Operas: Expectation (Erwartung) + Intolleranza 1960 (Intolerance 1960)
by Arnold Schönberg (Erwartung), Luigi Nono (Intolleanza 1960)
Teatro alla Scala, Milan 2020-10-31 ... 2020-11-11
The Package
Music trip to Milan for 3 days / 2 nights with exclusive program. The highlight is a visit to the famous Teatro alla Scala on the second evening to experience a magnificent performance in a world-famous environment with global stars.
The evening will introduce you to two operas from the twentieth century. Erwartung (expectation), a monodrama by Arnold Schoenberg from 1924, and a once-act Intolleranza 1960 (intollerance 1960) by Luigi Nono from 1960. Two operas that are a bit closer to our time and are not playing 200 years ago. In fact, Intolleranza is right in our time. The two operas will be supported by the orchestra and chorus of the Teatro alla Scala. The lyrics of the opera are displayed in original language and in English. The evening with two operas will take 1 hour 55 minutes, short intermission included. With your premium tickets, you can access the Toscanini Foyer to enjoy a Spumante in the intermission and to see and be seen.
The 3 day city trip includes the hotel in your selected category, a gourmet dinner on the evening of the first day, a private walking tour of the city with a guide in your language, a visit to the La Scala Museum, premium tickets for the selected event at the Teatro alla Scala, and an aperitif before the performance. The schedule and program have been well accepted by our clients and we receive many compliments. However, should you wish to adjust the program, to maybe have a different private sightseeing tour or rather spend the day shopping, add an excursion to Lago di Como, an excursion to Cremona to the Stradivari Museum, then please let us know. The itinerary can be customized to your needs.
The Story
Erwartung
Expectation (Erwartung) is a monodrama, so designed only for one female singer, a young dramatic soprano. The opera also places the highest demands on the choir and the orchestra. It runs about 30 minutes. It is about a woman that is looking for her lover in a dark forest in moonlight. Fear and hope interchange quickly until she … Lzrics are in German.
Intolleranza 1960
This political opera in two parts goes over 1 hour 15 and requires a larger team. It was first performed at the Teatro la Fenice in Venice in 1961. This first opera by Luigi Nono is a fiery protest against intolerance and oppression and the violation of human dignity. It was a work for the Venice Biennale in 1961 and premiered at the Teatro la Fenice in Venice. The premiere was disturbed by neo-fascists shouting during the torture scene “Viva la polizia” (“Long live the police”). Nono’s opponents accused him of poisoning Italian music.
The Artists
Teatro alla Scala Chorus and Orchestra
A new Teatro alla Scala production in coproduction with Salzburger Festspiele
Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Staging: Damiano Michieletto
Sets: Paolo Fantin
Costumes: Carla Teti
Lights: Alessandro Carletti
Cast for Erwartung
Una donna: Camilla Nylund
Cast for Intolleranza 1960
Un emigrante: Giorgio Berrugi
La sua compagna: Camilla Nylund
Una donna: Anna Maria Chiuri
Un algerino: Simone Piazzola
Un torturato: Dario Russo
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