This talk will focus on the occasion of Verdi conducting his Aida. Verdi had always conducted his works and had done this in various ways, but his conducting Aida marked a radical change. The change in the conception of music afforded a change in its performance: one necessitated the other.

The circulation of Meyerbeer’s operas in Italy had made clear that Italian theatres were not prepared for this repertoire, a fact which was confirmed by the arrival of an opera such as Don Carlos. As a result, Verdi felt personally obliged to reform the system of production in Italy’s opera houses.

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Alessandro Di Profio
Université Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris 3
zur Person

Ort und Zeit

Schreyvogelsaal
Institut für Theater-, Film- und Medienwissenschaft
Universität Wien
Hofburg, Batthyanystiege | 1010 Wien
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Mittwoch, 18. Juni 2014 | 15 Uhr