Rossini’s first operas were performed in Venice, and between 1810 and 1813 he produced five farces. La Scala di Seta (The Silken Ladder), third of the series, was premiered in Venice at the Teatro San Moisè on 9th May, 1812. The comic opera is based on a libretto by Giuseppe Foppa, in turn drawn from an opéra comique of the same name in Paris in 1808. The romantic farce centres on Giulia, who is secretly married to Dorvil, and lowers a silken ladder each night to him, while her watchful tutor, who is unaware of the situation, tries to set her up with another suitor.
LA FENICE OPERA HOUSE
Conductor Alvise Casellati
Director Bepi Morassi
Sets & Costumes
Accademia di Belle Arti of Venice
CAST
Dormont Cristian Collia
Giulia Irina Dubrovskaya
Lucilla Rosa Bove
Dorvil Francisco Brito
Blansac Claudio Levantino
Germano Filippo Fontana
La Fenice Orchestra
La Fenice production
Atelier Malibran
English subtitles
The performance lasts about 1 hour 30 minutes