RIVOLUZIONE Verdi – La Monnaie / De Munt

PART 1. Late 1960s. Growing social tensions are spreading across Europe. Three young men, Carlo, Lorenzo and Giuseppe, find themselves involved in a protest movement. All three gravitate towards Laura, a committed activist who is studying violin. As the revolution gradually turns into a physical confrontation with the authorities, personal and emotional conflicts break out between members of the group and Laura’s ideal of peaceful resistance is overtaken by reality. How far will she go for her beliefs? La Monnaie’s ambitious, two-part production brings together musical highlights from the sixteen first operas of Giuseppe Verdi to tell a new story. We meet three friends during two key years of their lives: the protest years after May 1968 and a reunion forty years later. Separated by time but linked by their shared past, these friends take stock of what remains of the unrest, violence and idealism of their youthful years, and try to uncover the truth behind an unsolved mystery. The project unfolds over the course of two separate opera performances, Rivoluzione and Nostalgia. With compelling arias, emblematic overtures and such memorable choral parts as ‘Va, pensiero’ from Nabucco, these performances will take us to the heart of Verdi’s musical genius. Full performance streamed LIVE on OperaVision on 29 March 2024 at 19:30 CET and available until 29 September 2024 at 12:00 CET: CAST Carlo Enea Scala Giuseppe Vittorio Prato Lorenzo Justin Hopkins Laura Nino Machaidze Cristina Gabriela Legun Arminio Hwanjoo Chung Orchestra La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra Chorus La Monnaie Chorus La Monnaie Choral Academy Music Giuseppe Verdi Conductor Carlo Goldstein Script, direction, sets & video Krystian Lada Costume Adrian Stapf Light Aleksandr Prowaliński Choreographer Michiel Vandevelde Set collaborator Łukasz Misztal Video collaborator Jérémy Adonis Chorus master Emmanuel Trenque OperaVision is a freeview opera streaming platform, supported by the European Union’s Creative Europe programme. Watch live streams as the performances themselves unfold in the opera house. Enjoy a variety of shows - including opera, operetta, musical theatre, dance, ballet and concerts. Opera connaisseur or curious newcomer, there is something for everyone on OperaVision. @operavision