Vincent Lombardo

REVIEWER

Vincent Lombardo graduated in Opera Studies from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. While on the stage directing staff of the New York City Opera, he collaborated with the Metropolitan Opera. In 1978, Maestro Claudio Abbado invited him to Teatro alla Scala as an Assistant Stage Director, for which he was awarded a Fulbright Grant.

La Forza del Destino. Teatro alla Scala.

La Forza del Destino. Entertainment for tourists? From this point of view, unfortunately, the genre is increasingly in danger of being reduced to “entertainment for tourists”, a category that already represents a significant part of the audience, especially in arenas. This is a sad prospect, considering that in 2023 the art of opera will be proclaimed an “Intangible Heritage of Humanity” by UNESCO.

GURRE-LIEDER. The Uncanny Permanence of Gurre-Lieder.

Gurre-Lieder. Uncanny, then, is Gurre-Lieder in its sense of fervor, intensity, presentiments, restlessness when confronting life, and what it may have in store for us.