Sommeroper im Amthof

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Mad with Love (La pazza per amore)Opera melodrama by Pietro Antonio Coppola in two acts after a libretto by Jacopo Ferretti Even in its 15th season, the Sommeroper im Amthof remains true to its concept of rediscovering an unjustly forgotten opera. On nine evenings in August 2026, Pietro Antonio Coppola's opera "Mad with Love" will be on the program.Additionally, the internationally renowned baritone Paolo Rumetz with pianist Sabina Arru will be performing in a grand concert on August 22. About the opera:"I am happy if I have inspired the Sicilian master to songs that come from the heart and speak to the heart!" says the librettist Jacopo Ferretti about the opera "La pazza per amore". Its composer is Pietro Antonio Coppola, who died in Catania in 1876, exactly 150 years ago; another reason for the Sommeroper im Amthof to bring his most frequently performed piece during his lifetime, "La pazza per amore", out of oblivion - in a new d...