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We will be showing the filmed version of the opera Respighi: Maria Egiziaca

Synopsis: Ottorino Respighi’s “mystery in three episodes,” Maria Egiziaca started out as a concert triptych. Its intensely dramatic and at times symphonic qualities give it a character somewhere between an oratorio and an opera. Based on the life of Saint Mary of Egypt, the archaic story of Maria Egiziaca revolves around faith seen through its various characters, with Maria’s journey from prostitution to sainthood conveyed as an expressive and eloquently immediate musical fresco.

Composer: Ottorino Respighi

Artists: Francesca Dotto, Simone Alberghini, Vincenzo Costanzo, Michele Galbiati, Luigi Morassi, Ilaria Vanacore, William Corrò, Maria Novella della Martira, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Conductor: Manlio Benzi

Director: Pier Luigi Pizzi

This was released by the Metropolitan Opera in January 2025