Attila
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Rating
120 min
Runtime
2018
Release Year
Patrizia Carmine
Director
Cast
Ildar Abdrazakov, Saioa Hernández, Fabio Sartori, George Petean, Francesco Pittari
Quick Synopsis
Verdi's opera Attila, first performed at Teatro La Fenice in 1846, is being revived at La Scala on December 7th as part of the 2015-2016 season. After opening the season with Giovanna d’Arco and before presenting Macbeth, Musical Director Riccardo Chailly continues his exploration of Verdi's early works. He collaborates again with creative director Davide Livermore, with whom he previously worked on Donizetti’s Don Pasquale at La Scala. Attila is a complex opera where Verdi experiments with new approaches, combining grand historical scenes with introspective moments and moral ambiguity. The performers are challenged to deliver both passionate and confident performances, while also conveying subtle psychological details.
Detailed Synopsis of Attila
First staged at the Teatro La Fenice in 1846, Verdi’s ninth opera, Attila, returns to the stage of La Scala on December 7th. Following the inauguration of the 2015-2016 Season with Giovanna d’Arco and in anticipation of Macbeth, with Attila Musical Director Riccardo Chailly continues his study of Verdi’s early works, renewing a successful collaboration with creative director Davide Livermore that began with his acclaimed production of Donizetti’s Don Pasquale for La Scala. In this complex opera Verdi experiments with fresh perspectives, featuring spectacular historical settings, introspective angles and moral uncertainties. Attila demands of its performers not only passion and confidence, but also the ability to find subtle accents and psychological nuances.
