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Nino Rota: Il Cappello Di Paglia Di Firenze (The Florentine Straw Hat)
Piotr Buszewski, Friedemann Jahnig, Ivan Oreščanin, Martin Fournier, Anna Brull, Veli-pekka Varpula, Antonia Cosmina Stancu, Tetiana Miyus, Richard Friedemann Jähnig, Silvija Pleše, Mario Lerchenberger, Dariusz Perczak, Daeho Kim, Julian Gaudiano, Chor der Oper Graz, Grazer Philharmoniker, Daniele Squeo
“Look, when they tell me that in my music, I am mainly concerned with bringing together a little nostalgia and a lot of good humor and optimism, well, I think that’s exactly how I’d like to be remembered: with a bit of nostalgia, lots of optimism, and good humor.” If we listened to enough of his music (and not just the film music), Nino Rota’s wish might well come true, not least when listening to the third of his ten operas, the snappy Florentine Straw Hat (Il cappello di paglia di Firenze). This is his most popular stage work, which Rota wrote in Bari following the end of World War II and orchestrated a decade later for its premiere in Palermo.
BBC Music Magazine
May 2023
Opera Choice
May 2023
Though the plot is featherlight, Rota’s score, influenced by Poulenc and (much further back) Rossini, is delightful, a box of clever musical ideas...Light tenor Piotr Buszewski leads as the half-crazed Fadinard, with conductor Daniele Squeo drawing an excellent performance from a large cast and his local forces.
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