Barbara Hannigan’s return to the Orchestra of S. Cecilia

The director – and soprano – Barbara Hannigan returns to the Orchestra of S. Cecilia with an unusual and fun layout. The Scala Orchestra is instead busy with one of the highest achievements of symphonic art, Mahler’s Ninth, with conductor Daniele Gatti. Total change of atmosphere at the Neapolitan Trianon, with the voice of Letizia Gambi in the show “Una napoletana a New York”.

On 18-19-20 April at the Auditorium Parco della Musica the Orchestra of S. Cecilia with the director and soprano Barbara Hannigan. A beautiful programme, starting with Symphony no. 90 by Haydn. Then “Music for the Theatre” written by Copland in 1925; the title evokes the atmosphere of theaters in the 1920s. The operetta follows with “Gaîté Parisienne” by Offenbach; in the finale the director will also be involved as a singer in two songs by Kurt Weill, the tango “Youkali”, from 1934, and “Lost in the Stars”, from 1948. On 16 April at 7 pm Hannigan will present the program and hold a dialogue on music and gender issues with Leonetta Bentivoglio. The concert on the 19th will be broadcast live by Rai Radio 3.

Milano

On 22-24-27 April at La Scala we can listen to a very important work such as Symphony no. 9 by Gustav Mahler, with the La Scala Orchestra conducted by Daniele Gatti; as part of the Theatre’s Symphonic Season. The concert on the 27th will also be broadcast (from 7.45pm) live streaming on the LaScalaTv platform; the video will remain available on demand until May 4th.

Napoli

On the 19th at the Trianon Viviani Theatre, for the exhibition “The world stops in Naples”, the voice of the Neapolitan Letizia Gambi, who blends jazz with her Neapolitan roots and has attracted the attention of jazz musicians such as Chick Corea, Ron Carter, Lenny White, Gato Barbieri, with two albums nominated for Grammy Awards. With her is an all-female band with whom she has been collaborating for some time: Elisabetta Serio on piano and musical direction, Giovanna Famulari on cello, Federica Michisanti on double bass, Caterina Bianco on violin and Elisabetta Saviano on drums.