Based on a famous book by Georges Perec, L’arte e la maniera di affrontare il proprio capo per chiedergli un aumento (literally The Art and the Way of Confronting One’s Boss to Ask for a Raise) stages the doubts and torments of a poor employee about to ask his boss for a raise.
The protagonist of this opera moves through a Kafkaesque labyrinth in hopes of achieving a satisfactory outcome. Will our hero succeed in his quest?
DEFINITIVE VERSION (2016)
opera for 3 voices, ensemble and electronics from a text by Georges Perec
libretto: Giuliano Compagno
duration: 50’
commissioned by: Festival Aperto / I Teatri di Reggio Emilia
first performance: Festival Aperto
23-25/9/2016 Reggio Emilia – Teatro La Cavallerizza
Ljuba Bergamelli soprano
Nicholas Isherwood baritone
Jo Bulitt performer
Icarus Ensemble
Yoichi Sugiyama conductor
Vittorio Montalti, Simone Conforti, Alberto Maria Gatti live electronics and sound projection
Claudia Sorace / Muta Imago Director, set and light
Riccardo Fazi Dramaturg
Maria Elena Fusacchia Video design/set and light assistant
Jonne Sikkema Costumes
Chiara Caimmi Stage Kinetics
UVI Sounds & Software (IRCAM Prepared Piano)
publisher: Edizioni Suvini Zerboni
FIRST VERSION (2013)
opera for 3 voices, ensemble and electronics from a text by Georges Perec
libretto: Giuliano Compagno
duration: 30’
commissioned by: La Biennale di Venezia 2013
first performance: La Biennale di Venezia 2013
9/10/2013 Venice, Teatro Piccolo Arsenale
Ljuba Bergamelli soprano
Salvatore Grigoli baritone
Jo Bulitt performer
Fulvio Cauteruccio narrator
Ensemble Nuovo Contrappunto
Mario Ancillotti conductor
Vittorio Montalti and Martlab – Marco Ligabue, Simone Conforti, Roberto Neri live electronics
Loris Giancola scenic elements
Giancarlo Cauteruccio direction and scenography
Massimo Bevilacqua costumes
co-production la Biennale di Venezia, Teatro Studio Krypton Scandicci
in collaboration with “Maggio Fiorentino Formazione” – Accademia del Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Conservatorio L. Cherubini, Firenze
UVI Sounds & Software (IRCAM Prepared Piano)
publisher: Edizioni Suvini Zerboni