L’Inimico Delle Donne

“L’Inimico delle Donne” which means someone who doesn’t like women, is an opera written by Galuppi in 1771. He was very well-known at this time but when he died, suddenly his works disappeared from the stages. Among them “L’Inimico delle Donne” disappeared so well that nobody knew it existed. Hence it has never been played since its first venue in Venice in 1771. Some years ago its manuscript was found in Lisbon and Royal Opra de Wallonie decided to recreate and to stage it. It tells the story of a prince who doesn’t like women and of an Italian woman who on the other hand doesn’t like men. She is introduced to the court of the fabulous Chinese Empire in front of this prince and something is going to happen between them..