Tano di Lammermoor

DESCRIPTION
Little Tano (a very young Gaetano Donizetti) is seven years old and has a stormy temperament. A quarrel with his parents is just around the corner: this time, the cause of his anger is his refusal to eat spinach and his demand to eat only cake. And so? Off to bed without dinner.
So far, nothing new in the Donizetti household, but what is happening in Tano’s bedroom?
The young musician takes out all his anger on his toys: he puts on his father’s jacket, draws a moustache on his face and starts giving orders left, right and centre. He forces the beautiful Lucia (a gorgeous puppet) to marry the evil Lord Bucklaw (a puppet with a wicked grin), compels the Colonel (a highly decorated Scottish puppet) to guard Lammermoor Castle and finally charges his musician puppet, forcing him to play continuously.
But the toys have a secret: they are alive! Until now, the Rule of Rules had never been broken; it states that no toy can be seen alive by human children.
After a series of twists and turns and mistreatment, the rule is broken and Gaetano finds himself talking, reasoning and arguing with his toys: together with them, he will embark on a journey of growth that will lead him to understand that obligations and deception are never a good idea and that everyone has rights but also duties.
So while he eats his spinach (not without difficulty), he allows Lucia to meet and marry her lover Edgardo. Who knows if, struck by the magical events of that night, Tano will decide to devote himself to music and write a beautiful opera dedicated to Lucia di Lammermoor.

CLASSROOM WORKSHOP
The young audience participates in a workshop at school in preparation for the opera to learn the choruses.