THE MAGIC OF A GREAT MAN FOR A GOOD CAUSE.
On Friday, December 12th, a special performance will take place in Padua to support the projects of CUAMM – Doctors with Africa. At Padua's Esperia Cinema-Theater, audiences will enjoy a performance that, with lightheartedness, irony, and intensity, celebrates the life of the author of the verses that gave voice to Mozart's music.
Lorenzo da Ponte takes the stage in Padua
Saturday, December 6, 2025 – The “Musica & teatro” group, formed thanks to the will and passion of three friends: Francesco, Miriam and Adriano and composed of singers, musicians and storytellers, brings to the stage an event that combines culture and solidarity: " Lorenzo Da Ponte: the genius of a free man thinker" "We've worked hard this past year to create a project that Francesco had been thinking about for some time," says Miriam, the company's coordinator. "It's a show in which the various members of the group work together harmoniously, and everyone, like a choir, integrates seamlessly. No one takes center stage, but everyone collaborates to celebrate the evening's sole protagonist: Lorenzo Da Ponte."
The show scheduled for Friday December 12, at 8:45 pm at the Esperiadi cinema-theatre in Padua, via Chiesanuova, 90 It's a charity initiative. The proceeds of the evening will be donated to Cuamm to support medical and educational activities in the countries where the organization has been operating for 75 years. The event is promoted in collaboration with the association Araba Fenice Aps from Padua. During the evening, the voices of opera singers will intertwine with a pop performer, accompanied by a band that will dialogue with classical and modern sounds.
Lorenzo da Ponte takes the stage in Padua
Through slides and a narrative voice, the spectator will be taken into the life of an extraordinary man, the one who signed immortal texts for Mozart such as The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni e So they do all, works that have thrilled audiences around the world and forever changed the history of melodrama. Readers will guide audiences through anecdotes and reflections that will reveal the surprising modernity of Da Ponte, a visionary, irreverent, and tireless traveler who traveled from Italy to New York, leaving an indelible mark everywhere.
A performance that isn't just watched, but listened to, experienced, and imagined. A tale that isn't just historical memory, but an invitation to be carried away by the energy of an artist who always lived and wrote "in time with the music."
