On February 11, a new production
of 'The Barber of Seville' by Davide Livermore and with an
orchestra conducted by Donato Renzetti will go on stage at
Teatro dell'Opera.
The well-known Rossini work was first performed at Teatro
Argentina in the Italian capital in 1816.
After Emma Dante's ' Cinderella' (which will be performed
through Feruary 19), the opera house is thus continuing its
celebration of Gioachino Rossini's works to revive the spirit of
his works and understand their historical significance and not
only as an homage to the composer's genius.
A performance will be held on February 20 at 18:00, on the
exact day of the debut.
"Every opera is an extraordinary act of memory," the
conductor said last week in presenting his 'The Barber of
Seville' to the media.
"I entered the wake of a tradition that in 200 years has
created a stratification of interpretations," he added.
The world "has been widely explored both from a musical and
a text-based point of view - I am not interested in...
provocation as an end in itself," he said.
"In a work such as this one, directorial meta-readings are
not useful, and can only be so in works that are fragile from a
dramaturgical and musical point of view."
Renzetti said he had wanted to "remove from the work all
the 'mistakenly taken liberties' that had become consolidated
over time, and only leave the traditions wanted by Rossini
himself".
To highlight what the conductor called "a visual
kaleidoscope over the course of historic episodes, made concrete
by scenic acts" Livermore used all theatrical elements - not
just lighting and set design, but also costumes by Gianluca
Falaschi, illustrations by Francesco Calcagnini, videos by D-Wok
and magical effects by Mago Alexander.
The result will be a surprising production but one that is
entirely faithful to the original, said Rome Opera Theater
Superintendent Carlos Fuortes.
The work is an "homage" to Commedia dell'Arte and "we must
not fear" the laughter it will inspire, Fuortes said.
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