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From Byron to Donizetti, the political drama of Marino Faliero in Bergamo

By Renato Verga, 21 November 2020
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“Michele Pertusi sang a Faliero of enormous authority and mastery of style”
Reviewed at Teatro Donizetti, Bergamo on 20 November 2020
Programme
Donizetti, Marino Faliero
Performers
Fondazione Donizetti
Riccardo Frizza, Conductor
Stefano Ricci, Director
Marco Rossi, Set Designer
Gianluca Sbicca, Costume Designer
Alessandro Carletti, Lighting Designer
Michele Pertusi, Marino Faliero
Bogdan Baciu, Israele
Michele Angelini, Fernando
Francesca Dotto, Elena
Christian Federici, Steno
Dave Monaco, Leoni
Anaïs Mejías, Irene
Daniele Lettieri, Vincenzo
Marta Bevilacqua, Choreography
Orchestra Donizetti Opera
Coro Donizetti Opera
Fabio Tartari, 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.