Opus Florentinum: Mario Luzi tribute to the centenary of his birth

Friday 14 November at 20.45, at the study conference "Mario Luzi. The humanism of the poem ", in the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence will take place the evening "Tribute to Mario Luzi the centenary of the birth". The central moment, the representation of Opus Florentinum directed by Giancarlo Cauteruccio, sponsored by the Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore, Community of San Leolino, National Service for Cultural Project-CEI, Region of Tuscany, Fondazione Toscana Entertainment, Studio Theatre Krypton, Banca Federico del Vecchio in collaboration with Tuscany Today and sponsored by the City of Florence.

The meeting will be opened by the greeting of Cardinal Giuseppe Betori and from reading Joseph Langella, Director of the Research Center "Literature and Culture of the United Italy", on "Humanism Mario Luzi and the poetics of the Incarnation". The evening will be free admission (private entrance to the public from "Canonical Door") reservation.

In 1999 Mario Luzi paid tribute to his devoting to Florence Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, symbol of the city, text "flower our flourish again", of which Giancarlo Cauteruccio edited a staging. This partnership marked the beginning of a journey that has brought the poet and the director to work on the work. Indeed, if the first draft consisted of only two fundamental (The speech of the working and the final monologue of Santa Maria del Fiore), Luzi subsequently created Opus Florentinum, enriching the previous text with six new videos (Walking back home, In the large open space, Santa Reparata, In two nuns, Spoken merchants, In the silence of the canonical).

Cristina Borgogni in the role of Santa Maria del Fiore, Patricia Schiavo at the Santa Reparata and Massimo Grigò who will play the Canon with soprano Monica Welcome and all the other actors and musicians will enliven the scene, give life to the characters imagined by Luzi through continued dialogue with the sacred architecture, enriched by original music by Hidehiko Hinohara. In the unique setting of the cathedral of Florence, their voices will form through the acoustic reverberation of the Church, an oratorio form that summarizes the story in which immanence and spirituality intersect to create a unique singing.

The set placed in the nave, the background of the large input, Ideally you will get to the city of Florence with the character of Santa Maria del Fiore, a scenic view that, on the occasion of the Jubilee of the Year 2000, both fascinated and impressed the Mario Luzi.

The Tribute to Mario Luzi is an integral part of the study conference in preparation for the Ecclesial Convention in Florence: "Mario Luzi. The humanism of the poem ", sixth round of the series "What spiritual creativity in the service of culture", to be held in Florence (Palazzo Medici Ricardi) and in Panzano in Chianti (San Leolino) the 14 and 15 November 2014.

"In the centenary of the birth of poet Mario Luzi we associate our brand with enthusiasm to this event with great depth that remembers and commemorates", Paul declares Manuelli, Head of Wealth Management of Banca Federico del Vecchio. "This initiative is in line with the mission of our Institute, deeply rooted in the Tuscan capital and active in supporting cultural and artistic projects that provide liveliness to the city of Florence ".

Michael Lattanzi

By the number 39 – The Year of 12/11/2014

Opus Llorentinum
Tribute to Mario Luzi the centenary of the birth (1914 – 2014)
Directed by Giancarlo Cauteruccio;
Interpreters: Cristina Borgogni – Santa Maria del Fiore, Patrizia Slave – Santa Reparata, Maximum Grigò – The Canon, Francis Argirò, Christina Arnone, Alessio Martinoli, Flavia Piece, Thomas Taddei.
Soprano: Welcome to Monica
Original Music by: Hidehiko Hinohara
Assistant Director: Massimo Bevilacqua
Scenery: Loris Giancola
Video processing: Alessio Bianciardi
Recordings and microphones: Marco Cardone
Lighting: Lorenzo Bernini