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TUTTO VERDI 2013 TV P rogram

Tutto Verdi – one of the most ambitious projects ever – is UNITEL CLASSICA’s exclusive highlight this October, celebrating Verdi’s 200th birthday on October 10. Enjoy as a world TV premiere ‘s complete operatic works and his Requiem in High Definition and with Surround Sound. All 26 , which were produced in coproduction with the Verdi Festival, the di and the Teatro Verdi di are presented in chronological order, giving the viewer the unique chance to discover the grand composers musical development as well as the musical and historical influences he was under. On the birthday itself the great composer is honored with the broadcast of his Requiem in a special open air concert starring D’Arcangelo, Grigolo, De Young and Di Giacomo. The L.A. Philharmonic are conducted by no less than Gustavo Dudamel.

Richard Wagner is born Giuseppe Verdi is born as Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco on 10 October 1813 in Le Roncole, a village near Busseto on 23 May in Leipzig 1813 (Parma), as son of the merchant Carlo Giuseppe Verdi and his wife Luigia Uttini. Congress of 1815 Premiere of Beethoven’s First engagement as organist in Le Roncole at the age of nine 1824 1822 Symphony No.9 Verdi moves to Busseto to Antonio Barezzi, a local merchant and president of the Philharmonic Society and supporter Wagner composes 1831 of Verdi’s musical ambitions. He gets engaged with Barezzi’s daughter Margherita. his first opera “Die Feen” 1834 Premiere of Wagner’s second Giuseppe and Margherita get married on 4 May. He is appointed to the town music master of Busseto and begins opera “Das Liebesverbot” 1836 composing a first opera “Rochester” (unfinished). 1837 Birth of daughter Virginia Maria Luigia 1838 Birth of son Icilio Romano and death of daughter Virginia Maria Luigia. The family is deeply struck and moves to Milano. His first opera “” premiers at in Milano and is a huge success. La Scala commissioned him for three more 1839 operas. His second child, son Icilio Romano dies.

Tue OBERTO S: Pentcheva/ Bertagni/ Sartori/ Parodi/ Sassu C: Antonello Allemandi D: Pier’Alli 1 O: Teatro Verdi di Busseto Berlin 20:15/ Riga 21:15/ Seoul 20:15/ Taipei 19:15 OCT 1839: MENDELSSOHN, psalm 114 op. 51 - GewandhausChor/ Choir of the Oper Leipzig Gewandhausorchester/ Chailly – Gewandhaus Leipzig Berlin 22:20/ Riga 23:20/ Seoul 22:20/ Taipei 21:20

After the death of his two children, also his wife Margherita dies, aged only 26. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is born 1840 Verdi falls into deep despair and vowes to give up musical composition forever. His second opera “” fails at its premiere at La Scala.

Premiere of Wed UN GIORNO DI REGNO Robert Schumann’s 1841 S: Loconsolo/ Porta/ Antonacci/ Marianelli/ Magrì C: Donato Renzetti D: Pier Luigi Pizzi First Symphony 2 O: Teatro Regio di Parma Berlin 20:15/ Riga 21:15/ Seoul 20:15/ Taipei 19:15 OCT 1840: DONIZETTI "LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT" – Dessay/ Flórez/ Caballé/ Álvarez – Abel/ Pelly Wiener Staatsoper Berlin 22:25/ Riga 23:25/ Seoul 22:25/ Taipei 21:25

Premiere of After a time of mourning, Merelli, the manager of the La Scala, persuades Verdi to write “”. Its premiere in Wagner’s opera “Rienzi” 1842 March 1842 is a magnificent success and makes Verdi famous. Alessandro Manzoni finishes A period of hard work follows – the so called “years in the galley”. During the next fifteen years Verdi produces 14 operas in all. the novel „The Betrothed“ which is also a symbol of the Italian unification Thu NABUCCO S: Nucci/ Theodossiu/ Chiuri/ Zanellato C: Michele Mariotti D: Daniele Abbado 3 O: Teatro Regio di Parma Berlin 20:15/ Riga 21:15/ Seoul 20:15/ Taipei 19:15 OCT 1842: WAGNER "RIENZI" – Kerl/ Nylund/ Aldrich/ – Lang-Lessing/ Stölzl Deutsche Oper Berlin Berlin 22:35/ Riga 23:35/ Seoul 22:35/ Taipei 21:35

