The Four Seasons of Arcimboldo | Setúbal Voz | Commented Concerts

AS QUATRO ESTAÇÕES DE ARCIMBOLDO | SETÚBAL VOZ | CONCERTOS COMENTADOS

Live music 17,5€

Sunday 4 April · 11:00

Commented concert recreating the story behind Vivaldi's Four Seasons, inspired by Arcimboldo's paintings, with libretto and music by Jorge Salgueiro, performed by Associação Setúbal Voz.

Synopsis Vivaldi, The Four Seasons of Arcimboldo Associação Setúbal Voz Venice, 1723. Antonio Vivaldi, overwhelmed by his duties at the Ospedale della Pietà and pressured by a commission from Count Wenzel von Morzin, faces a creative block. Exhausted, he takes refuge in a tavern, where a stranger with a scar sells him four mysterious paintings. At home, he discovers that they contain faces formed by fruits and leaves (works by Giuseppe Arcimboldo). Inspired, Vivaldi composes The Four Seasons in a few days, guided by the musical visions the paintings awaken in him. Later, when he discovers the date 1563 on one of the paintings, he realizes they were stolen and returns them to the police, but the memory of them never leaves him. Years later, in Vienna, he tries to find them again, and fate brings back the scarred stranger, tragically sealing the composer's end. PROGRAM Jorge Salgueiro (1969) Vivaldi, The Four Seasons of Arcimboldo ARTISTIC TEAM Music Antonio Vivaldi and Jorge Salgueiro Libretto Jorge Salgueiro Antonio Vivaldi João Merino (baritone) Vivaldi's Creative Mind Constança Melo (coloratura soprano) The Scarred Stranger Diogo Oliveira (baritone) Count Wenzel von Morzin Mariana Chaves (soprano) Girl/Messenger of the Ospedale della Pietà Administration Maria do Mar (soprano) Tavern Keeper Helena de Castro Collective characters (students, orchestras and female choirs of the Ospedale) Ateliê de Musicais para Jovens da ASV Co-production Centro Cultural de Belém, Associação Setúbal Voz, DGS - Direção Geral das Artes, Município de Setúbal and Associação Artística Vimaranense Additional Information The Fundação Centro Cultural de Belém reserves the right to capture, store and use image, sound and voice recordings for the purpose of dissemination and preservation of the memory of its cultural and artistic activities and spaces. For any further clarification, please use the email address. Prices Stalls - 20€ Left Side - 17.50€ Right Side - 17.50€ Wheelchair and Companion | Stalls - 17.50€ Discounts CCB Card Unemployed Student Groups +20PAX Over 65 years Under 30 years Person with Specific Needs Performing Arts Professional