PORTRAITS OF LOVE

The programme takes us to a fairytale land of music, where we will meet various heroines and women of exception telling of their confrontation with the most overwhelming of all human emotions : love. The story is told in the language of opera, which so perfectly marries theatre and music, and often finds its inspiration in the tales passed down through generations – like Rossini and Mozart drawing on fairy tales for their operas Cinderella or The Magic Flute. The sky map in which the public is invited to wander is shaped by celebrated melodies made famous by our four heroines, which will reveal the ever so different faces of love through the voices of Gilda in Rigoletto, Aurora in Sleeping Beauty, Carmen and finally, Rusalka. Music and lyrics create a sublime counterpoint that will allow audiences of all ages to access a universe which is both earthly and supernatural.

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TRAVELLING IN THE WIND 

We take you on a musical journey throughout different cultures, all connected to our deepest origins. The voyage starts by introducing us to folk music, which belongs to all of us (like the Romanian Dances by Bartok), but we’re soon taken through tragedy, first encountering the depths of despair with the Shoah, as experienced and transformed into music by Olivier Messiaen whilst detained in a concentration camp. We then come to discover how music has the ability to save humanity, giving hope in the face of such horrors : it is an ancient melody from Catalan folklore, the Song of the Birds, which will bring us to the end of our journey. It will open like a window on history, leading to a true awareness of the powerful alliance of music and peace. From the beginning to the end, we will be carried by the wind and by the power of music, which know no boundaries.

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INFLUENCES

Influences is a journey of music, dance and speech whose aim is to make the rhythm of an ancient drum resonate within us. In silence, the public will be able to follow it and thus enter into a game of influences that they will recognise. They will become aware that we all bear traces of cultures, languages, religions and peoples who have met, confronted and offered each other a part of themselves.

We invite you to discover this spiritual heritage present in all of us, born of exchange, dialogue and love for beauty. The journey will follow a map of Europe, from Spain via Hungary, Italy and the Balkans, eventually arriving in the Middle East. Along our way we will find a kaleidoscope of sometimes persecuted cultures, a map of religions that have found in art a means of dialogue, a collage of different languages that make the deepest strings of our souls vibrate.

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CLARA, THE COMPOSER 

“I cannot be so bad when everybody is so fond of me” C. Schumann

The story of Clara Schumann is that of a female artist born in a time when only men were composers.

Telling Clara Schumann’s story is speaking of her great love for Robert Schumann, a man losing his mind.

Clara Schumann’s story is that of her relationship with another man, the great Johannes Brahms who will dedicate to her most of his compositions and who will pass away a mere 11 months after her death. 

Telling Clara Schumann’s story is speaking of her extensive correspondance with her husband, he Father, Brahms and with her children to whom she will ask to destroy all written trace relating to jer life.

The story of Clara Schumann is that of a woman capable of express feelings triggered by love, separation, rejection, the arrival of spring, the beauty of nature or even the carress of moon rays on a woman’s complexion in a sublime manner.

In Clara, the composer Valentina Rebaudo (clarinet) and Irene Puccia (piano) retrace the life of an emblamatic figure of the Romantic era showing to what extent the numerous musical voices of her heart were entwined.

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FELLINI-ROTA : “Nulla si sa, tutto si immagina” 

Fellini-Rota: ‘Nulla si sa, tutto si immagina'” celebrates the friendship and professional collaboration between filmmaker Federico Fellini and composer Nino Rota. Based on an almost “magical” mutual understanding, this creative symbiosis was an unbroken conversation between two geniuses. Since their first collaboration on “Le sceicco bianco” in 1952, their partnership spanned over 25 years, until the death of Nino Rota in 1979.

Fellini, known for his unique and visionary narrative style, found in Rota a collaborator capable of understanding and amplifying his vision. Rota, with his great melodic capacity and versatility, made music central in “Fellinian” representations. In films, music does not merely accompany images, but often leads the narrative, becoming a key element of the atmosphere and emotion.

This program aims to highlight the contribution of music to Fellini’s masterpieces, the artistic and human bond between two artists, and to explore the biographies of these two protagonists. A storyteller, through captivating interviews, moving confidences, and sharp aphorisms, lends his voice to bring them back to life.

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