After the success of "Il Farnace", the Teatro Comunale of Ferrara continues the project of rediscovery and enhancement of the rare and evocative works of Antonio Vivaldi, performing "Cato in Utica", staged on 17 and 19 March 2023.
The work is inspired by the historical events of the opposition between Caesar and Cato after the battles of Pharsalus and Thapsus. The story, however, does not take place on a battlefield but rather in a villa by the sea, perhaps the private retreat of Emilia, Pompey's widow. Sets and costumes synthesize classic and contemporary references, elegance and essentiality.
The 'red priest' tried to bring this work to the city of his mentor, the Marquis Bentivoglio, without success. Considered among the greatest compositions of his maturity, Cato in Utica will be performed for the first time in Ferrara after 300 years.
Characters and performers:
Cato (Valentino Buzza)
Cesare (Arianna Vendittelli)
Emilia (Miriam Albano)
Marzia (Valeria Girardello)
Fulvio (Chiara Brunello)
Arbace (Valeria La Grotta)
As had already happened for the "twin" composition of Farnace, performed in 2021, the new production of the Fondazione Teatro Comunale di Ferrara confirms Federico Maria Sardelli as conductor of the Baroque Orchestra Accademia dello Spirito Santo and Marco Bellussi as director. Scenes by Matteo Paoletti Franzato, costumes by Elisa Cobello, lights by Marco Cazzola. Video interventions by Creativite.
Far from wanting to give a reconstruction, Bellussi and Sardelli, among the greatest experts on the Venetian composer, preferred to present the work to the public as it has come down to us, certain of its strong expressive power.
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