Beethoven
Nona Sinfonia

“All men will become brothers…” So claims Friedrich Schiller in his poem Ode to Joy, the utopian exhortation made immortal by its association with Beethoven’s ninth and final symphony, which opens this year’s edition of MITO SettembreMusica. It’s a journey from darkness to light, in war-torn times. Indeed, Theodor Adorno’s post-Auschwitz interrogative seems more apropos than ever – is any sincere dialogue still possible with the Beethoven composition that most incarnates ideals of humanity and brotherhood?

Ludwig van Beethoven Sinfonia n. 9 in re minore per soli, coro e orchestra op. 125

Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Regio

Coro di Voci Bianche del Teatro Regio

Michele Spotti, conductor

Salome Jicia, soprano

Teresa Iervolino, contralto

Omar Mancini, tenor

Adolfo Corrado, bass

Ulisse Trabacchin, choirmaster

Claudio Fenoglio