Edited by
Federico Bertolani
Campiello voice cast (2025/26 season)
Conductor
Francesco Ommassini
Orchestra of the Carlo Felice Theater Foundation
On a cold morning, two tourists linger to admire the beauty of a small Venetian square while their large cruise ship resumes its journey. Left behind on land, they soon realise that they are “trapped” in a magical reality suspended in space and time, where an ancient but fascinating language is spoken. The clock of history in this little square seems to have stopped in the 18th century, and the square gradually fills with its protagonists: Lucieta, Gnese, Zorzeto with their funny mothers, and then Il Cavalier Astolfi, Gasparina and her “despotic” uncle. The two unsuspecting visitors find themselves, unseen, watching and commenting on the events that animate the square and are typical of Goldoni’s comedies: amorous skirmishes, parties, games and inevitable quarrels. Only in the evening, when their large cruise ship passes by the square again, will our two “time travellers” be able to return to their own era. And who knows if one of the protagonists of Il Campiello might be tempted to take advantage of this window on the future to embark on a new adventure? Through a dramaturgical