THE TELEPHONE, OR L’AMOUR À TROIS

A LOVE TRIANGLE FOR A SUMMER EVENING
‘The Telephone, or l’Amour à trois’ is a one-act comic opera by Gian Carlo Menotti. The work is appearing at the Peralada Festival for the first time under the musical direction of Ivan Martin, the interpretations of the Galdós Ensemble and the voices of soprano Ruth Giménez and baritone Jan Antem. The production by Festival Musika-Musica of Bilbao is the first operatic venture for Bilbao actor, playwright and director, Maria Goiricelaya, winner of a MAX Prise for the Dramatic Arts for her adaptation of Lorca's 'Yerma'. In ‘The Telephone’, which at Peralada can be seen in its original English version, the Italian-American author criticises the abuse of the telephone in personal relationships. The libretto tells the story of a love triangle, among a couple and their telephone. A plot that makes Menotti a visionary, because his opera came out in 1947. The work is a parody that tells the story of Ben and Lucy, a pair of lovers whose relationship becomes more complicated with every passing minute thanks to her addiction to the telephone. A situation that the stage director approaches with intelligence and a great deal of humour, with modern, unique staging.

A second after hours musical offering
Night, but also a love triangle. Menotti's opera will be followed by the concert ‘Ticket To Ride: The Beatles and Bowie’ performed by Gyo Symphonia directed by Francesc Prat, to be accompanied by a summer cocktail specially prepared by Toni Gerez, maitre d' and sommelier at the Castell de Peralada Restaurant, as the completion of an experience specially created for a younger audience in order to bring opera to new audiences through the story of a love triangle.