L’arbore di Diana
Vicente Martín y Soler · Lorenzo Da Ponte
Choreographer
Overview
L’arbore di Diana is an opera by Vicente Martín y Soler with a libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. Produced by Lírica Lado B, the production marked the Argentine stage premiere of the opera, continuing the company’s commitment to rediscovering overlooked works from the eighteenth-century repertoire.
The production reimagined the work through a contemporary scenic language. A visual universe constructed almost entirely from recycled plastic materials transformed the stage into a reflection on theatrical materiality, sustainability and the ephemeral nature of performance.
Lírica Lado B
El Cubo Theater · Buenos Aires · 2011
Documentation
Context and Artistic Process
The production approached L’arbore di Diana as an opportunity to reconnect a rarely performed eighteenth-century opera with contemporary audiences. While preserving the musical integrity of Martín y Soler’s score, the staging proposed a new visual and physical interpretation, questioning conventional expectations of operatic spectacle.
A defining element of the production was its scenography, constructed from discarded plastic materials. Rather than functioning as an environmental statement, these materials became an artistic language that invited reflection on the relationship between beauty, consumption and the inherently temporary nature of theatre.
As Choreographer, I developed the movement language of the production in close collaboration with Stage Director Diego E. Rodríguez. The choreography sought to integrate dance organically into the dramatic action, creating a physical dialogue between singers, dancers and the visual environment while supporting the playful and mythological atmosphere of Da Ponte’s libretto.
As a member of Lírica Lado B’s permanent artistic collective, I contributed not only in my credited artistic role on this production, but also to the company’s collaborative practice through production planning, organizational coordination and artistic development.
Credits
L’arbore di Diana
Opera by Vicente Martín y Soler and Lorenzo Da Ponte
Argentine Stage Premiere
Musical Direction — Camilo Santostefano
Stage Direction & Visual Design — Diego E. Rodríguez
Choreography — German Ivancic
Assistant Musical Director — Mariana Ferrer
Assistant Director & Costume Design — María Julia Frosi
Cast
Patricia Villanova / Ana Losasso (Diana)
Selene Lara / Florencia Gallo (Amore)
Natalia Salardino / Milagros Burga (Britomarte)
Gabriela Bogo / Nadia Szymanski (Clizia)
Trinidad Goyeneche / Yanina Mancilla (Cloe)
Osvaldo Ledesma / Esteban Manzano (Endimione)
Christian Casaccio / Emmanuel Faraldo (Silvio)
Alejandro Spies / Carlos Trujillo (Doristo)
Dancers
Matías Ramiro Pérez
Dannia Alejandra Pérez Carrasco
Ana Vega Olmos
Lírica Lado B Orchestra
Ana Ares Giusti, Valeria Inés Bosio, Gonzalo Braz, Pablo Brie, Alejandro Cerone, Juan Pablo Cravenna, Constanza Dougall, Micaela Milagros Ferreiro, Mariana Ferrer, Ariel Frezza, Gustavo Giménez, Pablo Rubén Hermida, Olga Ileana Kneeteman, María Eugenia Marsili, Germán A. Martínez Lamas, Viviana Verónica Mroue, Agnès Pelé, Luján Ricci, Eugenio Nicolás Sánchez, Juliana Versaci.
Production Credits
Scenography & Props — Cecilia Magnoli · Silvana Castro · Virginia De Los Santos
Lighting Design — Darío Carames
Character Design — Lourdes Achaval
Costume Design — María Julia Frosi
Make-up — Andrea Jimena Pérez · Laura Branzini
Multimedia & Technical Direction — Ignacio Dimattia
Graphic Design — Mariano Ivancic
Photography — Marita Machetta
Production — Andrea Bouhier · Marita Machetta
Lírica Lado B: Alejandro Spies, Andrea Bouhier, Camilo Santostéfano, Diego Ernesto Rodríguez, German Ivancic, María Julia Frosi, Mariana Eva Ferrer, Marita Machetta.