(Apr. 2) – A weave – almost mystical – between music and sculpture. This evening, at the Hermitage Theater of St. Petersburg, the director Antonio Giarola will direct the dance company Rbr Dance Company in a show that will have two special ‘actors’: Antonio Salieri’s music and Antonio Canova’s sculptures. The show, titled “Varietas Delectat”, a quote from a Salieri’s comment on his musical drama “Armida” in 1771, aims to create a parallel between music and plastic art. The notes from religious works and symphonies of Salieri will be the soundtrack for choreography inspired by Canova’s sculptures, many of which are in exhibition at the Hermitage Museum. In fact, the Russian museum has an important collection of 15 works by Antonio Canova, including “Cupid and Psyche standing” (1800), “Penitent Magdalene” (1809), “Hebe” (1800-1805). On the other hand, the music of Antonio Salieri was little known for years, overshadowed by Mozart’s fame. The show is produced by the town of Legnano with the support of Cariverona Foundation and sponsored by the province of Verona and the Region of Veneto. (Naf/Peg)
