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La Gioconda in Modena: a popularly acclaimed, small-town grand opera

By Renato Verga, 27 March 2018
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“Andrea Belli’s scenery tended to hint at rather than to describe the lagoon city”
Reviewed at Teatro Comunale Pavarotti–Freni, Modena on 25 March 2018
Programme
Ponchielli, La Gioconda
Performers
Teatro comunale di Modena
Daniele Callegari, Conductor
Federico Bertolani, Director
Andrea Belli, Set Designer
Valeria Donata Bettella, Costume Designer
Saioa Hernández, La Gioconda
Anna Maria Chiuri, Laura Adorno
Giacomo Prestia, Alvise Badoero
Agostina Smimmero, La Cieca
Sebastian Catana, Barnaba
Francesco Meli, Enzo Grimaldo
Graziano Dallavalle, Zuàne
Lorenzo Izzo, Isèpo
Nicolò Donini, Bass
Simone Tansini, Baritone
Monica Casadei, Choreography
Orchestra dell'Emilia Romagna Arturo Toscanini
Coro del Teatro Municipale di Piacenza
Corrado Casati, Choirmaster / chorus director
Voci Bianche del Coro Farnesiano di Piacenza
Mario Pigazzini, Choirmaster / chorus director
Artemis Danza
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Renato Verga
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.