Festival Puccini produced the first performances of a Puccini opera on the lake shore, in front of the Maestro's house. In a provisional theatre, the "Carro di Tespi Lirico" with its stage built on piles stuck in the lake, a travelling opera company performed "La bohème" directed by Forzano and conducted by Mascagni. The same company came back in 1931 when Beniamino Gigli and Adelaide Saraceni performed in "La bohème", while Rosetta Pampanini and Angelo Michetti performed "Madama Butterfly". This was the beginning of what was to become a major opera festival. However, in the years before 1949, due to the political
Another Brick in the Wall: The Opera a judge ruling him innocent, setting him free, and ordering the wall to be taken down. In "Another Brick in the Wall: The Opera", composer Julien Bilodeau shapes and builds upon the original music of Pink Floyd's album "The Wall". While the album's lyrics, songs, and song order are maintained, Pink Floyd's original musical themes are extended by orchestral variations and interludes within the opera. According to Cincinnati Opera's artistic director Evans Mirageas, "Another Brick in the Wall" is not a rock opera, but rather a standard opera, scored for eight soloists, 48 chorus members, and a 70-piece orchestra. The