A sexy comic opera with hot visuals
Guilia is secretly married to Dorvil. But her lecherous guardian Dormont wants to marry her off to the rakish playboy Blansac to pay off his gambling debts. But what's this? Dorvil is Blansac's best friend? A sexy comedy of errors and mixed messages this Opera is hilarious and beautiful as we wonder: will love save the day?
The production was directed by Lara Bye and Conducted by Alexander Fokkens and featuring the sublime voices of Magdalene Minnaar, Elizabeth Frandsen, Aubrey Lodewyk, Conroy Scott, Matthew Overmeyr and Jacques Louw, while played by the Cape Town Camerata. It was designed by Leigh Bishop and Maritha Visagie, while the Multimedia design was done by Yawazzi.
Yawazzi wrote and designed the subtitles, attempting to build the text of Rossini's opera for the modern audience. We also used stunning visuals and animations to add a quirky, sexy, and fun element to this comic tale.
It was staged on Wed the 28th of Jan, and Feb 1st as part of the Suidoosterfees at the Artscape Theatre.