Fri I LOMBARDI ALLA PRIMA CROCIATA S: De Biasio/ Pertusi/ Giannelli/ Theodossiou/ Tagliavini C: Daniele Callegari D: Lamberto Puggelli Premiere of Donizetti’s opera 1843 4 O: Teatro Regio di Parma Berlin 20:15/ Riga 21:15/ Seoul 20:15/ Taipei 19:15 „Don Pasquale“ OCT 1842: MENDELSSOHN "EIN SOMMERNACHTSTRAUM" (excerpts) Chicago Symphony Orchestra/ Georg Solti, Orchestra Hall Chicago Berlin 22:40/ Riga 23:40/ Seoul 22:40/ Taipei 21:40

Premiere of Sat Hector Berlioz’ “Carnaval Romain” in Paris S: Berti/ Guelfi/ Prestia/ Neves C: Antonello Allemandi D: Pier’Alli O: Teatro Regio di Parma Berlin 20:15/ Riga 21:15/ Seoul 20:15/ Taipei 19:15 Execution of the 1844 5 Italian patriots OCT 1842: GLINKA "RUSLAN AND LUDMILLA" Ognowenko/ Netrebko/ Kit/ Diadkowa/ Gortschakowa Attilio and Emilio Bandiera Gergiev/ Mansouri – Mariinsky-Theater St. Petersburg Berlin 22:25/ Riga 23:25/ Seoul 22:25/ Taipei 21:25

Sun Studio Classics: S: Gruberova/ Pavarotti/ Wixell C: Riccardo Chailly D: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle 6 Berlin 20:15/ Riga 21:15/ Seoul 20:15/ Taipei 19:15 OCT 1851: SCHUMANN, SYMPHONY NO. 4 Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen/ Paavo Järvi Berlin 22:15/ Riga 23:15/ Seoul 22:15/ Taipei 21:15

Mon S: Nucci/ De Biasio/ Serjan/ Tagliavini/ Bonfatti C: Donato Renzetti D: Joseph Franconi Lee 7 O: Teatro Regio di Parma Berlin 20:15/ Riga 21:15/ Seoul 20:15/ Taipei 19:15 OCT 1844: CHOPIN, NOCTURNE OP. 55/2 – PIANO SONATA OP. 58 – Ivo Pogorelich (piano) Castello Reale in Racconigi Berlin 22:15/ Riga 23:15/ Seoul 22:15/ Taipei 21:15

Tue GIOVANNA D'ARCO Premiere of Wagner’s S: Vassileva/ Bruson/ Petroni/ Bowers/ Lo Piccolo C: Bruno Bartoletti D: Gabriele Lavia opera „Tannhäuser“ 1845 8 O: Teatro Regio di Parma Berlin 20:15/ Riga 21:15/ Seoul 20:15/ Taipei 19:15 OCT 1844: MENDELSSOHN: VIOLIN CONCERTO – Chung (violin) - Chicago Symphony Orchestra Georg Solti – Orchestra Hall Chicago Berlin 22:25/ Riga 23:25/ Seoul 22:25/ Taipei 21:25

Wed S: Facini/ Gazheli/ Saito/ von Bothmer C: Gustav Kuhn 9 Concert performance Berlin 20:15/ Riga 21:15/ Seoul 20:15/ Taipei 19:15 OCT 1845: WAGNER “TANNHÄUSER” – Versalle/ Studer/ Engert-Ely/ Brendel/ Pell/ Sotin – Giuseppe Sinopoli/ Wolfgang Wagner – Bayreuth Berlin 22:05/ Riga 23:05/ Seoul 22:05/ Taipei 21:05

