Tamerlano

Location
Teatro alla Scala, Milan (IT) 2017
Year
2017
Status
Completed
Typology
Opera

Diretto da Davide Livermore con set design di Giò Forma a La Scala va in scena un Tamerlano colossale, tra rivoluzione bolscevica e cinema.

Teatro alla Scala – Stagione d’Opera e Balletto 2016/2017
TAMERLANO
Opera in tre atti su libretto di Nicola Francesco Haym da Agostino Piovene
Musica di Georg Friedrich Händel

Tamerlano Bejun Mehta
Bajazet Plácido Domingo
Asteria Maria Grazia Schiavo
Andronico Franco Fagioli
Irene Marianne Crebassa
Leone Christian Senn

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala su strumenti storici e “I Barocchisti” della RSI-Radiotelevisione Svizzera
Direttore Diego Fasolis
Maestri al cembalo Diego Fasolis, Andrea Marchiol, Paolo Spadaro
Regia Davide Livermore
Scene Davide Livermore e Giò Forma
Costumi Mariana Fracasso
Luci Antonio Castro
Video Videomakers D-Wok
Nuova produzione Teatro alla Scala
Milano, 22 settembre 2017

Tamerlano set: weathered palace facade with arched windows and grilles, a figure in red on a throne at centre – Tamerlano at La Scala, Milan, Italy, 2017 – opera set design
Iron footbridge with staircases over a misty stage, figures hauling a carriage and a fallen horse – Tamerlano at La Scala, Milan, Italy, 2017 – opera set designSnow falling on a dark stage with a crystal chandelier and a suspended balcony above five performers – Tamerlano at La Scala, Milan, Italy, 2017 – opera set design
Dark stage with a balustraded gallery and smoke, a lone figure seated in an armchair in a pool of light – Tamerlano at La Scala, Milan, Italy, 2017 – opera set designWide view of the snowy scene: double staircase and bridge, carriage and performers spread across the stage – Tamerlano at La Scala, Milan, Italy, 2017 – opera set design
Two swordsmen fighting on a smoky stage, one in a red uniform, with a fallen horse sculpture behind – Tamerlano at La Scala, Milan, Italy, 2017 – opera set design
Palace interior set with columns, an upper gallery and a gilded bed at centre, performers around it – Tamerlano at La Scala, Milan, Italy, 2017 – opera set designRailway carriage set in a snowy forest at night, a lit saloon car with performers and soldiers in front – Tamerlano at La Scala, Milan, Italy, 2017 – opera set design