Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali (Conventions and Inconveniences of the Stage) is a two-act opera that shines an exaggerated spotlight on the behind-the-scenes working of a theatre and the rehearsal process, showing what can go wrong when the egos of the performers get in the way of putting on a good show. A regional (and mediocre) operatic troupe is rehearsing a new work and faces numerous obstacles. The prima donna acts every bit the diva, refusing to rehearse. The Tenor finds himself in the wrong production and quite out of his depth. The Seconda Donna’s mother (played by a baritone) demands that her daughter be given a more prominent role, before deciding to take on several roles herself. Not be outshone, the Prima Donna’s husband takes to the stage too. When the show eventually collapses and the company tries to flee under cover of night, rather than pay back all the investors (whose money has already been spent), the Impresario has other plans…
Sharleen Joynt
as Daria Garbinati
Paolo Bordogna
as Donna Agata Scannagalli
Giuseppe Toia
as Procolo
Matteo Loi
as Biscroma Strappaviscere
Paola Leoci
as Luigia Castragatti
Alberto Robert
as Guglielmo Antolstoinoff
William Kyle
as Cesare Salzapariglia
Hannah Bennett
as Pippetto
Philip Kalmanovitch
as Impresario
Henry Grant Kerswell
as Director of the Theatre
