Luisa Fernanda

Teatro della Zarzuela, Madrid, (SP) 2021
2021
Completed
Opera

Luisa Fernanda is a lyrical comedy in three acts by the Mardileno composer Federico Moreno Torroba here presented in a new modern adaptation

Luisa Fernanda is a lyrical comedy in three acts by the Mardileno composer Federico Moreno Torroba (1891-1982) created on 26 March 1932 for the Teatro Calderón in Madrid, it is set in the mid-19th century, at the time of the reign of Isabella II and has a plot where the love triangle comedy of deceit and betrayal merges with political intrigue.
The legendary Dorè cinema of Madrid comes back to life in this adaptation of Luisa Fernanda for which we designed the sets for the international direction of Livermore. The resource of cinema as a meeting place during the 30s and 40s in which the story is set, one of the popular novelties of the time is the common thread.

A lyrical comedy in three acts by the Mardileno composer Federico Moreno Torroba, directed by Davide Livermore, scenes by Giò Forma.





Ornate cinema-facade set with a large arch, chorus in period costumes and parasols, birds projected behind – Luisa Fernanda at Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid, Spain, 2021 – opera set design
Chorus in front of the ornate cinema facade, a bare tree projected in the arch above rows of seats – Luisa Fernanda at Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid, Spain, 2021 – opera set designDancers with raised arms before the stone facade draped in hanging wisteria, a wheat field behind – Luisa Fernanda at Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid, Spain, 2021 – opera set design
Render of the ornate cinema facade with three openings showing sky and ruined city views – Luisa Fernanda at Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid, Spain, 2021 – opera set designBlack-and-white film close-up of a woman projected in the cinema arch above performers in period dress – Luisa Fernanda at Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid, Spain, 2021 – opera set design
Render of white sheets hung on a line between carved stone pillars in front of the cinema facade – Luisa Fernanda at Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid, Spain, 2021 – opera set designRender of the carved gateway against an orange cloudy sky, with a field of wheat in front – Luisa Fernanda at Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid, Spain, 2021 – opera set design
Render of the cinema set with a black-and-white film still of a couple on screen and rows of seats – Luisa Fernanda at Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid, Spain, 2021 – opera set designRender of a dark curtain with a gold floral pattern between two stone pillars, a staircase at right – Luisa Fernanda at Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid, Spain, 2021 – opera set design