Thu Premiere of S: Parodi/ Catana/ Branchini/ De Biasio C: Andrea Battistoni D: Pierfrancesco Maestrini Berlioz’ opera O: Teatro Verdi di Busseto Berlin 20:15/ Riga 21:15/ Seoul 20:15/ Taipei 19:15 “La damnation de Faust” 1846 10 OCT 1846: SCHUMANN, PIANO CONCERTO – Justus Frantz (piano) – Wiener Philharmoniker/ Leonard Bernstein Berlin 23:55/ Riga 00:55/ Seoul 23:55/ Taipei 22:55

Thu GUSTAVO DUDAMEL & THE LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC VERDI REQUIEM FROM HOLLYWOOD BOWL 10 S: Di Giacomo/ De Young/ Grigolo/ D’Arcangelo - Los Angeles Master Chorale OCT O: Los Angeles Philharmonic/ Gustavo Dudamel Berlin 22:15/ Riga 23:15/ Seoul 22:15/ Taipei 21:15

Foundation of the liberal, Fri MACBETH nationalist newspaper S: Nucci/ Valayre/ Iori/ Iuliano C: Bruno Bartoletti D: Liliana Cavani “Il Risorgimento” O: Teatro Regio di Parma Berlin 20:15/ Riga 21:15/ Seoul 20:15/ Taipei 19:15 1847 11 (“The Resurgence”) in OCT 1846: SCHUMANN, SYMPHONY No. 2 - Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen/ Paavo Järvi “Pier 2” Harbor Bremen Berlin 22:55/ Riga 23:55/ Seoul 22:55/ Taipei 21:55 Sat S: Prestia/ Machado/ Ruciński/ Chiarolla/ Garcia/ Omaggio/ Russo C: Nicola Luisotti D: Gabriele Lavia 12 O: di Napoli Berlin 20:15/ Riga 21:15/ Seoul 20:15/ Taipei 19:15 OCT 1847: SCHUMANN “GENOVEVA” – Banse/ Mathey/ Gantner/ Kallisch/ Muff/ Drole Harnoncourt/ Kusej – Opernhaus Zürich Berlin 22:20/ Riga 23:20/ Seoul 22:20/ Taipei 21:20

Sun Studio Classics: S: Stratas/ Domingo/ MacNeil C: James Levine D: Franco Zeffirelli 13 O: Orchestra of the New York Metropolitan Opera Berlin 20:15/ Riga 21:15/ Seoul 20:15/ Taipei 19:15 OCT 1853 : LISZT “ANNÉES DE PÈLERINAGE I” – Alfred Brendel (piano) Middle Temple Hall, London Berlin 22:05/ Riga 23:05/ Seoul 22:05/ Taipei 21:05

Beginning of First Italian war Mon IL CORSARO of Independence between the Kingdom of Sardinia and S: Ribeiro/ Lungu/ Salsi/ Benetta C: Carlo Montanaro D: Lamberto Puggelli the Austrian Empire 1848 14 O: Teatro Verdi di Busseto Berlin 20:15/ Riga 21:15/ Seoul 20:15/ Taipei 19:15 Premiere of Strauss’ OCT 1848: SCHUMANN “MANFRED-OUVERTURE” – Wiener Philharmoniker/ Leonard Bernstein “Radetzky-March” Wiener Musikverein Berlin 22:05/ Riga 23:05/ Seoul 22:05/ Taipei 21:05

Vittorio Emanuele II becomes King of Sardinia. Tue French troops capture Rome S: Iori/ Linares/ Theodossiou/ Richards C: Boris Brott D: Ruggero Cappuccio Austrian troops O: Teatro Verdi di Berlin 20:15/ Riga 21:15/ Seoul 20:15/ Taipei 19:15 under general Radetzky 1849 15 defeat the Italians OCT 1849: BERLIOZ “TE DEUM” – Rendall/ Moreau – Orchestre de Paris/ Choir of the Orchestre de Paris Frédéric Chopin dies C: Daniel Barenboim Berlin 22:15/ Riga 23:15/ Seoul 22:15/ Taipei 21:15 Tuscany, Parma, Modena and the Legations were unified Wed into the United Provinces of Central S: Cedolins/ Álvarez/ Nucci C: Donato Renzetti D: Denis Krief 16 O: Teatro Regio di Parma Berlin 20:15/ Riga 21:15/ Seoul 20:15/ Taipei 19:15 OCT 1850: SCHUMANN, CELLO CONCERTO – Mstislaw Rostropowitsch (cello) – Orchestre National de / Leonard Bernstein Berlin 22:45/ Riga 23:45/ Seoul 22:45/ Taipei 21:45

