>> The Teatre Principal de Inca and the Cambra Orchestra of Mallorca co-produce “Così fan tutte”, with the collaboration of ADEMA Campus Inca
>>The collaboration with the Teatre Principal d’Inca places students of the Degree in Design and the CFGM in Clothing and Fashion at ADEMA in a real professional context and reinforces the educational methodology based on projects applied to the performing arts
The Teatre Principal d’Inca will host a new production of “Così fan tutte” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte on May 9 and 10, in co-production with the Mallorca Chamber Orchestra and with the collaboration of the ADEMA Inca Campus.
The project marks a turning point in the city’s cultural programming, as it is the first time Inca has presented a fully staged opera, solidifying its role as a space for artistic production and not merely for performance. This initiative also positions the municipality within the contemporary operatic circuit of the Balearic Islands, at a time of growing interest in interdisciplinary stage creation.
The production, directed by Miquel Àngel Raió, offers a contemporary interpretation of this fundamental work of late Viennese classicism. Beyond its dimension as a comedy of romantic entanglements, the production approaches “Così fan tutte” as an emotional experiment that questions the stability of affections and examines, from a critical perspective, the fragility of human relationships.
Miquel Àngel Raió’s stage direction situates the action in a white, indeterminate stage space, conceived as a hybrid of a luxury home, a television studio, and an emotional laboratory. In this environment, cameras, translucent gauze, and exposed bodies construct a visual universe that reinforces the analytical and ironic dimension of the work.
The musical direction will be in the hands of Bernat Quetglas, leading the Mallorca Chamber Orchestra, and the cast will consist of Natàlia Salom (Fiordiligi), Mar Esteve (Dorabella), Irene Mas (Despina), Sebastià Serra (Guglielmo), Víctor Jiménez (Ferrando) and Jorge Tello (Don Alfonso).
One of the central elements of this production is the collaboration with the ADEMA Inca Campus, which actively participates in the development of the costumes and set design through its students. This is the first collaboration between the two institutions, a fact that introduces a pedagogical dimension to the creative process and strengthens the link between education and professional practice.
In the words of Miquel Àngel Raió, director of the Teatre Principal d’Inca, “the Teatre Principal is not only an exhibition space, but also a place of production and learning. Incorporating students into a production of this nature allows the theater to open up to new processes and generate real links with the local area and with educational institutions.”
Raió also emphasized the added value this collaboration brings to the artistic result itself. “The fact that the costumes and part of the set design emerged from a training process enriches the artistic level of the production. It’s a very serious commitment to the project, which fits perfectly with the working methods of the theater and the Mallorca Chamber Orchestra.”
In an operatic production, the design demands responding to very specific conditions: the costumes must facilitate movement and vocalization, work with the lighting, be resistant and visible from the entire hall, while the scenery must guarantee safety and stability, be functional, be assembled quickly and integrate coherently into the dramatic space.
The production thus highlights a way of working based on cooperation between cultural and educational institutions, and makes visible the connection between learning processes and professional contexts of the stage.
From an academic perspective, the project is structured as an applied learning experience in a real-world professional context. Students from the Bachelor’s Degree in Design and the Fashion Design program are thus integrated into a lyrical production of universal repertoire, participating in key areas of the show’s visual construction.
The mayor of Inca, Virgilio Moreno, emphasized that “it is a source of pride for the capital of the Raiguer region to host a fully staged opera at the Teatre Principal for the first time. This project reflects the maturity of a city that is committed to artistic creation, not just performance. With initiatives like this, Inca strengthens its role within the Balearic Islands’ cultural scene and demonstrates that it can be a vibrant hub for production, innovation, and collaboration around the performing arts.”
She also emphasized that “this production demonstrates the value of the collaboration with ADEMA and its students, providing a very important educational and professional dimension, because it allows learning to be connected with a real artistic context. The City Council wants to continue promoting projects that unite culture, education, and the local area, and that generate opportunities for new generations of creators.”
For his part, ADEMA President Diego González highlighted the strategic value of this initiative as part of the institution’s educational model. “For us, it is essential that students work in real-world contexts, where design ceases to be an academic hypothesis and becomes a concrete response to artistic and technical needs. Opera is a particularly demanding environment that requires us to think of design as a collective process, in constant dialogue with music, the body, and dramaturgy.”
With this production, the Teatre Principal d’Inca reinforces its role as an active agent in contemporary cultural creation, while ADEMA consolidates a training model based on the genuine integration of higher education and artistic practice. The result is a project that not only presents a work from the universal repertoire but also showcases a collaborative ecosystem connecting institutions, the region, and new generations of creators.