“The Quince of Istanbul”. A musical reading
€ 7.00
The performance is drawn from the eponymous song-novel that tells the story of two lovers, Max and Masha, written in ballad style, like a beguiling fairy tale told in front of a fire. The two meet in Sarajevo and one night Masha, a wild, attractive and mysterious woman («Tartar eyes and long femurs») sings Max a song about the yellow fruit, without knowing that it spells their common fate. Three years later, their love ignites just when Masha falls ill. A wind starts blowing that stirs the soul and the senses, triggering music and verse, mixing languages, wrenching tears and dreams. Max’s adventurous journey across Masha's land, all the way to the shores of the Bosphorus is a combination of ritual, discovery and rebirth.
Video
Paolo Rumiz is the special correspondent for the Piccolo newspaper in Trieste and an editorial writer for the paper la Repubblica. He is an expert on the subject of Heimat and of identity in Italy and in Europe. His published writings include: Il leone di Lissa (Il Saggiatore, 2003); and, published by Feltrinelli: Tre uomini in bicicletta (with F. Altan, 2002), È Oriente (2003), La leggenda dei monti naviganti (2007), Annibale. Un viaggio (2008), L’Italia in seconda classe (2009), La cotogna di Istanbul. Ballata per tre uomini e una donna (2010), Ballata per tre uomini e una donna (2010) also in audio-book version read by Moni Ovadia, Il bene ostinato (2011), Maschere per un massacro (2011), Maledetta Cina (ebook, 2012), Trans Europa Express (2012), Morimondo (2013).
Paolo Rumiz & i Dialoghi
2013
2013
Il programma sarà disponibile a breve...
Il programma sarà disponibile a breve...
Alfredo Lacosegliaz composed the music accompanying the lyrics in the styles of the different lands where the novel is set, ranging from apocryphal songs to Bosnian melodies, with echoes of popular waltzes and sounds from the Middle East. In addition to the narrator Paolo Rumiz, the performers include: Ornella Serafini, voice; Cristina Verità, violin and voice; Daniele Furlan, clarinet; Orietta Fossati, keyboards; Alfredo Lacosegliaz, drums.
Alfredo Lacosegliaz & i Dialoghi
Il programma sarà disponibile a breve...
2013
Il programma sarà disponibile a breve...