Ravenna Festival
Trilogia d’autunno
per il Bicentenario della nascita di Giuseppe Verdi (1813-2013)
“Verdi & Shakespeare”
Prima dell’opera: conferenza di PAOLO GALLARATI
Shakespeare’s plays still sit on his bedside table near the scores of his beloved quartets: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Verdi’s estate in Sant’Agata is unchanged: the composer’s steps still echo in the rooms, and the worn‑out pages of his beloved books tell the story of his deep affinity for another great man of the stage. The villa, Roncole and Busseto will provide the scenery for Falstaff in the shots by the young artists of VerdiWeb. The contrast between Othello’s black skin and the pallor of innocent Desdemona will blend into a similar contrast of darkness and light, while Macbeth’s mad lust for power will be consumed between vision and reality. This unmissable trilogy will close the bicentenary of Verdi’s birth with a celebration of the “study of the soul” and a sample of great theatre.