LA GAZZA LADRA Rossini – Rossini in Wildbad

Ninetta, a young servant, is falsely accused of stealing silver from her employer, while secretly longing to marry her sweetheart, Giannetto. As the evidence against her mounts, personal rivalries, misunderstandings, and the appearance of a mischievous magpie bring the young lovers and their families into conflict. Can the truth about the theft be uncovered before Ninetta’s fate is sealed? Rossini is known for writing his operas quickly, and La gazza ladra was no exception. He composed the music for this semiseria opera completely from scratch at speed. A 19th-century biography claims that the conductor of the premiere performance locked the composer in a room at the top of La Scala the day before the premiere with orders for him to complete the opera's still unfinished overture. The use of drum rolls in the latter is famous; here, the snare drums and related motifs are less an evocation of the magpie than of judicial proceedings. Rossini in Wildbad summer 2026 production stages the largely unknown Neapolitan version with three alternative arias. It is directed by Jochen Schönleber and conducted by José Miguel Pérez-Sierra. Full performance streamed on OperaVision from 25 September 2026 at 19:00 CET to 25 March 2027 at 12:00 CET: https://operavision.eu/performance/la... CAST Fabrizio Vingradito Matteo Torcaso Lucia Gaja Vittoria Pellizzari Giannetto Patrick Kabongo Ninetta Claudia Muschio Fernando Villabella Emmanuel Franco Gottardo Nathanaël Tavernier Isacco / Il pretore Davide Zaccherini Antonio Timoteo Bene Junior Giorgio Giovanni Accardi Fortepiano Andrés Jesús Gallucci Orchestra Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra Chorus Kraków Philharmonic Chorus Music Gioachino Rossini Text Giovanni Gherardini Conductor José Miguel Pérez-Sierra Director Jochen Schönleber Sets Jochen Schönleber Lars Werneke Costumes Katarzyna Coufal Lights Marcel Hahn Watch live streams as the performances themselves unfold in the opera house. Enjoy a variety of shows - including opera, operetta, musical theatre, dance, ballet and concerts. Opera connaisseur or curious newcomer, there is something for everyone on OperaVision. Managed by Opera Europa, OperaVision is a freeview streaming platform supported by the European Union’s Creative Europe funding programme. Between 2025 and 2028, Creative Europe’s support will help Opera Europa to promote and train emerging artists working in opera and dance. Known as Opera Europa Next Generation, this initiative will give visibility and development opportunities to over 560 emerging artists – in person and online, including via OperaVision – and all thanks to the efforts of a consortium of 44 opera houses and talent development organisations from 17 European countries. https://operavision.eu/   / operavisioneu     / operavision_eu     / operavision.eu     / operavision