The Corriere’s Journey to Venice, with the opera «Ernani» at the Fenice-Corriere.it
Among the stops, even a “private” visit to the basilica of San Marco, after hours
Music, one of the countless gems of Venice. Vivaldi’s homeland has its temple in the La Fenice Theater which has seen all the greatest composers pass by, from Rossini to Stravinsky. And Verdi has here given the baptism to five of his operas: Ernani, Attila, Rigoletto, La Traviata, Simon Boccanegra. The evening at the Fenice for Ernani is the theatrical event that we offer to Corriere readers. The work is part of Verdi’s “years in jail” (as he defined the period of greatest production intensity that led him to international consecration). Based on the drama of the same name by Hugo, set in 16th century Spain, it sees Don Giovanni of Aragon, who has become the Ernani bandit after the civil war has stripped him of nobility and riches, torn between his love for Elvira (but there are other two illustrious contenders) and the chivalric code: a 100% Verdi, between arias, choruses and concertatos of great intensity. Before the show, the superintendent Fortunato Ortombina will also tell us about the glorious and tormented events of this theater which bears a destiny of resurrection and success in its name.
Triumph of art
The trip to Venice, which opens with a visit to one of the symbolic monuments of the city, Palazzo Ducale, seat of the doges, treasure trove of the political and artistic history of the Serenissima, has another highlight in the exclusive visit, after the closing time to the public, of the Basilica of San Marco, a triumph of mosaics, sculptures, architectures with a fairytale flavor of the Orient. That after dinner will be the splendid conclusion of a day entirely dedicated to art, in which we will visit, in addition to the Peggy Guggenheim collection in the suggestive palace on the Grand Canal, also the Accademia Galleries in a parade of Carpaccio, Titian, Tintoretto , Tiepolo, Canaletto. With an important “supplement” to the Basilica dei Frari: here Giulio Manieri Elia (director of the Galleries) will illustrate the restorations, for which he was responsible, of two magnificent paintings by Titian preserved in the church, the Assunta altarpiece and the Pesaro altarpiece .
The heroic vineyard
The day, which will end at the Fenice, will instead be dedicated to nature and the landscape with a trip to the colorful village of the island of Burano connected by a bridge to another island, Mazzorbo, where the visit with tasting at the Wine Resort Venissa he will reveal to us the «impossible», but won challenge, of the wine born from vineyards watered with sea water. An opportunity to learn more about the lagoon ecosystem. The last day is reserved for the enchantment of the island of San Giorgio where the Cini Foundation is located, a treasure chest of artistic, musical and archival treasures, an extraordinary monumental complex enriched by a forest in which we will also admire the Vatican Chapels designed by ten starchitects . From here there is the most beautiful view of Venice: the churches, the wind, the water. To be kept in the album of your heart.
January 11, 2023 (change January 11, 2023 | 1:11 pm)
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