Arlecchina – An Early Musical
From 29 August to 29 August
From 29 August to 29 August
From 30 August to 30 August
From 30 August to 30 August
From 02 September to 02 September
From 02 September to 02 September
From 03 September to 03 September
From 03 September to 03 September
From 04 September to 04 September
From 04 September to 04 September
From 05 September to 05 September
From 05 September to 05 September
Netherlands /
Utrecht / Netherlands
A wooden puppet comes to life – but where is her voice? When Arlecchina loses her ventriloquist, a wild search for sound and identity begins. With the help of a motley crew, she goes to see the Queen of England (leading lady Dame Emma Kirkby), hoping she can make her speak. Throughout the festival, ĀRT HOUSE 17 serves up this sparkling early musical, full of commedia dell’arte, acrobatics, and music from Dowland to Purcell.
Emma Kirkby soprano / La Regina
Emma Kirkby soprano / La Regina
Sophie Daneman soprano / Franceschina, a dame
Adrián Schvarzstein actor / Tartaglia, her husband, a ventriloquist
Mareike Franz dancer / Arlecchina, a wooden puppet
Benedikt Kristjánsson tenor / Pedrolino, a thief
Dietrich Henschel baritone / Capitano, a thief
Georg Kroneis baritone / Pickelherring, a Hanswurst
ĀRT HOUSE 17
Maria Kubizek violin I
Raffaele Nicoletti violin II
Barbara Konrad viola
Hannah Freienstein cello
Georg Kroneis viola da gamba, double bass
Ivan Trenev accordion
Sofie Vanden Eynde lute, theorbo
Michael Hell musical director, harpsichord, recorder, tenor
Thomas Höft dramaturg, co-director
Adrián Schvarzstein co-director
Lilli Hartmann costume, set design
Historical theatre sets by Florent Van den Berghe from the Jed Wentz Collection
