossini Opera Festival 2023

New production

Music drama in two acts by T.S.B.

Conductor • JADER BIGNAMINI
Director, set and costume designer, choreographer, and lighting designer • STEFANO PODA
Co-director • PAOLO GIANI

CAST

Carlo • ENEA SCALA
Cristina • ANASTASIA BARTOLI
Eduardo • DANIELA BARCELLONA
Giacomo • GRIGORY SHKARUPA
Atlei • MATTEO ROMA

CORO DEL TEATRO VENTIDIO BASSO
Chorus Master • GIOVANNI FARINA
ORCHESTRA SINFONICA NAZIONALE DELLA RAI

Services and Prices

The essential package includes 2 tickets in the first category for two operas and 3 night-stay with breakfast in a hotel of your choice.  To make you the right proposal with the different options for the Rossini Festival 2023 in Pesaro, we need your booking request.

Supplements for the Travel Package Rossini Opera Festival 2023

• Private guided tour of Rossini’s places in Pesaro, including tickets to Rossini House and Civico Museum
• Private guided visit in Urbino with tickets to the Ducal Palace of Urbino and a visit to the house where the painter Raphael was born