Sarasota Opera To Host Exhibit From Rome Opera House.
Sarasota Opera announced it will host an exhibition from the Rome Opera House entitled “Homage to Giuseppe Verdi; Celebrating the Bicentennial of his Birth” March 8 – March 25, 2014. The exhibition, underwritten by Piero and Rachele Rivolta, tells the story of the most famous performances of Verdi’s operas, and of the great performers, singers, set designers, and costume designers who have kept the legend of Giuseppe Verdi alive.
On display will be selected scenic and costume sketches from productions designed by some of the greatest opera names of the 20th century including Luchino Visconti, Franco Zeffirelli, Pierluigi Pizzi, Danilo Donati, Nicola Benois, and others. The exhibit also includes 18 actual costumes dating back to 1916 worn by artists such as Beniamino Gigli, Renata Scotto, and Angela Gheorghiu , and a video collage of Verdi operas performed at the Rome Opera House.
“Sarasota Opera patrons have become passionate about Verdi’s music and we are glad to be able to bring a piece of Italy’s rich operatic history to Sarasota,” says Maestro Victor DeRenzi. “I want to thank the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma and the Italian Foreign Ministry for allowing this exhibit to come to Sarasota as well as Piero and Rachele Rivolta for their help in making this possible. We are happy to join the many cities in Italy and around the world that can claim a close connection with Verdi.”
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