Valtinoni's Pinocchio opera is a hit in Berlin(January 2007) Pierangelo Valtinoni’s Pinocchio, burattino di talento enjoyed a remarkable German premiere in November at the Komische Oper in Berlin.
This magical new version of the Pinocchio story delighted adults and children alike in the colourful Komische Oper production by Jetske Mijnssen. First staged in Vicenza in 2001, the one-act hour-long opera sets a libretto by Paolo Madron to a score that skilfully combines professional and amateur perfomers. The work is ideal both for children’s opera programmes and for pre-Christmas entertainments. “A story of fables and animals comes to life…” Märkische Allgemeine “The Italian composer retells the famous classical story by Carlo Collodi in an entirely fresh fashion, with 57 child actors and five adult roles. Framed by a velvety blue stage, the wooden puppet … experiences, in the truest sense of the word, utterly beautiful adventures… The individual, short scenes enable even smaller children to get involved in the story… The staging never aims for a cheap laugh and avoids sentimentality… Cheerful, totally free of false pathos…” Mitteldeutsche Zeitung “The production was an immediate success with the audience (10 minutes of cheers, applause and stamping of feet at the end)… In his gentle music Valtinoni follows a little the great masters of musical fairy tales: there is much of Maurice Ravel in the sparkling piano introduction played against the pizzicato strings and in the brass solos, both sad and beautiful. This music, however, is simpler and more direct, slightly leaning towards Puccini and Bernstein…” Berliner Zeitung > Further information on Work: Pinocchio (revised 2-Act version) Photo: © Monika Rittershaus > News Search |
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