Giustino

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T01146943541 (OUTERGEN09) The Italian libretto was adapted from Pietro Pariati's Giustino, after Nicolo Beregan's Il Giustino.Company TCM Opera Company and Baroque Orchestra. Director Olivia Fuchs. Musical Director Philip Thorby. Design Ellen Parry. Costume Claude Cahun. Costume Pierre et Gilles. Director Terry Gilliam (film).
29 Apr 09 to 2 May 09	General, Outer London :: V1087 listing details L2036843413

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Opera or Operetta :: Guistino tells the story of a farm boy, destined by the gods for greatness, who rescues a variety of maidens from an assortment of wild beasts. Having captured the Emperor's enemy Vitaliano in battle, he soon becomes the sovereign's favourite. The hero then battles jealous rivals and discovers an unexpected familial tie before the story’s dramatic denouement.

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