Wealthy, middle-class businessman Geronimo wants to marry off one of his daughters, Elisetta and Carolina, to Count Robinson, in order to climb the social ladder to a noble title for his family. Little does Geronimo know that Carolina has secretly married Paolino, one of Geronimo’s employees. Unbeknownst to everyone, Aunt Fidalma (Geronimo's sister) is also in love with Paolino. Elisetta is determined to marry Count Robinson, but the Count's eyes have wandered to Carolina. So, what we end up with is a big love pentagon!

When Fidalma and Elisetta compare notes on their romantic woes, they realize that Carolina is the common denominator and hatch a plan to send her away to a convent. In this scene, they call Geronimo on Zoom to get him to agree. Although Geronimo wants to lower the cost of his daughter's dowry by giving the Count what he wants, he reluctantly goes along with Fidalma and Elisetta’s plan, hoping to avoid Carolina’s behavior scandalizing the neighborhood gossips.

synopsis by Lilly Watt and Tonia D’Amelio

Early 1960s Spain. The mansion of Don Giovanni sits in the heart of Barcelona among the tall chimneys and stone pillars of the city, outlined by the blue skies and rolling sea that spans the Spanish horizon off the coast. Don Giovanni, an infamous actor and playboy, is on the prowl for his next seduction.

Just before this quartet, Donna Elvira wards off Don Giovanni from Zerlina, a young maiden whom he is trying to mislead and seduce. After the murder of Donna Anna's father by a mysterious masked man unbeknownst to them to be Don Giovanni, Donna Anna grieves the loss of her father and postpones her wedding to Don Ottavio. Don Giovanni is joined at his home by Donna Anna and Don Ottavio, and soon after, Donna Elvira.

As Elvira tries to warn Anna and Ottavio of Giovanni's misdeeds, she faces the horrendous monster himself. Giovanni tries to smother her claims against him by calling Elvira a demented woman, attempting to convince the couple that she can not be trusted. Anna and Ottavio go back and forth to try and determine who they can trust. Elvira attempts to convince Anna that Giovanni is a liar, while Giovanni pleads with Ottavio that she is a mad woman. In Elvira's rage, Giovanni warns her of the approaching crowd of people and the growing speculations and rumors caused by her outrage. Elvira swiftly leaves, followed by Giovanni, who attempts to escape the scene they have created.

synopsis by Lilly Watt

The story of Fidelio is inspired by a true story from the French revolution. Two years ago, Florestan, a nobleman and politician, was falsely imprisoned by his political rival Pizarro, who was the warden of the prison where Florestan was being held. Florestan’s wife Leonore had heard from Rocco, a jailer, of a man who was near death. After hearing this dreadful tale she knows that it must have been her husband. Desperate to save him, she devises a plan: in order to rescue Florestan, Leonore disguises herself as a man named Fidelio and gets a job at the prison. As a result of Leonore's deceit, Pizarro’s daughter, Marzelline, has fallen in love with Fidelio.

Our production takes place in a boarding school, where Florestan is a student being held against his will and not being allowed to graduate, because he opposes the administration. In this scene, Leonore, Florestan’s wife, impersonates a man and takes on the position of assistant to the principal of the school, so that she can uncover Florestan’s location and save him. Meanwhile, Rocco, the school principal, is thrilled to set his daughter, Marzelline, up with his new assistant, Fidelio (Leonore in disguise). Much to the dismay of Jaquino, another teacher at the school, Marzelline is eager to see where her relationship with Fidelio will go.

synopsis by Lilly Watt and Sergey Khalikulov

After the Trojan Wars between Troy and Crete, the Trojan princess Ilia is captured and sent to Crete ahead of King Idomeneo. During her time in Crete she falls in love with Idomeneo’s son, Prince Idamante, but as Ilia is the daughter of his father’s enemy, neither of them can openly confess their love for one another.

While King Idomeneo is on his way back to Crete, he makes a deal with Neptune for his safe return home after a harsh storm sinks his ship. In return, he promises to sacrifice the first person he sees upon his arrival. After waking up in the sand, he is met face to face with Idamante, who had come to see the commotion after the sinking of his father’s ship. In order to hide his pact from the people, Idomeneo tries to send Idamante away with Elettra, a woman who has eyes for the young Prince, in hopes that they will fall in love.

In this scene Idamante is saying farewell to his father over Zoom, before he and Elettra leave for a work-sponsored cruise retreat for team bonding. The exchange between father and son expresses respect and well wishes in their travels. Elettra, who is thrilled at the chance to be with the Prince in their travels together, expresses her appreciation and well wishes towards the King before their departure.

synopsis by Lilly Watt

Queen Dido of Carthage hosts the Prince Aeneas of Troy. She is in emotional turmoil because of her love for the Prince, and is concerned that her love would make her a weak ruler. Dido is being plotted against by the Sorceress, who wishes to bring down the Queen. The Sorceress sends her elf familiar to disguise himself as the god Mercury and persuade Aeneas to leave Dido, for the Sorceress believes that at the loss of her love, Dido would die. While the royals are out hunting, the Sorceress and her coven conjure a storm from their subterranean lair to lure them back to the castle. The Sorceress calls to remove life, fame, and love from the Queen by sending her elven familiar to trick Aeneas, sending him away to conquer Italy. The Sorceress devises a plot to kill Aeneas while at sea. Dido would then become struck with grief from the loss of her lover.

synopsis by Lilly Watt