The awaited "Festes de Sant Joan" in Ciutadella are about to start
This weekend, in Ciutadella
two
exhibitions dedicated to the "Festes de Sant Joan" will open and also
in the Teatre 17 de Gener there will be the first performances of the light
operetta "Foc i Fum" (1885). This popular lyrical work by
Francesc
d'Assís de Rosselló i Sintes (1828-1898) with text by
Joan Benejam i Vives (1846-1922) is performed once again for the festivity
of Sant Joan. The play describes a love triangle, in the fiestas, between
Na Francina, daughter of a family of peasants, En Rafel, her boyfriend
and En Bartolomeu de Son Ticaque, who, thanks to a seller of hazlenuts,
En Toni, manages to conquer young Francina.
This year the stage direction is by Josep Ma Mompó and musical
direction by
Joan
Mesquida Faner. There will be performances on June 8 (22:00 h), 9 (19:00
h), 14 (22:00 h), 15 (22:00 h) and 16 (11:00 h).
The whole
programme of
events for the "Festes de Sant Joan 2002" in Ciutadella can be
consulted now on the web by the
Town
Hall.
More information:
Teatre 17 de Gener
Avinguda de la Constitució, 18
07760 CIUTADELLA