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Release Date:
April 9, 2016
Original Title:
Il Giardino degli Amanti
Genres:
Fantasy | Music | Romance
Production Companies:
Teatro alla Scala
Production Countries:
Italy
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 90
In the garden of a Baroque villa, a chamber orchestra is playing Mozart’s wonderful quartets and quintets, and everywhere is pervaded with echoes and references to the composer’s world. As if by magic or conjured by the imagination, figures emerge from the shadows of the labyrinthine garden: they are Mozart’s characters, and they play with – or perhaps make fun of – the guests at the party, embroiling them in their well-known amorous dalliances. This piece, in which the spectator encounters among the dreamlike medley many well-known protagonists from Mozart’s operas (including Figaro, Don Giovanni, and the Queen of the Night), is a full-length choreographic work by Massimiliano Volpini, who himself performed on stage for many years as a dancer with the Scala ensemble.
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Assistant Director:
Elena Russi
Choreographer:
Massimiliano Volpini
Costume Designer:
Erika Carretta
Director:
Lorena Sardi
Director of Photography:
Fabio Brera
Editor:
Barbara Scalamandrè
Executive Producer:
Laura Bolio
Lighting Design:
Marco Filibeck
Music Consultant:
Giovanni Primavesi
Walter Frazzi
Original Music Composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Production Director:
Antonello Trevisiol
Set Designer:
Erika Carretta
Story:
Massimiliano Volpini
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