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GIOACHINO ROSSINI
THE JOURNEY TO RHEIMS
OTTAVIO DANTONE
TEATRO ALLA SCALA
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THE JOURNEY TO RHEIMS
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POSTER
Teatro alla Scala, April 2009
Opera and Ballet Season 2008-2009
THE JOURNEY TO RHEIMS
or “IL GIGLIO D’ORO” HOTEL
Playful drama in one act - Libretto by Luigi Balocchi
Inspired on Corinne ou De l'Italie of M.me de Staël
Music by Gioachino Rossini
Fondazione Rossini of Pesaro critical edition in collaboration with Universal Music Publishing Ricordi S.r.l.
Milano, by Janet Johnson
First representation: Paris, Théatre Italien, June 19, 1825
Orchestra director Ottavio Dantone
Directed by Luca Ronconi
Scene Gae Aulenti
Costumes Giovanna Buzzi
Choir and orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala
Choir maestro Bruno Casoni
Characters and performers
Corinna (soprano) Patrizia Ciofi
Maddalena (mezzosoprano) Paola Gardina
Marchesa Melibea (contralto) Daniela Barcellona
Delia (soprano) Aurora Tirotta
Contessa di Folleville (soprano) Annick Massis
Modestina (mezzosoprano) Annamaria Popescu
Madama Cortese (soprano) Carmela Remigio
Antonio (basso) Filippo Polinelli
Cavalier Belfiore (tenore) Juan Francisco Gatell
Zefirino (tenore) Patrizio Saudelli
Conte di Libenskof (tenore) Dmitry Korchak
Gelsomino (tenore) Fabrizio Mercurio
Lord Sidney (basso) Alastair Miles
Puppet company Carlo Colla e figli
Don Profondo (buffo) Nicola Ulivieri
Flute solo Davide Formisano
Barone di Trombonok (buffo) Bruno Praticò
Harp solo Luisa Prandina
Don Alvaro (basso) Fabio Capitanucci
Harpsichord James Vaughan
Don Prudenzio (basso) Alessandro Guerzoni
Fortepiano Beatrice Benzi
Don Luigino (tenore) Enrico Iviglia
MEDIA CONTENT AND CREDITS
VIDEO
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
THE JOURNEY TO RHEIMS
HIGHLIGHTS*
Solo, Choir and Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milano
Orchestra director Ottavio Dantone
“FARE ILVIAGGIO CON NOI BRAMA”
with Philip Gossett
visual journey
by Elvio Annese and Roberto San Pietro
In collaboration with Ipotesi Cinema
EXTRA
Backstage – Interview with Luca Ronconi and Gae Aulenti
Mp3 audio file of the complete work
Synopsis and libretto: Italian, English, French
M.me de Staël, Corinne ou l’Italie (full translation) – Preface of Mario Marcarini
History of the novel The Journey to Rheims by Giovanni Vitali
For a history of interpretation:
The Journey to Rheims on CD and DVD by Elvio Giudici
AUDIO
Gioachino Rossini (1792 – 1868)
THE JOURNEY TO RHEIMS*
Unreleased recording
Live recording
(*) Rai Trade and NHK
Directed by Carlo Tagliabue
Rai TV Supervisor Gino Rossi
Assistant Anna Grossi
Rai Trade producer Franco Consolani
Photo director Riccardo De Poli
Audio shooting by Radio Management
Production director Dante Meneghel
Organization Antonella Gatti
Delegated to the production Manuela Scifoni
Audio music consultant Maddalena Novati
Technical coordinator Alessandro Resasco
Audio shooting Guglielmina De Toffol
Music consultant Walter Frazzi, Marco Diano
Editor Maurizio Bonomi
Specialized Luca Floris, Alessandro Gaspero,
Mario Lubrano, Antonio Topolino, Rocco
Caputo
Executive producer Erica Vitelozzi
Audio edition Gabriele Fanchini
MEDIA PROJECT CREDITS
Project & marketing Nimax s.r.l.
Art Supervisor Philip Gossett
Producer and iconographic research Mario Marcarini
Denoising e remastering Diversified Technologies S.r.l.
Authoring & sub-title synchronization Impronte Digitali S.r.l.
Original graphic concept FG Gonfalonieri
Series naming Clerici e Associati s.r.l.
Photographic references:
Marco Brescia/Teatro alla Scala
Rudy Amisano/Teatro alla Scala
(Portrait Ottavio Dantone)
Civica Raccolta delle Stampe A. Bertarelli
(Portrait Rossini and map)
(C) RMN/Gérard Blot, Archivi Alinari
(Details of Charles X’s coronation carriage)
(P) & (C) 2009 Musicom.it S.r.l. Milano
(C) 2009 Gruppo Intesa Sanpaolo