The Ludwig Van Picture Show//Il cappello di paglia di Firenze

Written almost as a joke in 1945, this work was represented only in 1955, when Simone Cuccia, director of Teatro Massimo in Palermo, ‘forced’ the composers to finish the work.
The success of the debut was great, and caused an unusual circulation of the opera both in Italy, with revivals in 1956, ’57, ’58 at the Piccola Scala in Milan, with Giorgio Strehler as director,  in Reggio Emilia until 1987 and  in Catania and abroad in 1996.
What make this score particularly important, according to public opinion, is its pleasant language, communicating in an instant way. However, the critics take a distance from this ultimate Rota’s work, following a tendency to ignore Rota’s non cinematic production, which in fact also  included instrumental and sacred music.
Free entrance.

Venice, Palazzo Cini at San Vio
30 August  2008, 17.00

Free entrance

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