Lucio Silla Documentary
Salzburg Festival – An hour with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791
Cast
Jürgen Flimm — Stage director
Manfred Voss — Lighting
Roberto Sacca — Lucio Silla
Julia Kleiter — Celia
Verónica Cangemi — Lucio Cinna
Program notes
In 2006, the Mozart22 project took place in honor of the 250th anniversary of the composer's birth. It was a major project to recreate the twenty-two operas and oratorios composed by Mozart. This documentary goes behind the scenes of the production of Ascanio in Alba at that time.
The Salzburg Festival of 2006 gathered the best specialists of the Mozart repertoire - singers, conductors and directors - to interpret this unique selection of works.
"I see it as a kind of political thriller, the story of a plot against an inhuman regime. [...] Lucio Silla is, in my opinion, one of the few truly political pieces by Mozart."