Messa di Gloria by Puccini, fim 12 maí 2022, Frá (2022/2022), Hljómsveitarstjóri Gustavo Gimeno, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris, France

Coming from a long line of Church composers and destined by family tradition to be organist and choirmaster, Puccini was ultimately more successful in the field of opera than in that of sacred music. A youthful work, his Messa di Gloria would never be published during his lifetime. The score, whose themes will be reused by the musician in Edgar and Manon Lescaut, foreshadows the style of his great operas which he will undertake the composition later. And yet… Designed for a large audience, this Mass proves to be an interesting success where we see the musician experimenting with perspectives as original as they are modern, including in particular a surprisingly luxuriant orchestration. Associated withCappricio Sinfonico, one of the rare symphonic pages of the composer, this concert makes us "penetrate" the most intimate and spiritual side of Puccini