Ambleto - Schedule, Program & Tickets
Ambleto
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08.05.2025 , Thursday
19:00
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Theater an der Wien, Linke Wienzeile 6, 1060 Vienna
Seating plan
Dramma per musica in three acts
Libretto by Apostolo Zeno and Pietro Pariati
Hamlet is one of the great themes in cultural history: the combination of thriller and philosophical drama proved to be a guarantee of success. One of the least known and certainly most unusual opera versions is Francesco Gasparini's Ambleto, which premiered in Venice in 1706. The highly virtuosic baroque opera is based on the Danish chronicles Gesta Danorum, which also inspired Shakespeare, but here the focus is entirely on the tragic story of revenge. Gasparini, a student of Arcangelo Corelli and teacher of Domenico Scarlatti, whose music inspired Johann Sebastian Bach, wrote his successful piece for the castrato Nicolini, who was also a talented actor. Nicolini ensured that Ambleto was put on the London repertoire in 1712 - and the sheet music there has been preserved to this day. In Vienna, countertenor Raffaele Pe now takes on the role of the coloratura-rich and complex title character. After her successful production of La liberazione, Ilaria Lanzino, a director who has caused a sensation in recent years with her imaginative, courageous and multiple award-winning productions, is returning to the MusikTheater an der Wien.
In Italian with German and English surtitles
Introduction to the work 30 minutes before the start of the performance
Subject to change.
Libretto by Apostolo Zeno and Pietro Pariati
Hamlet is one of the great themes in cultural history: the combination of thriller and philosophical drama proved to be a guarantee of success. One of the least known and certainly most unusual opera versions is Francesco Gasparini's Ambleto, which premiered in Venice in 1706. The highly virtuosic baroque opera is based on the Danish chronicles Gesta Danorum, which also inspired Shakespeare, but here the focus is entirely on the tragic story of revenge. Gasparini, a student of Arcangelo Corelli and teacher of Domenico Scarlatti, whose music inspired Johann Sebastian Bach, wrote his successful piece for the castrato Nicolini, who was also a talented actor. Nicolini ensured that Ambleto was put on the London repertoire in 1712 - and the sheet music there has been preserved to this day. In Vienna, countertenor Raffaele Pe now takes on the role of the coloratura-rich and complex title character. After her successful production of La liberazione, Ilaria Lanzino, a director who has caused a sensation in recent years with her imaginative, courageous and multiple award-winning productions, is returning to the MusikTheater an der Wien.
In Italian with German and English surtitles
Introduction to the work 30 minutes before the start of the performance
Subject to change.