Work: Inferno

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Composer	Ronchetti, Lucia (b. 1963)
Period	Contemporary
Year	2020
Work type	Opera / Oratorio

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Abandon all hope: Lucia Ronchetti's Inferno receives Italian premiere

Patrizio Cigliano (Ugolino) and Tommaso Ragno (Dante) © Fabrizio Sansoni | Teatro dell’Opera di Roma

Pia Maltri, 19 Feb

The Italian premiere of Lucia Ronchetti’s Inferno at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma uses Dante’s original verses, but her score fails to match their beauty.

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Dantes Höllenfahrt: Lucia Ronchettis Inferno an der Oper Frankfurt

Alexandra Richter, 02 Jul

Die Koproduktion von Oper und Schauspiel Frankfurt wird pünktlich im Dante-Jahr 2021 zur Uraufführung gebracht.

*****

Bachtrack top ten: Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri by Domenico di Michelino © Public domain

Mark Pullinger & Elisabeth Schwarz, 13 Sep

Mark and Elisabeth descend to Hell to find the right soundtrack for Dante Week and to mark the 700th anniversary of the poet’s death.