Rita(IFS 2021)

"Rita” is an Italian opera comique in one act. It is a traditional comic opera co-written by renowned composer Gaetano Donizetti and acclaimed playwright Gustave Vaëz.

It tells the story of an innkeeper Rita who thinks her husband Gasparo had passed away in a shipwreck, and she decided to pick up the pieces and start a new life with her second husband Peppe. Surprisingly, Gasparo returns home safe and calls for a battle with Peppe to win back his wife. Both Gasparo and Peppe seem to work hard to fight for Rita, but in fact they are deceiving each other to play a game that both of them want to lose!

It is worth noting that this version of the opera was filmed at the Grade I historical building Haw Par Mansion, and the lively performance of the singers also makes the whole show more distinctive.