Essentially, this is the story of an anti-hero who, thanks to pure love, becomes a hero even in the eyes of God. In this production, the Spanish director Marta González (La Zapatera Prodigiosa, El Perro del Hortelano) renews the typical plot of “cloak and dagger” set in the Golden Century, mixing it with hints of flamenco to create a pure Spanish feel. The set design transmits the deepness and the passion of the opera in a symbolic way: the freedom of wide stage spaces counter-poses to the solidness of majestic columns, as the freedom to love bumps into social convention, and the energy of a city like Seville contrasts the shadow that covers the monastery. Lighting effects give the most intense scenes an aura of mistery and, at the same time, joy and liveliness. The same symbolism is found in the costumes, that recall the era, and in the colours that identify each character, as singers and dancers alternate upstage “commenting” the events of the protagonists with live songs and flamenco dance. The set design is realised in a historically accurate way: the theatre, culture, dance and Spanish music melt together to give a fascinating, passionate musical, that is able to transport and  excite the young audience. The adaptation of the text is formulated and created on the students’ linguistic knowledge and ability, and the quality of acting: clear and expressive, in the exclusive PALKETTOSTAGE style. These elements make the opera easily comprehensible at all levels.