#operaonthesofa - Agnese at Prima della Prima

Stage photo of Agnese (ph Edoardo Piva)

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«Dreaming, being moved, smiling and crying in a beautiful dream with a happy ending. This is Paer’s Agnese» (Diego Fasolis). If you missed the first modern performance of Agnese last March, or you want to learn more about it, discover on RaiPlay the documentary that “Prima della Prima” dedicated to this forgotten gem of early 19-century Italian melodrama with extracts, behind the scenes and interviews with the protagonists of the new staging directed by Leo Muscato and conducted by Diego Fasolis on the podium of Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Regio Torino. The production, which is finalist at the International Opera Awards 2020 in the Rediscovered Work category, is available on DVD.

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