‘APHRODITE’ A MONODRAMA IN TRIBUTE TO GEORGE BATTISTELLI

On Saturday, April 22, at 9 PM, in the Tenuta Dello Scompiglio, Vorno (Capannori, Lucca) there’s a tribute to Giorgio Battistelli (see photo by Roberto Masotti) with “Aphrodite”: a voyage to the seductiveness, and erotic potential and contradictions of ‘ masculine and feminine through the music of the great composer from Lazio. Besides the première of “Aphrodite – monodrama of ancient customs” there’s, “Marx Lenin Mao Tse-Tung”, inspired by the three men who have influenced humanity through their lives and their thinking. The work, written for the centenary of the October Revolution, is dedicated to the ‘Ars Ludi’ historic ensemble, which is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary and is sponsored by the SIAE – Today Classics” project. Participants are Laura Catrani voice, Patrizia Radici harp, Giovanni Trovalusci flutes, and marimbas and drums of Ars Ludi soloists, Antonio Caggiano, Rodolfo Rossi and Gianluca Ruggeri. The production is by Erasmo Gaudiomonte.

The concert is part of “Assemblaggi Provvisori “, a Scompiglio Cultural Association event directed by Cecilia Bertoni.

 

Program

Giorgio Battistelli

“Marx Lenin Mao Tse-Tung” for three percussionists: premiere

“Aphrodite – monodrama of ancient customs” (1983), for voice, harp, flutes and percussion; text by Pierre Louys

 

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