{"id":17880,"date":"2023-06-22T12:01:57","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T10:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/operacarlofelicegenova.it\/spettacolo\/beatrice-di-tenda\/"},"modified":"2024-03-19T22:29:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T21:29:31","slug":"beatrice-di-tenda","status":"publish","type":"show","link":"https:\/\/operacarlofelicegenova.it\/en\/show\/beatrice-di-tenda\/","title":{"rendered":"Beatrice di Tenda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Lyrical tragedy in two acts byVincenzo Bellini<\/strong>with libretto by Felice Romani<\/p>\n\n

on the occasion of the project\u201cGenova capitale del Medioevo\u201d 2024<\/p>\n\n

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Characters and interpreters:<\/p>\n\n

Filippo Maria Visconti<\/em>Mattia Olivieri<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Beatrice di Tenda<\/em>Angela Meade<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Agnese del Maino<\/em>Carmela Remigio<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Orombello<\/em>Francesco Demuro<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Anichino<\/em>Manuel Pierattelli<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Rizzardo del Maino<\/em>Giuliano Petouchoff<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Conductorand orchestratorRiccardo Minasi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

DirectorItalo Nunziata<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Collaborating directorDanilo Rubeca<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Set designerEmanuele Sinisi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Costume designerAlessio Rosati<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Lighting designValerio Tiberi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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A new production by Fondazione Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova<\/strong>co-produced byFondazione Teatro La Fenice di Venezia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Orchestra, choir and technicians of Opera Carlo Felice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Claudio Marino Moretti<\/strong>, choirsmaster<\/p>\n\n

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Staging directorLuciano Novelli<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Stage musical directorSimone Ori<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

R\u00e9p\u00e9titeursSirio Restani<\/strong>, Antonella Poli<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Stage musical assistantsAndrea Gastaldo<\/strong>, Anna Maria Pascarella<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

other Choir MasterPatrizia Priarone<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Lighting MasterSimone Giusto<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Supertitle MasterBernardo Pellegrini<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Head of musical archivesSimone Brizio<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Scenic directorAlessandro Pastorino<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Vice scenic directorSumireko Inui<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Consolle supervisorAndrea Musenich<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Stage technicians foremanGianni Cois<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Chief electrician\/lighting boothMarco Gerli<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Tooling foremanTiziano Baradel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Audio\/video foremanWalter Ivaldi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Head of tailoring, shoemaking, make-up and wigsElena Pirino<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Make-up and hair co-ordinatorRaul Ivaldi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Sets and propsFondazione Teatro Carlo Felice <\/strong>and Fondazione Teatro La Fenice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Costume designerSartoria Klemann<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

FootwearUn passo di stile srl<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

WigsMario Audello<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Surtitles byEnrica Apparuti<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Opera in brief<\/strong>by Ludovica Gelpi<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Beatrice di Tenda<\/em> is Vincenzo Bellini’s penultimate opera, an operatic tragedy in two acts composed between January and March 1833 with librettist Felice Romani. The genesis was swift but troubled, and led to bitter clashes between composer and librettist, as well as to a considerable delay with respect to the planned delivery date. Despite the sumptuous setting of the first performance at La Fenice Theatre in Venice at the end of the Carnival celebrations, and despite the presence of the famous soprano Giuditta Pasta in the role of the protagonist, the opera was not a success.Beatrice di Tenda<\/em> is the only historical drama in Bellini’s catalogue, and is inspired by a tragic event that took place at Binasco Castle (near Milan) in September 1418, when Duke Filippo Maria Visconti had his wife, Beatrice di Tenda, executed for adultery. Historical sources are not entirely consistent on the actual dynamics that led to the conviction, but according to the biographer Andrea Biglia, Beatrice’s alleged lover, Michele Orombello, actually confessed guilty – unlike Beatrice, who pleaded not guilty until death.In Romani’s narration, complicated history between husband and wife is highlighted, traced back to important character differences. In particular, Beatrice is portrayed as a woman of integrity, charitable and attentive to the needs of her subjects, while Philip is portrayed as a greedy and ambitious man, eager to expand his dominion even at the expense of the people. The noble courtesan Agnese del Maino and Philip’s political enemy, Orombello, lord of Ventimiglia, have a fundamental intermediary dramaturgical function, and are themselves antithetical. Agnes is Filippo’s lover but in love with Orombello, and once she discovers that the latter secretly loves Beatrice, she decides to take revenge by suggesting to the duke that Beatrice and Orombello are lovers. Orombello, for his part, commits the naivety of confessing his feelings for Beatrice to Agnese, effectively causing the casus belli.<\/em>The balance between the four protagonists revolves around a subtle interplay of amorous and political tensions. Filippo believes Agnes out of love but above all out of convenience. Agnes acts impulsively in a fit of jealousy, and will only regret her actions when faced with extreme consequences. Orombello, although animated by strong political values and a feeling of sincere love, ignores Beatrice’s unimpeachable integrity on the one hand, and underestimates the malevolence of Agnes and Philip on the other. Beatrice is the most emotionally isolated character. Hated by Agnese, she finds no understanding in Filippo – nor could she ever accept Orombello’s love – and is determined in the strenuous defence of her unassailable honour.That of Beatrice di Tenda<\/em> is a dramaturgy based on well-defined passions: love, hatred, jealousy, greed, faith, but declined through a complex crescendo of tensions. In the handling of this plot, Bellini provides an effective musical reading precisely because he is able to guide the narrative equally through the representation of the subtlest nuances and the brightest hues. To the character of Beatrice, a pure, innocent but resolute heroine, the composer dedicates some of the opera’s most intense and tragic arias. The musical writing is that of a mature Bellini who is fully at ease in dramatic rendition. A fundamental component is that of the chorus, which is given ample space and performs a tireless function of commenting on the action and extending the affections. It is through the chorus (in the guise of the courtiers and the damsels, and again of the armigers ready to revolt and the adamant judges) that we perceive the depth of the distance between Philip and Beatrice, the strength of Orombello’s political ideals, the incredible combination of feelings that chase each other in the climax <\/em>final, between hope, repentance, intransigence and forgiveness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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