"DEATH IN VENICE" BRING LIGHT ON THE STAGE OF THE SCALE AND
Giuseppe Pennisi
'came late in Milan (where he is on stage until 19 March), the latest work by Benjamin Britten, "Death in Venice" of 1973, taken from the novel by Thomas Mann, who also inspired Luchino Visconti. The work was a huge success 38 years ago, in 1973-74 was represented in 15 countries and is considered one of the masterpieces of the twentieth century. In Italy we saw in Venice, Genoa and Florence. It requires a reduced orchestra (with the exception of percussion), two actors (a tenor and a baritone-bass) is almost always on stage, but also a counter tenor soloists and about 40 singers and dancers in minor roles. The wait has been rewarded by a show in Inglese co-production with the National Opera, ENO (where it is in the repertoire) and La Monnaie in Brussels, seen in recent years. Visconti
While emphasizing the theme of the attraction of an elder erotica writer for a German teenager Polish (Both on holiday at the Lido), Britten, a practicing Catholic and aware of a serious illness, analyze, in two acts and 17 scenes, in remorse for what was not done, the longing for youth, beauty lost, the ' anxiety about what will be found after death. In a Venice where the center and south and smelly and shines a glaring sun on the Lido. Effective directed by Deborah Warner, the beautiful scenes of Tom Pye, the accurate costumes Clohe Obolenski, dilation and poignant musical direction by Edward Gardner and excellent performers - everyone stands up John Graham-Hall - make it a full shade of work.
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