The S. Cecilia Orchestra opens the season with Wagner's Die Walküre
In Milan, the JazzMi festival features two hundred concerts; at La Scala, the Orchestra in a fine 20th-century programme
The Orchestra di S. Cecilia opens the season with a decidedly new proposal, to perform an opera in stage form. And what an opera: Wagner's 'Die Walküre'. It will not remain an isolated project, but is only the beginning of the performance of the entire Wagnerian 'Ring of the Nibelung', which will end in 2028. In Milan, the city is invaded by the two hundred concerts of JazzMi, now in its tenth edition.
Roma
The new season of the Orchestra di Santa Cecilia kicks off on 23-25-27 October with Wagner's opera 'Die Walküre'; music director Daniel Harding on the podium; a fine company with the voices of Michael Volle, Miina-Liisa Värelä, Vida Miknevičiūtė, Jamez McCorkle among others. It will not be the usual opera in concert form: it will be in stage form. The production will be signed by the team composed of director Vincent Huguet, set designer Pierre Yovanovitch, and costume designer Edoardo Russo. The Sala Santa Cecilia (Auditorium Parco della Musica) will be transformed. This opera kicks off a new project: to perform the entire Wagnerian 'Ring of the Nibelung', one opera each year; the project will end in 2028.
It will be Daniel Harding's first opportunity to confront the Tetralogy, which he has never before directed; but above all, it will be an opportunity to see again in Rome a production that, in stage form, has been absent since 1961.
The 27 October performance is broadcast live at 6 p.m. on Rai Radio 3 and Euroradio; and on the 30th at 10.30 p.m. by Rai Cultura
Milano
Dal 23 ottobre al 9 novembre la decima edizione di JazzMi, oltre duecento concerti, attraversando i confini tra generi, generazioni e territori, e costruendo relazioni profonde tra la musica e il tessuto urbano. Negli anni, il festival ha ampliato il proprio raggio d’azione ben oltre i teatri e i club. Una visione che ha reso JazzMi un progetto culturale diffuso. Dai due poli principali Triennale Milano e Blue Note Milano, il festival attraverserà l’intera geografia urbana milanese. Dal Volvo Studio Milano ai palcoscenici storici della città come Teatro Arcimboldi, Teatro Dal Verme, Teatro Lirico, il festival toccherà anche il Conservatorio, l’Auditorium S. Fedele, il Centro Culturale di Milano e CPM. Si rafforza il dialogo con realtà come Armani/Silos, l’Anfiteatro di Apple Piazza Liberty, ADI Design Museum, Cascina Nascosta e Spirit de Milan. E poi i club e i luoghi della scena indipendente, dall’Alcatraz alla Santeria Toscana 31, passando per il Biko Milano, Base e Fabrique. Apre la voce di D
