THE NEW YORK TIMES
By CORINNA da FONSECA-WOLLHEIM
Mr. Wilson’s production and the simmering passions of its characters is disconcerting at first. What Mr. Wilson offers is a geometry lesson in human passions. In Monteverdi’s opera, the historical events are introduced as a test of strength between Amor, Virtue and Fortune, which Amor is determined to win. The libretto by Giovanni Francesco Busenello reflects the very Venetian bent for intellectual contrarianism on the margins of the religious conformity of his time in the 17th century. [link]
Monday 30 June 2014
Opera Review: Where Passion Rules, Morality Stands Little Chance
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