In Othello's footsteps
16. June
20 h
fabrik Potsdam, Schiffbauergasse
Shakespeare‘s tragedy of black Othello who is sent from Venice to Cyprus to fight the Ottomans and the story’s genius film version by Orson Welles inspired this extravagant project. Venetian motets, byzantine singings and Guillaume Dufay’s expressive polyphony meet the refined French musical culture of the Cypriot royal court, which has survived in a unique codex. A musical cabinet of wonders opens and Wells‘ cinematic vision brings the events to magically shining light.
LA FONTE MUSICA
Francesca Cassinari, Alena Dantcheva, soprano
Gianluca Ferrarini, Massimo Altieri, tenor
Efix Puleo, Teodoro Baù, vielle
Federica Bianchi, clavicymbalum & organ
Nathaniel Wood, slide trumpet & trombone
Ermes Giussani, trombone
Michele Pasotti, lute & musical direction
With 15th century musical rarities & images from the Orson Welles classic
