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Duo Alterno at Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater
Courtesy of Calarts REDCAT | Posted on September 26, 2012
Where
Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater
631 W 2nd St.
Los Angeles, CA
Map
213-237-2800
When
Tue, October 2, 2012
8:30 am
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Musicians
About
In this rare U.S. appearance, the duo of soprano Tiziana Scandaletti and pianist-composer Riccardo Piacentini incorporate gestural sonic elements and visuals with their beautifully executed, witty performance. Among the most inventive interpreters of contemporary Italian repertoire for voice and piano, the duo presents Carlo Alessandro Landini’s subtle Mothers of Hope; Luca Lombardi’s dramatic Ophelia-Fragmente; Ada Gentile’s vivid sketch, La giornata di Betty Boop; and excerpts from Ennio Morricone’s surprising Epitaffi sparsi; along with a pair of John Cage songs—the classic Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs and A Flower...