The Operetta returns, as always, a staple in the Teatro Donizetti Foundation's Theater Season: three titles, all scheduled at the Teatro Donizetti on Sunday afternoons at 3:30 PM, which will surely attract many enthusiasts of this genre of theater considered "light," but which in its best expressions has nothing to envy from opera or musicals. And this year too, there will be quality offerings, starting with the inaugural event on Sunday, January 5th with Ballo al Savoy, an operetta but also something more. Written by Alfred Grünwald and Fritz Lohner-Beda, with music by Paul Abraham, Ballo al Savoy can indeed be defined as an operetta-musical, in two acts, which in Bergamo will be presented in the production of the Compagnia Teatro Musica Novecento. Characters and performers: Daisy Darlington - Silvia Felisetti, Mustafà Bei - Alessandro Brachetti, Aristide - Antonio Colamorea, Maddalena - Renata Campanella, Celestino - Fulvio Massa, Pomerol - Marco Falsetti, Arcibaldo - Alessandro Garuti. Corpo di Ballo Novecento with choreography by Salvatore Loritto. Orchestra Cantieri d’Arte conducted by Stefano Giaroli. Sets and Costumes by Artescenica Reggio Emilia. Directed by Alessandro Brachetti. In addition to waltzes, arias, and love duets, Ballo al Savoy is rich in wild rhythms, from Argentine Tango to Swing, with clear allusions and references to the musical that was booming across the ocean in the 1930s. In particular, there is a nod to a renowned American composer like Cole Porter: Abraham included a paraphrase of the famous “Night and Day” in his score. The story is set in Nice, in 1932. In the Hall of the Hotel Savoy, the return of Marquis Aristide Di Faublais and his young wife Maddalena from their long honeymoon is being celebrated. But Aristide receives a telegram from his lawyer, informing him that to access his late father's estate, he must honor a commitment made by his father, which involves spending a night with Tangolita, a Spanish dancer. Aristide must therefore find a way to fulfill the commitment without jeopardizing his marriage... After Ballo al Savoy, the Operetta Season will continue on January 19th with Sogno viennese by the Compagnia Corrado Abbati, a show that, while drawing from the school of the Austrian capital, but not only, moves between historical reconstruction and pure entertainment through a sequence of lavish scenes with a fast-paced rhythm. Finally, on March 30th, Scugnizza will be staged, an operetta full of typically Neapolitan lyricism. Production by the Compagnia d’Operette Elena D’Angelo.