Abesalom ed Eteri
Zacharia Paliashvili
- 9
May
2026 - 10
May
2026
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Musica Zacharia Paliashvili
Opera in quattro atti su libretto di Petre Mirianashvili
basato sul poema medievale georgiano Eteriani
versione ritmica italiana a cura di Sirio Scacchetti
Durata 2 h e 15 minuti, compreso intervallo
La tragica storia d’amore del principe Abesalom e della giovane fanciulla Eteri è protagonista nella prima opera georgiana in cui Zakaria Paliashvili unisce trama e musica tradizionale della Georgia con le forme operistiche europee. Lo spettacolo sin dal suo debutto nel 1919 è divenuto un classico che diverte e commuove il pubblico in tutto il mondo.
direttore Zaza Azmaiparashvili
regia Gocha Kapanadze
scene Lomgul Murusidze
costumi Ester Martin
coreografie Rita Simsive
ORCHESTRA DOMENICO SCARLATTI
CORO DEL TBLISI OPERA & BALLET STATE THEATRE
Maestro del coro Avtandil Chkhenkeli
CORPO DI BALLO NANILA
Allestimento Tblisi Opera & Ballet State Theatre
Sovrintendente Badri Maisuradze
Coordinamento artistico George Andguladze
Spettacolo con sopratitoli in italiano
Tickets from €10
Cast
Tamar Lebanidze
Konstantine Kipiani
Giorgi Lomiseli
Tamaz Saginadze
Serafima Liberman
Giuliana Distefano
Gaetano Triscari
Guram Paatishvili
synopsis
Eteri, tormented by an unhappy life with her stepmother, dreams in the woods of the arrival of a saviour. During a hunting expedition, Prince Abesalom, the king’s heir, arrives; he falls in love with her at first sight and asks for her hand in marriage. However, Murman, Abesalom’s vizier, is also in love with her and, by selling his soul to the devil, obtains in return an enchanted gift to be given to her during the wedding. This is how Eteri falls ill.
The entire court advises Abesalom to send her to the countryside to recover, and it is here that Murman requests that he, in his castle, be the one to look after poor Eteri’s health. Compelled for the sake of his beloved, the king consents and the vizier carries out his plan. With his beloved far away, the prince falls ill with grief and sends Murman, now Eteri’s husband, on a long journey to the Indies to procure holy water for him.
Aware of his terrible deeds, the vizier knows he will never return from this arduous journey and sets off knowing that death awaits him. The queen, believing that the sight of Eteri might heal her son, begs her to go to him. The frail Abesalom, overjoyed to see her again, dies. Eteri, no longer wishing to live without love, takes her own life.
Information
Fondazione Teatro Regio di Parma
strada Garibaldi, 16/a
43121 Parma – Italia
Tel (+39) 0521 203911
Public transport
Bus lanes 1, 2, 15
Via Mazzini: bus lanes 3, 4, 5, 8
Piazza Ghiaia: bus lanes 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 21, 23
Parking
Parcheggio Piazza Ghiaia
Parcheggio Toschi
The Teatro Regio in Parma is fully accessible. From the entrance, a straight, level path leads directly to the stalls, where four seats are reserved for wheelchair users. A seat is reserved for a companion in the row adjacent to each seat designated for disabled spectators. The companion must remain present throughout the entire visit to the theatre if the spectator is unable to move independently.
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