Teatro Grattacielo
2 Riverside Drive
2C
New York, NY
10023
212-595-7127
Monday, April 13, 2009, at 8:00 p.m.
IL PICCOLO MARAT
Written during - and about - a period of great anxiety, destruction, and change, not unlike our own recent times, Il Piccolo Marat’s message is the triumph of hope over despair, of love over hatred, and of good over evil. It confirms the possibility of transformation in spite of the whirlwinds that might surround us.
Teatro Grattacielo is extremely pleased and honored to present this great masterpiece to New York in its long-overdue North American Première.
Il PiccoloMarat |
Richard Crawley, tenor |
|---|---|
Il Presidente del Comitato (L'Orco): |
Michael Ventura, bass |
Mariella, his niece |
Paula Delligatti, soprano |
Il Carpentiere |
Daniel Ihn-Kyu Lee, baritone |
La Principessa |
Elizabeth Batton, mezzo |
Il Soldato |
Joshua Benaim, baritone |
with Nelson martinez, Sefanos Koroneos, Alfred Barclift, Christopher Herbert, and Hugo Vera.
Cantori New York and Long Island University Chorus
Mark Shapiro, Director
Teatro Grattacielo Orchestra
David Wroe, conductor
Considered by many critics to be Mascagni’s greatest achievement, Il Piccolo Marat was a huge success at its Rome premiere in 1921, receiving over 50 curtain calls. The opera went on to be produced throughout Italy, and in Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Alexandria, Barcelona, Paris and at La Scala. You can hear historic recordings here, from 1920's performances of Il Piccolo Marat.
Teatro Grattacielo: "Maybe you haven't heard your favorite opera yet!"