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Opera «La Gioconda»
«La Gioconda» comes to the stage as one of those works that defies any label. The opera by Amilcare Ponchielli, with a libretto by Arrigo Boito, occupies a singular place in the Italian repertoire: it is the great exception outside the Verdi universe that managed to remain alive between the last Donizetti and the emergence of the Giovane Scuola.
About this event
The production brings together in a single score the great musical languages of its time. The melodies draw on the Verdi tradition, while the choruses evoke the popular sound of Venice at its most theatrical. The writing also opens out to soliloquies of great dramatic intensity, echoes of grand Wagnerian orchestration and dance moments that recall the spectacle of French Grand Opéra.
The result is a work of contrasts: monumental and moving, refined and deeply human. Each scene seems to move towards an ending that already anticipates the verismo sensibility which would dominate Italian opera shortly afterwards.
In La Gioconda, the music does not merely accompany the action; it drives it, expands it and turns it into a sonic journey in which passion, fate and beauty coexist. A piece that continues to fascinate through its artistic ambition and its ability to unite different traditions in a single stage voice.
All dates 7
- Thu, 19 February 2026 · past
- Sun, 22 February 2026 · past
- Mon, 23 February 2026 · past
- Wed, 25 February 2026 · past
- Sat, 28 February 2026 · past
- Sun, 1 March 2026 · past
- Mon, 2 March 2026
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- Music
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- Opera
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