Pinocchio — Pavarotti-Freni Theater, Modena (2025)

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Opera • Aldo Tarabella

Teatro Comunale Luciano Pavarotti-Freni, Modena • 14 December 2025 • 1 performance

Summary.
Pinocchio, Storia di un burattino (2021, revised 2025) is Aldo Tarabella’s modern opera with libretto by Valerio Valoriani, blending lyric theatre with spoken word, dance, and playful musical quotations.
This Modena performance featured Piero Terranova as Mastro Ciliegia and Melampo.

Production Details

Date	14 December 2025 (1 performance)
Venue	Pavarotti-Freni Theater, Modena, Italy
Piero Terranova	Mastro Ciliegia, Melampo
Conductor	Jacopo Rivani
Stage Director	Aldo Tarabella
Set Designer	Enrico Musenich
Costume Designer	Enrico Musenich
Chorusmaster	Paolo Gattolin
Lighting Designer	Marco Minghetti
Choreographer	Monica Bocci / Silvia Contenti
Video	Emiliana Paoli
Orchestra	Filarmonica del Teatro Comunale di Modena
Chorus	Voci Bianche del Teatro Comunale di Modena

Cast

Pinocchio — Eleonora Boaretto
Geppetto — Clemente Antonio Daliotti
Mastro Ciliegia — Piero Terranova
Il Grillo Parlante — Andrea De Luca
Il Gatto — Sara Rocchi
La Volpe — Consuelo Gilardoni
La Fata Turchina — Silvia Lee
Melampo — Piero Terranova
Il Domatore — Andrea De Luca
Mangiafoco — Andrea De Luca

Notes

Opera premiered in 2021 at Teatro del Giglio, Lucca, and awarded the 2024 Premio Lions Pinocchio di Collodi.
This staging highlights imaginative costumes by Enrico Musenich and choreography blending opera, prose, and dance.

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Pinocchio — Pavarotti-Freni Theater, Modena (2025) – Video

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