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Italian Maestro in Minsk

 

Gianluca Marcianò will bring a little bit of Italian sun in the masterpiece of the Austrian genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

‘Of course, for me it's not easy, because the opera is presented in Russian language. But the experience is definitely interesting,’ Gianluca Marcianò said. It is not his first time in Minsk. He is the conductor of Gioachino Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia, which is a part of the Bolshoi Theatre’s repertoire since 2011. And last winter Marcianò was one of 16 judges of the Christmas Singing Competition. (In this role he will appear in the current year.) And since this season Gianluca Marcianò is the principal guest conductor of the Belarusian Bolshoi. In this role, he conducts Mozart's masterpiece for the first time. ‘Mozart's music is like a breath of fresh sea wind. It's light, elegant, but in this simplicity lies its complexity. Everyone knows that in childhood we are always relaxed, open to everything new, we have no shackles that bind us. But as adults, our life experience and painful thoughts bind our hand and foot. And, perhaps, one of the few ways to return to the carefree childhood is to hear, to feel and to accept Mozart’s music.

The work of Aleg Lessoun, the conductor of the production, on this opera was absolutely fantastic. So I need to add a few nuances and to place small accents. Still, for me, Mozart is the composer of contrast – black and white, forte (loud) and piano (quiet).

By the way

In this season Gianluca Marcianò and Mikhail Pandzhavidze will work together again, now on the Giacomo Puccini’s masterpiece Tosca.

‘I'm happy!’ Italian Maestro didn’t hide emotions. ‘We had an amazing experience of collaboration. And I can openly say: Mikhail Pandzhavidze is an exceptional director. He looks at performance not only from the point of view of its dramatic aspect. He really knows the music of the works that he stages. He understands that these two things are interrelated. And if we are talking about Puccini, it is even more important. Close your eyes, plunge into his brilliant music and you get the image of what is going on in the opera. The imagery of the Puccini’s music is incredible!’

 

 
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