On February 23rd, Riccardo Muti makes his Metropolitan Opera debut conducting Giuseppe Verdi’s Attila in a new critical edition prepared by Helen M. Greenwald. The American Institute of Verdi Studies celebrates the occasion with a symposium devoted to this exciting opera from Verdi’s early period. Four distinguished Verdi scholars discuss the libretto, Verdi’s creative process, and issues of musical style and performance practice. The symposium includes four brief papers followed by a round table discussion.
With: Francesco Izzo (University of Southampton and American Institute for Verdi Studies), "Solera, Piave, and the Final Scene of Attila"; Philip Gossett (University of Chicago and University of Rome “La Sapienza”), "Verdi’s Skeleton Scores and Attila";
Helen M. Greenwald (New England Conservatory), "Pictorial Music in Attila"; and David Lawton (Stony Brook University), "Verdi in Rehearsal"; Moderator: Roberta Montemorra Marvin (University of Iowa).
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