(Sept. 17) – A prestigious new commitment reaffirmed the undisputed leading role that the Teatro Regio di Parma and its artists have thanks to nearly two centuries of history and tradition. The Choir of the Teatro Regio in Parma, prepared by Martin Faggiani has in fact brought the music of Giuseppe Verdi in the heart of the Principality of Monaco for the opening concert of the new season of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Monte Carlo. Yesterday over two hundred artists played the Messa da Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi in the Salle des Princes, of the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. The performance involved a prestigious vocal quartet composed by soprano Martina Serafin, mezzo-soprano Daniela Barcellona , tenor Massimo Giordano and bass Orlin Anastassov. Together with the Choir from the Teatro Regio in Parma, the Choir from the Opera of Montecarlo and the Philharmonic Orchestra of Monte Carlo, directed by Gianluigi Gelmetti, recently named by Her Royal Highness Princess Caroline of Hanover Chief Conductor. On the occasion of this prestigious commitment, and prove of the tight relations between of the city of Parma and his theater, the Mayor of Parma Federico Pizzarotti and the Councillor for Culture Maria Laura Ferraris, along with the association Parma Lirica and the Gruppo Promozione Musicale Tullio Marchetti, took part in the evening in Monaco. (red)
