by Marco Martinelli
devised and directed by Marco Martinelli and Ermanna Montanari
on stage Ermanna Montanari, Alessandro Argnani, Tonia Garante, Roberto Magnani, Mirella Mastronardi, Alessandro Miele, Ernesto Orrico, Gianni Parmiani, Laura Redaelli, Alessandro Renda
with the participation of the Alessandro Bonci Operatic Choir of Cesena
stage raid Fagio, Luca Pagliano
choir director Stefano Nanni
sets Edoardo Sanchi
costumes Giada Masi
lighting design Fabio Sajiz
music Marco Olivieri
sound Marco Olivieri, Fagio
music consultancy Gerardo Guccini
lights technician Luca Pagliano
technician Danilo Maniscalco
video montage and processing Alessandro Renda
sets assistant Carla Conti Guglia
props created by the Teatro delle Albe technical team Alessandro Bonoli, Fabio Ceroni, Enrico Isola, Danilo Maniscalco, Dennis Masotti
costumes made by Laura Graziani Alta Moda
vintage garments A.N.G.E.L.O.
technical direction Fagio
photos Silvia Lelli
press office Rosalba Ruggeri, Alessandro Fogli, Silvia Pacciarini
promotion and organization Silvia Pagliano, Francesca Venturi
production Emilia Romagna Teatro Fondazione and Teatro delle Albe/Ravenna Teatro
The show shall make use of several choirs during the tour:
Bergamo and Milano: Coro Gli Harmonici directed by Maestro Fabio Alberti
Pordenone: Coro Polifonico di Ruda directed by Maestro Fabiana Noro
Roma: Corale Polifonica Città di Anzio directed by Maestro David Masci and Maestro Michele Zanoni
Pisa: Coro Laboratorio Lirico San Nicola directed by Maestro Stefano Barandoni
Torino: Coro Mikron directed by Maestro Paola De Faveri and Maestro Marco Cordiano
Reggio Emilia: Coro Lirico A. Bonci Cesena directed by Maestro Raffaella Benini
Pavia: Coro Giuseppe Verdi directed by Maestro Enzo Consogno
Udine: Coro Polifonico di Ruda
Trieste: coro Misto/Zbor “Jacobus Gallus”
Trento: Coro Laboratorio d’Opera del Conservatorio “F.A. Bonporti”
Brescia: coro lirico bresciano “G. Verdi”
For the performances from 2017 to 2019, the part of Rosario is performed by Salvatore Caruso, replaced by Alessandro Miele from 2020.
A great choral creation, a dramatic composition by Marco Martinelli devised and directed together with Ermanna Montanari and coproduced with ERT Fondazione: the ‘hope’ of the Risorgimento embedded in Giuseppe Verdi’s music as counterpoint to the ‘quagmire’ and corruption of Italy today. The story is set in a small town in Emilia-Romagna at the beginning of the century where a courageous municipal policeman refuses to obey the powers that be and loses his job rather than lose his integrity: the intrigues of mafia, politics and ‘willing’ business interests are poisoning the social fabric of a region that saw the birth of socialism and the first cooperatives.
Marco Martinelli / Love's faithful - dossier
