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The Emperor of Atlantis

by Viktor Ullmann

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Written in 1942 at Terezín, the score was orchestrated by the composer based on the disposability of the singers and musicians present at the concentration camp. There were seven voices, thirteen instruments, including some unconventional ones such as the banjo and the harmonium. The opera was never performed: with rehearsals already underway, the censors intervened and considered the principal role of The Overall Emperor to be a satire of Hitler. Almost all of the protagonists were deported to Auschwitz and died in the gas chambers. The score was saved by the survivors of Terezin.

Der Kaiser von Atlantis oder Die Tod-Verweigerung (The Emperor of Atlantis or The Disobedience of death)

Opera in one act
Music of Viktor Ullmann
Libretto by Franz Peter Kien

Program

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Artists

Conductor
Roberto Misto

Director
Pier Paolo Pacini

Orchestra Giovanile Italiana
Emperor Overall
Byongick Cho / Matteo Loi (3/2)

Loudspeaker
Daniele Terenzi

Death
Dario Shikhmiri

Arlecchino
Patrick Kabongo Mubenga

A Soldier
Qianming Dou

Bubikopf, a soldier
Gioia Crepaldi / Eunhee Kim (3/2)

The drum
Ana Victoria Pitts / Veta Pilipenko (3/2)

Acting voice
Roberto Gioffrè
Dates

Wed 3 February, ore 20:00
Wed 27 January, ore 20:00

Prices
One seating area € 15
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In cooperation with the Accademia del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole