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Opera

Giuseppe Verdi
Nostalgia e Rivoluzione

Presentation

Three old friends remember 1968 and almost get it right.

How can we breathe new life into Verdi’s early works? This ambitious, two-part production brings together musical highlights from twelve operas by the Italian maestro to tell a new story. We meet three friends during two key years of their lives: the protest year of 1968 and a reunion forty years later. Separated by time but linked by their shared past, they take stock of what remains of the unrest, violence and idealism of their youthful years, and try to uncover the truth behind an unsolved mystery. This results in two opera evenings – Nostalgia and Rivoluzione – full of sparkling arias, choral parts and overtures that you, the audience, can watch in the order you wish.

Nostalgia
2008. A vernissage in a luxurious art gallery. Among the hand-picked guests, Roberto, Giuseppe and Lorenzo, three old friends, meet again after many years. Within the installation on display, a documentary showing footage of their revolutionary youth is being screened. Each of the protagonists recalls an idealized version of their shared past. But a shadow hangs over the evening, that of Laura, who disappeared forty years earlier …

Rivoluzione
1968. Growing social tensions are spreading across Europe. Three young men belonging to the same boxing club find themselves involved in a protest movement: Roberto (who works in a shipyard), Giuseppe (a student) and Lorenzo (a musician). All three gravitate towards Laura, a committed activist who is studying violin. Little by little, personal conflicts threaten the success of their revolution …

Are you under 30? Then attend this opera's on the 'Young Opera' nights (29.3.2024 and 5.4.2024) and enjoy a free reception and exclusive introduction.

Dates & tickets

Dates

Cast
Cast

Text and music selected from Giuseppe Verdi’s early operas (1840-49)

ConductorCARLO GOLDSTEIN Script, Director, Set & Video DesignerKRYSTIAN LADA

Costume DesignerADRIAN STAPF Lighting DesignerALEKSANDR PROWALIŃSKI ChoreographerMICHIEL VANDEVELDE Set Design CollaboratorŁUKASZ MISZTAL Video Collaborator JÉRÉMY ADONIS Chorus MasterEMMANUEL TRENQUE

PART I NOSTALGIA RobertoSCOTT HENDRICKS GiuseppeGIORGIO GIUSEPPINI LorenzoNN DonatellaHELENA DIX VirginiaGABRIELA LEGUN IcilioPARIDE CATALDO

PART II RIVOLUZIONE RobertoENEA SCALA GiuseppeVITTORIO PRATO LorenzoJUSTIN HOPKINS LauraNINO MACHAIDZE CristinaGABRIELA LEGUN

La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra and Choirs
La Monnaie Choral Academy led by Benoît Giaux

Production LA MONNAIE

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