Richard III
Giorgio Battistelli
La Fenice Opera House
Presented for the first time in January 2005 at the Vlaamse Opera in Antwerp with Robert Carsen’s ingenious and glittering production, Riccardo III is a caustic score, with a libretto by Ian Burton based on Shakespeare’s tragedy. The sovereign’s murderous madness dominates the narration in which, following what is a tragically topical path, crimes come in rapid succession without respite, creating a work of uncontrollable violence. A portrait of the last king in the Plantagenet line that, without dwelling on historical facts, wants to create a link with our world today.
Tuesday 3 July, 2018, at 7pm broadcast live on World Concert Hall
Poster
LA FENICE OPERA HOUSE
Conductor ⎮ Tito Ceccherini
Director ⎮ Robert Carsen
Assistant director ⎮Frans Willem de Haas
Sets & Costumes ⎮ Radu & Miruna Boruzescu
Light designer ⎮ Robert Carsen e Peter Van Praet
Dramaturg ⎮ Ian Burton
Sound designer ⎮ Davide Tiso
CAST
Richard III ⎮ Gidon Saks
Duchess of York ⎮ Sara Fulgoni
Clarence e Tyrrel ⎮ Christopher Lemmings
Lady Anne ⎮ Annalena Persson
Queen Elisabeth ⎮ Christina Daletska
Buckingham ⎮ Urban Malmberg
Richmond ⎮ Paolo Antognetti
Edward IV ⎮ Philip Sheffield
Clarence/Tyrrel ⎮ Christopher Lemmings
Hastings ⎮ Simon Schnorr
Lovell ⎮ Zachary Altman
Catesby/Rivers ⎮ Till von Orlowsky
Ratcliffe/Brackenburry ⎮ Szymon Chojnacki
1st Murderer/Archibishop ⎮ Matteo Ferrara
II Murderer/Mayor ⎮ Francesco Milanese
Prince Edward ⎮ Jonathan De Ceuster
La Fenice Choir & Orchestra
Chorus master ⎮ Claudio Marino Moretti
Kolbe Children’s Choir
Chorus master ⎮ Alessandro Toffolo
Opera Vlaanderen, Antwerp/Gent
original production
World Italian premiere
La Fenice production
running time : 2h35′
Act I: 1h15′
intermission : 0h25′
Act II: 0h55
english surtitles
