Mehta conducts Puccini's forgotten mass and Beethoven's wildest symphony. 92 minutes of sonic bliss.
Inaugural concert of the new Auditorium of the MMF Theater, conducted by Zubin Mehta, MMF Choir and Orchestra. Program: Giacomo Puccini - Messa di Gloria for soloists, choir, and orchestra, Choir Master Lorenzo Fratini, Freddie De Tommaso tenor, Mattia Olivieri baritone; Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 7.
Direction
De Bonis captures Mehta's frail majesty without sentimentality.
Sound
The Seventh's allegretto will rearrange your molecules.
Cinematography
Wood and stone architecture as sacred character.
Director
Rossella De Bonis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Puccini wrote this at 18, then hid it until his death. The manuscript was literally glued into his desk drawer.
This 2021 performance was one of Mehta's final public appearances before retirement; the frailty you see is real.
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