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Transported inexplicably from the 19th century to the late 1940s, La Wally tells the story of a mountain girl so agile and brave that she alone dared to take a baby vulture from its...
Mar 26, 2020 · Throughout the film, characters constantly try to qualify the art or limit its power. Alba calls opera boring when she first hears it; Jules tries to explain to her why it is far more than she is seeing. The blackmailers see it as a piece of business, looking for any means to profit off of it.
La Wally has huge potential. It’s an Italianate Der Freisch¸tz , imbued with the wild, free spirit of the Romantic Movement, though Catalani was a contemporary of Puccini. Perhaps they shared a common fascination with exotic locales and extreme emotion.
Aug 20, 2020 · Catalani’s operas are thoughtful, entirely his own style, and always exciting. La Wally is the finest of them – and it is one of the few operas which involve an avalanche, which is one reason for keeping it in the popular repertoire. The other reason is its wonderful music.
Jan 20, 2018 · Determined to be with her lover in death, Wally throws herself into the avalanche. Famous Musical Numbers. The opera’s most famous musical piece is the aria “Ebben! Ne andro lontana.” The aria is performed widely by all the famous sopranos of yesterday and today and is recognized for its sweeping melancholy and emotional build.
Aug 6, 2011 · Alfredo Catalani's La Wally is the last of three rarely performed Italian operas from the late 19th century verismo period to feature in Opera Holland Park's 2011 season.
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