Fabrice d'Almeida paints the portrait of the famous Italian composer of the 19th century. And recalls a facet sometimes forgotten by the author of the Traviata: his political influence at a time when Italy was not yet united in a single nation.
Since taking office in June 2018, Italy's interior minister, Matteo Salvini, has not hesitated to play the card of provocation, even if he is crying out a part of Italian opinion and putting it at odds. A division that takes us back to the 19th century, the time of Austrian rule over a divided territory Italy.
In this new episode of the series "In the heart of history", produced by Europe 1 Studio, Fabrice d'Almeida portrays one of the greatest composers of the world: Giuseppe Verdi. If the general public knows his greatest works like Nabucco or La traviata , the political scope of the artist is more unknown. It is precisely this more secret facet that the specialist of Europe 1 invites you to discover. In 1842, Nabucco triumphed in Milan and this hymn to the freedom and unity of the nation, in a fragmented Italy and under the Austrian yoke, is not without consequence in society.
How did Giuseppe Verdi build the image of a committed composer? What was his participation in the struggle for unification? In what way does his music advocate the idea of community and unity? Go to meet the composer, discover a side that you may not know.
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This original series produced by Europe 1 Studio:
Presentation: Fabrice d'Almeida
Writing: Adèle Salmon
Director: Christophe Daviaud and Thomas Caillet
Graphics: Mikaël Reichardt
Production: Claire Hazan and Adèle Ponticelli
Online and Editing: Guillaume Perrodeau
Voice: Pierre De Cossette, Xavier Jolly, Christophe Daviaud
With the valuable help of the Documentation Europe Service 1
Archives:
ARCHIVE 01: READING INTERVENTION BY RICARDO MUTI (MARCH 2011)
ARCHIVE 02: ARCHIVE 02 MUSIC THE CHORUS OF THE SLAVES, NABUCCO, VERDI
ARCHIVE 03: ARCHIVE 03 - READING THE CHORUS OF SLAVES (NABUCCO)
ARCHIVE 04: ARCHIVE 04 MUSIC THE LOMBARDS AT THE FIRST CRUSADE (1843)
ARCHIVE 05: ARCHIVE 06 - VICTOR-EMMANUEL II READING BEFORE PARLIAMENT
ARCHIVE 06 - READING EXTRACT OF THE FOUND
ARCHIVE 06 - READING READING BY GIUSEPPE VERDI
Bibliographical references:
- These musicians who made history, Laure Dautriche (Editions Taillandier, 2019)