La Zingaretta (sometimes: La Zingara or La Zingarella) is an almost forgotten intermezzo written in 1731 by the Italian composer Leonardo Leo. The recitativos of this comic opera with a tragic ending were rewritten by Maarten van der Duin into drama scenes in English, which created a whole new story. The opera was produced by Stephen Ellery and Lukasz Biela and performed in Summer 2017 with the London Gala Orchestra in Cardiff (Wales) and at festivals in Leytonstone (London), Buxton (Derbyshire) and Frome (Somerset). Gypsy Lisetta can't stand her intended lover Riccardo and therefore opera leader Valentino has to sacrifice himself to save the production.
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