Sunday, October 16, 2011
3-6 pm
This intimate salon at the home of Randi and Harlan Steinberger will investigate Italian “melodrama”—perhaps best known today through such composers as Verdi. Melodrama was a mirror of the cultural, historical and social context of Italy’s Risorgimento, in the period surrounding unification in 1851.
Italy had been characterized by linguistic and political division for centuries, and the theater served as a unifying activity—a hub of social and public life, and of cultural unity. The genre of opera contributed decisively to the Italian unification process.
Libiamo will feature a talk by Ignazio Terrasi, Music Assistant Conductor at LA Opera, introducing the history of Melodrama, the social and political context of opera, and a live vocal performance by Valentina Fleer (Soprano), Alexey Sayapin (Tenor), and Nino Sanikidze (Piano).
The evening will include aperitivo and a light buffet offered by Obikà Mozzarella Bar with the kind collaboration of Grom Gelato and diSaronno.
More information on the program and the performers
