A traditional Il corsaro revived in Piacenza

By Renato Verga, 07 May 2018

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Reviewed at Teatro Municipale, Piacenza on 6 May 2018

Verdi, Il corsaro

Fondazione Teatri di Piacenza

Matteo Beltrami, Conductor

Lamberto Puggelli, Director

Marco Capuana, Set Designer

Vera Marzot, Costume Designer

Iván Ayón-Rivas, Corrado

Serena Gamberoni, Medora

Simone Piazzola, Pasha Seid

Roberta Mantegna, Gulnara

Cristian Saitta, Giovanni

Orchestra dell'Emilia Romagna Arturo Toscanini

Coro del Teatro Municipale di Piacenza

Grazia Pulvirenti Puggelli, Revival Director

Andrea Borelli, Lighting Designer

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Renato Verga

Renato graduated from Turin University in Physics. He has always had a particular passion for music and the stage. A former member of a choir, he was raised in the musical milieu influenced by the eminent Italian musicologist Massimo Mila. In 2014, Renato started his own blog, which now has 1000 posts.