The Skating Rink (opera)

The Skating Rink is a British opera in three acts and an epilogue, with music by David Sawer and libretto by Rory Mullarkey.

[3][4] (Conductor: Garry Walker) The opera's three acts tell the story from the different viewpoints of three male narrators (one Mexican, one Chilean, and one Spaniard), revolving around the figure-skater Nuria Martí.

His boss, Remo Moran, a Chilean businessman, orders him to evict two female vagrants, Caridad and Carmen, who have been staying there for free.

Both women, especially Carmen, an assertive former opera singer, initially resist their eviction, but then leave.

He searches for her in town and finds Carmen, whom he follows through a dreamlike fiesta, until he spots her arguing with Rookie, presumably her lover.

Inside the mansion, Gaspar discovers an ice-rink, where a beautiful young figure skater, Nuria, is skating, watched by an older man, Enric.

After finding out about the loss of her funding, he embezzles public money and builds her a secret ice-rink in the Palacio Benvingut.

She and Caridad stumbled upon the secret ice-rink while searching for a new place to stay, and Carmen now attempts to blackmail Enric in return for her silence.

Nuria accidentally reveals the existence of the ice-rink to Pilar, who instantly surmises Enric's embezzlement.

Enric attempts to maintain his composure by dancing with Nuria, while a karaoke singer sings in the background.

Enric relates the consequences of his actions, including his conviction for of embezzlement and sentence to two years, as well as the local election results.