Galuppi : L'Uomo Femina

BALDASSARE GALUPPI (1706-1785)
L’UOMO FEMINA

A three-act dramma giocoso to a libretto by Pietro Chiari, first performed in Venice in 1762.

Eva Zaïcik · Lucile Richardot · Victoire Bunel · Anas Séguin · Victor Sicard · François Rougier

Le Poème Harmonique
Vincent Dumestre, conductor

Welcome to an island where gender roles are radically reversed! Here, Princess Cretidea reigns as a warrior sovereign over submissive men, condemned to vanity and superficial adornment. The unexpected arrival of Roberto and Giannino, castaways from a patriarchal world, upsets the established order in this opera buffa, setting the stage for a delightful clash in which identities collide and reveal themselves. More than a mere historical curiosity, this visionary satire by Baldassare Galuppi and Pietro Chiari offers us an unsettling mirror, urging us to decipher, between the notes, the instability of our own identities and the timeless quest for equality. Under the masterful baton of Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique breathes new life into this forgotten score, revealing its baroque brilliance and its astonishing modernity.

Recorded at the Royal Opera of the Palace of Versailles, from October 21st to 24th 2025.

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