Thu Premiere of Wagner’s S: Aronica/ Guanqun/ Frontali/ Mangione C: Andrea Battistoni D: Guy Montavon opera “”, O: Teatro Regio di Parma Berlin 20:15/ Riga 21:15/ Seoul 20:15/ Taipei 19:15 conducted by Franz Liszt 1850 17 OCT 1850: WAGNER “LOHENGRIN” – Frey/ Studer/ Schenk/ Schnaut/ Wlaschiha/ Schulte – Schneider/ Herzog – Festspielhaus Bayreuth Berlin 22:15/ Riga 23:15/ Seoul 22:15/ Taipei 21:15

Fri RIGOLETTO S: Demuro/ Nucci/ Machaidze/ Spotti/ Nicolic/ Tagliavini C: Daniele Callegari D: Lamberto Puggelli Opening of the first world exposition in London 1851 18 O: Teatro Regio di Parma Berlin 20:15/ Riga 21:15/ Seoul 20:15/ Taipei 19:15 OCT 1850: SCHUMANN, SYMPHONY NO. 3 “RHEINISCHE” – Wiener Philharmoniker/ Leonard Bernstein – Wiener Musikverein Berlin 22:30/ Riga 23:30/ Seoul 22:30/ Taipei 21:30 Napoleon new emperor Verdi and soprano Giuseppina Strepponi move to Sant’Agata (near Busseto). Their out-of-wedlock cohabitation is of France 1852 regarded as a scandal.

11th war between Sat Russia and Turkey, results in the S: Sgura/ Romano/ Álvarez/ Nioradze C: Yuri Temirkanov D: Lorenzo Mariani Crimean war between Russia O: Teatro Regio di Parma Berlin 20:15/ Riga 21:15/ Seoul 20:15/ Taipei 19:15 and an alliance of France, 1853 19 Britain and Sardinia OCT 1854: LISZT “LES PRÉLUDES” – Staatskapelle Weimar/Christian Thielemann Berlin 22:40/ Riga 23:40/ Seoul 22:40/ Taipei 21:40

Sun Studio Classics: S: Vickers/ Freni/ Glossop C: O: Berliner Philharmoniker 20 Berlin 20:15/ Riga 21:15/ Seoul 20:15/ Taipei 19:15 OCT 1887: BRAHMS, DOUBLE CONCERTO – Gidon Kremer (violin), Misha Maisky (cello) - Wiener Phil- harmoniker/ Leonard Bernstein – Wiener Musikverein Berlin 22:35/ Riga 23:35/ Seoul 22:35/ Taipei 21:35

Mon LA TRAVIATA S: Vassileva/ Giordano/ Stoyanov C: Yuri Temirkanov D: Karl-Ernst und Ursel Herrmann Assassination of Karl III, duke of Parma 1854 21 O: Teatro Regio di Parma Berlin 20:15/ Riga 21:15/ Seoul 20:15/ Taipei 19:15 OCT 1855: LISZT “ANNÉES DE PÈLERINAGE II” – Alfred Brendel (piano) Middle Temple Hall, London Berlin 22:30/ Riga 23:30/ Seoul 22:30/ Taipei 21:30

Thu I VESPRI SICILIANI S: Nucci/ Dessì/ Armiliato/ Prestia/ Mastroni/ Russo C: Massimo Zanetti D: Pier Luigi Pizzi Alexander II. new emperor of Russia 1855 22 O: Teatro Regio di Parma Berlin 20:15/ Riga 21:15/ Seoul 20:15/ Taipei 19:15 OCT 1855: LISZT “EINE FAUST-SYMPHONIE” – Wottrich – Staatskapelle Dresden/ Sächsischer Staatsopernchoir/ Thielemann Berlin 23:05/ Riga 00:05/ Seoul 23:05/ Taipei 22:05

