Acquaprofonda by Giovanni Sollima

Acquaprofonda (Deep Water) is a short opera for kids with original music by Giovanni Sollima based on a libretto by Giancarlo De Cataldo – commissioned by Teatro Sociale di Como in co-production with Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, where it premiered in December 2021.

This piece de theatre tackles the issue of water pollution. A beach, a humble cabin, a large factory: the everyday life of Serena, her father (the Guardian of the factory), and Master Bu, the factory owner, is disrupted by the arrival of a giant sea creature, an ailing whale. Thanks to the friendly Old Sailor, Serena will be able to convince her father to do the right thing and help the Whale get rid of the plastic in its belly, returning to Master Bu the polluting waste from his business.