PS Un “blogger” non è un oracolo e commette inevitabilmente errori (il minimo possibile..). Ricevo spesso “correzioni” non sempre fondamentali e non sempre precise. Così come io mi sottopongo al giudizio altrui con nome e cognome così chi vorrà avere la bontà di segnalarmi eventuali errori o imprecisioni dovrà farlo unicamente mandando un commento: a ognuno la propria responsabilità. In base alla nuova normativa chi si fosse iscritto e desidera de-iscriversi è sufficiente che mi invii un messaggio e-mail..

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The Fenice theater  concludes its opera season . with a performance of the highest quality. Mozart’s final opera is set in a substantially timeless neoclassical setting, where the cold severity of the scenes is enlivened by the characters and the color of the clothing. Obviously, the libretto is far from Da Ponte’s triad and the fairytale, masonic setting of The Magic Flute. It’s a very banal and improbable story of betrayal and forgiveness, produced to celebrate the emperor’s magnanimity. But the theatrical machine works perfectly thanks to Paul Curran’s attentive and first-rate direction. The characters in the “nonsene drama” move in perfect synchronicity, and the pistols instead of swords and the bomb prepared by Sextus to kill Titus for love are perfectly fitting. While I was watching this beautiful performance, I reflected on how it would be disfigured by Venezi: it hasn’t happened yet, we still have a year before the disaster, and even at this last performance of Clemenza, leaflets were flying at the end protesting against an abominable nomination. The musical part was particularly good. Conductor Bolton (one of those who still conducts without a baton) was able to bring out the best out of the orchestra. His attentive and expert direction highlighted all the nuances of the score. Absolutely above all the voices was Cecilia Molinari’s in the role of Sesto. A voice of excellent acoustic quality supported by excellent vocal technique. Anastasia Bartoli’s Vitellia was a step below: gifted with great power and great technique, her voice, however, is sometimes metallic, which greatly detracts from the character. All the other singers were excellent. A great and deserved success with the public.

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PS  Vorrei ringraziare tutti coloro che inseriscono commenti  ai posts utilizzando l’opzione “Lascia un commento”  (o “commenti” se ne sono già stati inseriti) prevista nella sezione sinistra (o prima del testo per schermi ridotti come i tablets) dei posts stessi affinchè tutti possano leggerli.  Il dibattito è sempre interessante per tutti…..grazie (è indispensabile lasciare nome e cognome – i commenti anonimi non saranno pubblicati)!!