Wed S: Nucci/ Scandiuzzi/ Iveri/ Meli/ Piazzola/ Pecchioli C: Daniele Callegari D: Giorgio Gallione 23 O: Teatro Regio di Parma Berlin 20:15/ Riga 21:15/ Seoul 20:15/ Taipei 19:15 OCT 1857: BRAHMS, PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 – Artur Rubinstein (piano) - Royal Concertgebouw Orch. Bernard Haitink/ Concertgebouw Amsterdam Berlin 22:35/ Riga 23:35/ Seoul 22:35/ Taipei 21:35

Robert Schumann dies 1856 Verdi is appointed a knight of the Mauritius and Lazarus order by King Vittorio Emanuelle II. First world economic crisis. Premieres of Franz Liszt’s “Faust Symphony” and 1857 1857 Premiere of „Simon Boccanegra“ at Teatro in on 12 March “Dante Symphony” Premiere of The Opera “” is rejected by censorship since the libretto foreshows the assassination of a king who Jacques Offenbach’s opera “Orpheus in the Underworld” 1858 was killed as the result of a political conspiracy.

Second Italian war of independence (Sardinian war) Verdi and Giuseppina Strepponi get married. Verdi sees the “Viva V.E.R.D.I.” slogan for the first time. The slogan was between Sardinia/France and Austria 1859 used as an acronym for Viva Vittorio Emanuele Re D’Italia. He becomes a deputy to the new parliament. Battle of Solferino, which inspires Henry Dunant to found the Red Cross Thu UN BALLO IN MASCHERA Garibaldi occupies S: Meli/ Stoyanov/ Lewis/ Fiorillo/ Gamberoni/ Polinelli C: D: Massimo Gasparon and – 1860 O: Teatro Regio di Parma Berlin 20:15/ Riga 21:15/ Seoul 20:15/ Taipei 19:15 “Expedition of the Thousand” 24 OCT 1859: BRAHMS, SERENADE NO. 2 – Wiener Philharmoniker/ Leonard Bernstein Proclamation of Wiener Musikverein Berlin 22:35/ Riga 23:35/ Seoul 22:35/ Taipei 21:35 the Kingdom Italy Vittorio Emanuele II. becomes King of Italy 1861 Verdi participates as a deputy at the inauguration of the Italian parliament. American Civil War Invention of the telephone Fri S: Theodossiou/ Machado/ Stoyanov/ Lepore/ Atfeh/ Pentheva C: Gianluigi Gelmetti D: Stefano Poda O: Teatro Regio di Parma Berlin 20:15/ Riga 21:15/ Seoul 20:15/ Taipei 19:15 becomes 1862 25 1869: WAGNER „“ – Tomlinson/ Finnie/ von Kannen/ Pampuch/ Hölle/ Kang – capital of Italy 1864 OCT Richard Strauss is born Barenboim/ Kupfer – Festspielhaus Bayreuth Berlin 23:15/ Riga 00:15/ Seoul 23:15/ Taipei 22:15

Emperor Franz Joseph is crowned as King of Hungary 1867 Death of Verdi’s father. Premiere of “Don Carlo” (French version) at Opéra Paris is a failure. Premiere of Charles Gounod’s opera “Romeo and Juliette” Toscanini is born Sat DON CARLO S: Prestia/ Malagnini/ Piazzola/ Costea/ Pozniak/ Montanaro C: Fabrizio Ventura D: Joseph Franconi Lee 26 O: Teatro Comunale di Modena Berlin 20:15/ Riga 21:15/ Seoul 20:15/ Taipei 19:15 OCT 1868: BOITO “” – Furlanetto/ Filianoti/ Theodossiou – Ranzani/ del Teatro Massimo, Palermo Berlin 23:40/ Riga 00:40/ Seoul 23:40/ Taipei 22:40

