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Season 2016/17
Opera Shows for Family & Schools

Al canto, al ballo

How Opera was born in Florence

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An original, dynamic show tells of how in the year 1600 in Florence, opera  was “invented", the musical genre that would dominate Europe for the next three centuries. While preparations were underway for the first performance of Euridice by Jacopo Peri and Giulio Caccini at Pitti Palace, discussions were flaring between the members of the Camerata de’ Bardi, and love affairs between prima donnas and the chroniclers of the times were rampant.  Orpheus was searching for his wife and opera was beginning its journey with many composers musically enriching this marvelous adventure.

Program

Conductor and original music
Carlomoreno Volpini

Direction and scenic staging
Manu Lalli

Scenes
Roberta Lazzeri

Light design
Alessandro Tutini

Ensemble of Ancient Music and the Instrumentalists of the Music Conservatory “Luigi Cherubini” of Florence

Children's Choir of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Children's Choir's Director
Lorenzo Fratini

Artists

Giulio Caccini
Stefano Mascalchi

Jacopo Peri / Bastiano
Michele Monasta

Michelangelo Buonarroti il Giovane
Niccolò Franchi

Ottavio Rinuccini
Gabriele Zini

Francesca Caccini
Eleonora Fantechi

Isabella Andreini
Chiara Casalbuoni

Liso
Federico Zini

Ulio
Luca Baldini

Baccio
Andrea Landi

Una nutrice
Norma Mascalchi

Donne fiorentine
Marta Bonucci
Letizia Perini

Singers

Soprano
Eleonora Bellocci

Mezzo
Giada Frasconi

Tenor
Hoerim Park

Baritone
William Hernandez
Dates

Sat 29 October, ore 16:30
Wed 26 October, ore 10:00
Sun 30 October, ore 16:30
Fri 28 October, ore 20:00
Thu 27 October, ore 10:00
Tue 25 October, ore 10:00

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