"Rita" is an Italian comic opera in one act, co-written by renowned composer Gaetano Donizetti and acclaimed playwright Gustave Vaëz. It tells the story of an innkeeper Rita who thinks her husband Gasparo had passed away in a shipwreck, ...See more"Rita" is an Italian comic opera in one act, co-written by renowned composer Gaetano Donizetti and acclaimed playwright Gustave Vaëz. It tells the story of an innkeeper Rita who thinks her husband Gasparo had passed away in a shipwreck, and she decided to pick up the pieces and start a new life with her second husband Peppe. Surprisingly, Gasparo returns home safe and calls for a battle with Peppe to win back his wife. Both Gasparo and Peppe seem to work hard to fight for Rita, but in fact they are deceiving each other to play a game that both of them want to lose. It is worth noting that this version of the opera was filmed at the historical building Haw Par Mansion, and the lively performance of the singers also makes the whole show more distinctive. Written by
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