UN GIORNO DI REGNO Verdi – Garsington Opera

A tale of thwarted love and mistaken and assumed identities, this comedy revolves around an ordinary man becoming ‘King for a Day’. Cavaliere di Belfiore has, to distract attention from the genuine monarch, assumed the identity of King Stanislas of Poland, and arrived with much pomp at the castle of Baron Kelbar near Brest. There he finds himself in the middle of preparations for two weddings: the baron's daughter Giulietta is, most unwillingly, to marry the elderly La Rocca, while a local military official is hoping for the hand of the Marchesa del Poggio. Can ‘King Stanislas’ use his regal power in time to disentangle these unhappy betrothals before his true identity is revealed?

This maelstrom of madness and delusional behaviour, which fills the plot of Un giorno di regno with twists and turns, is a rare thing: a comic opera by Verdi. Written by the composer in his mid-twenties at a time of great personal distress - Verdi’s wife Margherita died the year of its creation (1840), this light-hearted comedy features an impressive virtuosic vocal score. Despite Verdi’s youth, his dramatic skills in portraying character show early promise, along with a flare for rhythmic vitality and glorious composition for the voice. Garsington Opera’s acclaimed production by Christopher Alden is accompanied by the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Chris Hopkins.

Full performance streamed on OperaVision from 11 April 2025 at 19:00 CET to 11 October 2025 at 12:00 CET: https://operavision.eu/performance/un-giorno-di-regno

CAST

Il Barone di Kelbar
Henry Waddington

La Rocca
Grant Doyle

Delmonte
James Micklethwaite

Il Cavaliere di Belfiore
Joshua Hopkins

Edoardo di Sanval
Oliver Sewell

La Marchesa del Poggio
Christine Rice

Giulietta di Kelbar
Madison Leonard

Servant
Daniel Vening

Il Conte Ivrea
Robert Murray

Orchestra
Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus
Garsington Opera Chorus

Music
Giuseppe Verdi

Text
Felice Romani

Conductor
Chris Hopkins

Director
Christopher Alden

Sets
Charles Edwards

Costumes
Sue Willmington

Lights
Ben Pickersgill

Video
Matt Vale
Rob Vale

Choreographer
Tim Claydon

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