Peregrin and the Giant Fish

A marionette opera

Thunder and lightning, while the moon shines. In a deserted spot, a trunk opens to reveal Peregrin the marionette. He appears to be sleeping yet his eyelids are wide open. He holds a glass jar in his hands. A small goldfish grows and grows until the jar shatters. Now a giant, the goldfish carries Peregrin for a ride on its back, and life goes on without any worries. Can this be true? Music specially written for the event moves the strings of an opera inspired by a fable written by Tom Siedmann-Freud, Sigmund’s nephew.

• 2022
• 
• 50 min
• HD

Sung in English and subtitles in Italian

CREDITS
 
Produced by
Pinacoteca di Brera e Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense
 

In partnership with
Associazione Brera/Musica
Associazione CIRCI
Associazione Grupporiani – MUTEF |
Museo Teatro di Figura di Milano
 

Music
Andrea Melis
 

Libretto
James M. Bradburne | Pinacoteca di Brera
e Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense
 

Freely inspired by
Die Fischreise di Tom Seidmann-Freud
 

Artistic Direction
James M. Bradburne | Pinacoteca di Brera
e Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense
Clive Britton | Brera/Musica
 

Directed by
Francesco Fei
 
Project coordinated by 
Ilaria Bollati
 

Set design
Libri Finti Clandestini, Sara Saponaro con Allegra Baggio Corradi
 

Assistant directors 
Daniele Sala, Veronica Lattuada, Michela Mantegazza
 

Post-production 
Giacomo Ribaudo, Corte 11, Andrea Terradura, Massive Arts Studios, Gybe Soundlab
 

Orchestra
Marcello Parolini con Elia-Leon Mariani, Miklós Papp, Irina Balta, Matilde Pesenti, Tommaso Fiorini, Silva Costanzo, Cristiano Pirola, Bruno Frumento
 

Choir
VIKRA coro da camera della Glasbena Matica di Trieste
 

Puppets operated by
Franco Citterio con Maria Grazia Citterio, Piero Corbella, Camillo Cosulich, Debora Coviello, Cecilia Di Marco, Tiziano Marcolegio, Pietro Monti, Giovanni Schiavolin, Paolo Sette
 

Our special thanks to
Gallerie d’Italia e i musei di Intesa Sanpaolo, Amici di Brera e dei musei milanesi con ANTEO Palazzo del Cinema e CITYLIFE Anteo spazio Cinema, BASE Milano, Civita Mostre e Musei, Griffa e Figli, IGPDecaux, Ticketone, Topipittori, V & Co, Viganò Trasporto Strumenti.
 

With the support of
Fondazione Berti per l’Arte e la Scienza