The recording was produced by Tactus s.a.s. di Gian Enzo Rossi & C. in 2019.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The music in "Franca da Vitalta" aims to highlight the continuity between the 13th-century monastic community of Saint Franca and its present-day existence.
Album & Artwork
The album cover features a painting by Agostino Perrini (1955-2016) titled "Fiore che nessuno vede" (Flower that no one sees).
Composition History
The oratorio "Franca da Vitalta" tells the story of Saint Franca, an abbess who led a monastic community in the 13th century, which still exists today in the same city under the Benedictine Rule.
Compositional Technique
The oratorio uses Gregorian chant to represent the eternal nature of the Church's song, contrasting with the narrative's temporal flow.
Compositional Technique
The libretto for "Franca da Vitalta" interweaves pre-existing texts with freely invented sections, unfolding across three temporal levels.
Interpretation
The musical world of the historian, Pier Maria Campi, acts as a 'time machine' within the oratorio, moving or staticizing the musical material.
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