This recording was made in the historic Teatro Farnese in Parma, Italy, in May 2017.
Compositional Technique
The libretto for Prometeo, curated by Massimo Cacciari, is a complex collection of quotations in three languages from ancient Greek tragedians, philosophers, and modern thinkers.
Composition History
Luigi Nono's Prometeo, considered a peak of post-war opera, debuted on September 25, 1984, in a deconsecrated church in Venice.
Compositional Technique
The original Venice premiere featured a gigantic wooden structure by architect Renzo Piano, resembling a ship or a huge lute, designed to surround the audience with performers at various levels.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Nono's Prometeo challenges passive listening, aiming to stimulate awareness by using unusual sounds and immersing the audience within the soundscape.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Nono's Prometeo is subtitled 'Tragedia dell'ascolto' (Tragedy of Listening), emphasizing that the drama is of sounds and the listener, not of actors or characters.
Compositional Technique
The work utilizes live electronics to manipulate sounds, making the space tangible and eliminating the conventional frontal relationship with drama.
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