Autumn Trilogy: Mozart 1791
Requiem
in D minor K. 626
Silvia Frigato soprano
Margherita Sala contralto
Ilker Arcayürek tenor
Francesco Leone bass
Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini
conductor Ottavio Dantone
Coro della Cattedrale di Siena Guido Chigi Saracini
choirmaster Lorenzo Donati
If we were to translate Dante’s verse in praise of St Francis, “A sun was born into the world”, we would naturally think of Mozart’s extraordinary artistic career, which came to an untimely end in 1791 — a fateful yet extremely fruitful year for the composer, brimming with commissions and masterpieces. He was working on The Magic Flute when a mysterious patron commissioned the Requiem. Work on the Singspiel was interrupted again by La clemenza di Tito, composed in just 18 days for the coronation of the King of Bohemia. And indeed, Mozart’s final year was a time of high productivity during which he also completed such important works as Ave Verum Corpus, the Clarinet Concerto and the Adagio in C major for glass harmonica. The 15th edition of the Autumn Trilogy will thus be dedicated to that hectic and dramatic year.
The Trilogy relies entirely on the mastery of Ottavio Dantone and the creative rigour of Chiara Muti, and showcases a new production of La clemenza di Tito alongside an original creation titled L’ultimo incanto, in which, drawing inspiration from Mozart’s final creative outburst, Muti has crafted a visionary narrative reflecting Mozart’s life, weaving together arias, dialogues and letters.
In keeping with the traditions of a veritable “opera workshop”, our tried-and-tested theatrical machine will once again manage to dismantle and reassemble different scenes on the same stage night after night, offering total immersion in Mozart’s extreme and sublime artistry.
