The Municipality of La Spezia and the Amici del Loggiato association, in collaboration with the Navy, present the second edition of the La Spezia Lirica Forum which this year will be dedicated to Giacomo Puccini, on the occasion of 100 years since the death of the great composer.
The event will be divided into three events at the Sala Dante, in Via Ugo Bassi 4, with the concert lesson “Madama Butterfly: musical reading of the opera”.
Maestro Bruno Nicoli, musical director of the Scala stage in Milan, will guide the audience to discover Puccini’s opera.
Saturday 22 June, on board the aircraft carrier cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi of the Navy, the representation, in full form, of the opera Madama Butterfly. The protagonists of the event will be the young singers of the masterclass held by the famous baritone Roberto Sèrvile. It is the first time ever that an opera is performed on a naval unit of the Navy.
The artistic direction of the event is entrusted to maestro Roberto Sèrvile with direction, concept and lights by Paolo Panizza and Stefano Giaroli as director of the Terre Verdiane symphony orchestra, with the choir of the Parma Opera. The scenes are by Valeria Vago, the costumes by Arte Scenica Reggio Emilia, assistant director Elena Snidero.
The performance will be preceded, at 8.30 pm, by a speech by the Fanfare of the Northern Maritime Interregional Command directed by maestro Vito Ventre.
Monday 24 Junefinally, at the Officers’ Club “Vittorio Veneto” della Spezia, at 9.00 pm, the final event of the “Madama Butterfly: let’s talk about it” event will be held. Admiral Leonardo Merlini, director of the Naval Technical Museum of La Spezia, professor Donatella Failla, internationally renowned scholar of the art, history and culture of Japan, the lawyer. Elisa Bertogli and Dr. Paola Dadà, psychologist and psychotherapist, will face a debate on the figure of Madama Butterfly, analyzing her with the critical eye of the contemporary mentality.
The debate will be moderated by the famous musicologist Massimo Arduino.
The objective of the meeting will be to explore how the figure of Madama Butterfly can be interpreted and understood by men and women in today’s world, highlighting her contemporary relevance and her socio-cultural impact.
All events are free while places last.
The full performance of the opera Madama Butterfly on 22 June is free upon reservation on the website www.sarzanalirica.it. Tickets are nominative and cannot be transferred to third parties. Flat shoes with rubber soles are recommended. In consideration of the place where the presentation will take place: a military ship which is accessed via a narrow and steep staircase, participation in the event is not recommended for people with walking difficulties.
The Opera Madama Butterfly is created with the support of the Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea, the Chamber of Commerce Riviere di Liguria – Imperia, La Spezia, Savona, the graphic studio The BrandSitter and with the media partnership of Tele Liguria Sud.
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