Program

Antonio Vivaldi, Farnace

Sinfonia, Allegro

Sinfonia, Andate - Allegro

I: "Ricordati Che Sei"

I: "Combattono Quest' Alma"

I: "Dell'Eusino"

I: "Su Campioni, Su Guerrieri"

I: "Nell' Intimo Del Petto"

I: "Penso... Penso Che Que' Begl'occhi"

I: "Al Vezzeggiar D'un Volto"

I: "Da Quel Ferro Che Ha Svenato"

I: "Sorge L'irato Nembo"

II: "Lascia Di Sospirar"

II: "Langue Misero Quel Valore"

II:"C'è Un Dolce Furore"

II: "Gelido in Ogni vena"

II: "Arsa Da Rai Cocenti"

II: "Roma Invitta Una Clemente"

II: "Io Sento Nel Petto"

III: "Forse O Caro In Questi Accenti"

III: "Scherza L'aura Lusinghiera"

III: "Ti Vantasti Mio Guerriero"

III: "Io Crudel? Giusto Rigore"

III: "Coronata Di Gigli E Di Rose"

Vivaldi's Farnace

Christophe Gayral (stage director), Diego Fasolis (conductor) — With Christophe Strehl (Farnace), Lucia Cirillo (Berenice), Sonia Prina (Tamiri), Rose Bove (Selinda), Valentino Buzza (Pompeo)

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Cast

Christophe Gayral — Stage director

Rudy Sabounghi — Set designer

Elena Cicorella — Costumes designer

Giuseppe Di Iorio — Lighting designer

Christoph Strehl — Farnace

Lucia Cirillo — Berenice

Sonia Prina — Tamiri

Rosa Bove — Selinda

Program notes

Farnace, King of Pontus and a sworn enemy of Rome, has been defeated. To avoid falling into the hands of the Romans, he commands his wife and son to commit suicide, setting in motion a story defined by fractured loyalties, family turmoil, and political intrigue. Antonio Maria Lucchini created a libretto based around this ancient historical figure, initially set to music by Leonardo Vinci and then Antonio Vivaldi in 1727. Marking Vivaldi’s most successful opera seria, the Baroque masterpiece was revised several times by the composer for different performances. Nearly 300 years later, the Teatro Malibran reopened after the pandemic with a unique staging of Vivaldi’s work. Director Christophe Gayral transports the tale into a contemporary setting in an unidentified West Asian region and drives the dramatic tension to its peak…

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