Premiere of Wagner’s opera “Die Meistersinger Opening of the “Teatro Verdi” in Busseto, which was named after him against his will. von Nürnberg” 1868

Sun Documentary: VERDI’S Backyard Berlin 20:15/ Riga 21:15/ Seoul 20:15/ Taipei 19:15 Studio Classics: 27 S: Bacquier/ Armstrong/ Stilwell/ Cosotti/ Ihloff/ Lanigan/ Cold C: Georg Solti D: Götz Friedrich OCT Wiener Philharmoniker Berlin 21:10/ Riga 22:10/ Seoul 21:10/ Taipei 20:10 1893: DvoŘÁk, Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” Berliner Philharmoniker/ Herbert von Karajan Berlin 23:20/ Riga 00:20/ Seoul 23:20/ Taipei 22:20

Premiere of Wagner’s opera “Die Walküre” 1870 Mon Establishing of S: Branchini/ Pentcheva/ Fraccaro/ Malinverno/ Andguladze C: Antonino Fogliani D: Franconi Lee the German empire 1871 28 O: Teatro Regio di Parma Berlin 20:15/ Riga 21:15/ Seoul 20:15/ Taipei 19:15 Wilhelm I. is proclaimed OCT 1869: BRAHMS “A German REQUIEM” – Schäfer/ Gerhaher - Choir of the Bayerischer Rundfunk German emperor Münchner Philharmoniker/ Thielemann Berlin 22:50/ Riga 23:50/ Seoul 22:50/ Taipei 21:50 Rome becomes capital of Italy Tue MESSA DA REQUIEM S: Theodossiou/ Ganassi/ Meli/ Zanellato - Choir and Orch. of the Teatro Regio di Parma C: Temirkanov 1874 29 O: Teatro Farnese di Parma Berlin 20:15/ Riga 21:15/ Seoul 20:15/ Taipei 19:15 OCT 1874: TCHAIKOVSKY, PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 – Alexis Weissenberg (piano) Premiere of Bizet’s opera 1875 „“ Berliner Philharmoniker/ Herbert von Karajan Berlin 21:55/ Riga 22:55/ Seoul 21:55/ Taipei 20:55

Premiere of Wagner’s opera “” 1882 Richard Wagner dies in Venice at the age of 69 1883 1886 Premiere of the final Italian version of “Don Carlo” in Modena is a huge success. Wed OTELLO S: Poplavskaya/ Antonenko/ Álvarez C: D: Stephen Langridge 1887 30 O: Berlin 20:15/ Riga 21:15/ Seoul 20:15/ Taipei 19:15 OCT 1887: BRUCKNER, SYMPHONY NO. 5 – Münchner Philharmoniker/ Sergiu Celibidache German emperor Wilhelm I dies. Philharmonie München Berlin 22:40/ Riga 23:40/ Seoul 22:40/ Taipei 21:40 His grandson Wilhelm II is 1888 proclaimed German emperor Thu FALSTAFF S: Maestri/ Saudelli/ Denti/ Salsi/ Vassileva/ Bargnesi/ Gandia C: Andrea Battistoni D: Stephen Medcalf Premiere of Dvořák’s Symphony Teatro Farnese Berlin 20:15/ Riga 21:15/ Seoul 20:15/ Taipei 19:15 “From the New World” 1893 31 O: OCT 1893: PUCCINI “MANON LESCAUT” – Weber/ Zurabishvili/ Trinsinger C: Frank Beermann D: Ansgar Weigner – Opernhaus Chemnitz Berlin 22:30/ Riga 23:30/ Seoul 22:30/ Taipei 21:30 Premiere of Puccini’s “La Bohème” 1896 1897 Death of Verdi’s second wife Giuseppina Strepponi Assassination of Umberto I, King of Italy, Vittorio Emanuele III 1900 becomes his successor Verdi suffers a stroke and dies shortly after. He is initially buried in ’s Cimitero Monumentale. A month later his and 1901 Giuseppina Strepponi’s bodies are moved to the “crypt” of the “Casa di Riposo per Musicisti”, a rest home for retired musicians that Verdi had established recently.

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