Laila Ripoll's Gothic 'Caballero de Olmedo' Opens Almagro Festival
Laila Ripoll directed 'El Caballero de Olmedo' for the first time since becoming head of the Compañía Nacional de Teatro Clásico two years ago, opening the Festival de Almagro. The production, staged in the Plaza de Almagro, was produced by the festival itself. It centered on a hand-painted deck of cards discovered in 1950 in an inn on the Plaza de Almagro, which revealed that beneath the inn lay the Corral, now the festival's hub. Despite high expectations, the gothic interpretation failed to fully shine.
Key facts
- Laila Ripoll directed 'El Caballero de Olmedo' for the first time as head of CNTC.
- The production opened the Festival de Almagro.
- It was staged in the Plaza de Almagro.
- The play is one of Lope de Vega's most famous and difficult works.
- The set design was inspired by a hand-painted deck of cards found in 1950.
- The cards were discovered in an inn on the Plaza de Almagro.
- The inn was built over the Corral, the festival's central venue.
- The gothic approach did not fully succeed according to the review.
Entities
Artists
- Laila Ripoll
- Lope de Vega
- Pepe Viyuela
Institutions
- Compañía Nacional de Teatro Clásico
- Festival de Almagro
- Teatro de la Comedia
Locations
- Almagro
- Spain
- Plaza de Almagro
- Corral