El niño y los sortilegios | Trailer
On a magical night when anything can happen, the objects in the house of a very rude boy come to life, the animals talk and the mathematics come out of the notebook and start singing absurd and impossible problems to solve. Meanwhile, La Gata and El Gato launch into a meowing duet, La Ardilla debates with Las Ranitas de San Antón and The Princess from a fairy tale appears. Eight singers on stage play a myriad of characters, who together teach a mischievous child how important it is to respect others.
Ravel's funniest and most imaginative opera, in an hour-long version in Spanish for the whole family to enjoy.
In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Maurice Ravel's birth in 2025.
Música de Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Libreto de Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette
Producción del Teatro Real - Real Teatro de Retiro
Con la participación de cantantes y pianistas del programa CRESCENDO de la Fundación Amigos del Teatro Real
Artistic team
Stage director | Alfonso Romero
Conductor and piano | Miguel Huertas
Translation to Spanish | Javier Almuzara y Mercedes Polledo
Set and costume design | Ricardo Sánchez Cuerda
Assistant set and costume designer | Jara Venegas
Lightning | Pedro Chamizo
Costume, wig and prop making | Real Teatro de Retiro
Cast
Theo boy: Aida Turganbayeva, soprano
Mom / The Chinese Mug / The Dragonfly: Andrea Rey Gil, mezzosoprano
The Poltrona / The Owl / The Bat: Ivana Ledesma, soprano
The cat / The Squirrel: Dragana Paunovic, soprano
The Fire / The Princess / The Nightingale: Estíbaliz Martyn, soprano
The Armchair / The Tree: Gonzalo Ruiz, barítono
The Cat / The Grandfather Clock: Enrique Torres, barítono
The Teapot / The Little Frog / Arithmetics: Pablo Puértolas, tenor
Pianists: Samuel Martín y Sergio Berlinches