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Rossini's Turk in Bologna given in memory of Alberto Zedda

By Renato Verga, 13 March 2017
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“Livermore reminds us that Fellini and Rossini were children of the same land”
Reviewed at Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Bologna on 12 March 2017
Programme
Rossini, Il turco in Italia
Performers
Teatro Comunale
Christopher Franklin, Conductor
Davide Livermore, Director, Set Designer
Gianluca Falaschi, Costume Designer
Simone Alberghini, Selim
Nicola Alaimo, Don Geronio
Hasmik Torosyan, Fiorilla
Maxim Mironov, Don Narciso
Alfonso Antoniozzi, Prosdocimo
Aya Wakizono, Zaida
Alessandro Luciano, Albazar
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Coro di Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Andrea Faidutti, Choirmaster / chorus director
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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.