Come see the opera that Rossini wrote that opens with the line ‘you fathead!’.
Giulia and Dorvil are secretly married despite the wishes of Dormont, Giulia’s guardian and tutor, who has plans for her to marry Dorvil’s friend Blansac. Dorvil secretly visits his wife every night by climbing up a silken ladder that Giulia lowers from her balcony. Meanwhile, Giulia has a scheme to divert Blansac’s amorous attentions toward Lucilla, her cousin, who, she believes, would make an excellent wife for him.
There are the usual quota of secret assignations and unexpected arrivals but will everything end happily? This one act farsa comica is packed with lots of sparkling melodies and comic efficiency.
The Silken Ladder (La scala di seta) opens tonight, Friday September 21, at The Independent Theatre. Written by Rossini in 1812 for the Teatro San Moisé in Venice. Performed tonight in true comic fashion! Make sure you make it here by 8pm to ensure you don’t miss out on those sparkling melodies.
