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The very best of John Williams

Teatro Verdi, Florence, Italy
Saturday 15 October 2022

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Important Info
Type: Classical Concert
City: Florence, Italy
Starts at: 20:45
Programme
Overview

From Star Wars to Harry Potter, from Schindler's List to Indiana Jones, a journey into the myth of John Williams.

Daniel Simon, producer of the show, and Matthias G. Kendliger, conductor of the orchestra of 70 musicians, for the first time in Italy, will bring to life the best of John Williams live in concert.
Kendlinger and the famous K&K Philharmonic will take Italian spectators on a journey into the fascinating world of Williams' genius, through space at the speed of light, into the depths of the sea and into the magic of music: an exciting and powerful live concert.
John Williams, the most successful film music composer ever, has worked with legendary directors: Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. He has composed scores for Star Wars, Harry Potter, Schindler's List, Jaws, Indiana Jones and many, many others. He has received 5 Oscars, 4 Golden Globes, 24 Grammys and has been nominated internationally over 100 times.
Founded by Matthias G. Kendlinger in 2002 and already named the best traveling orchestra in Europe with around 100 concerts every year, the K&K Philharmonic Orchestra has played in concert halls such as the KKL Luzern, the Musikverein in Vienna and the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, as well as in Berlin, Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm. In 2020 it will finally arrive in Italy.

Venue Info

Teatro Verdi - Florence
Location   Via Ghibellina 99

For more than 160 years, Verdi has been the biggest Italian-style theatre in Tuscany (at the time of its construction, it was among the seven largest in Italy). In all these years it has kept intact its main features, mainly of being a great popular theatre in the city center, open to all kinds of shows.

Born as Teatro Pagliano, it was inaugurated on September 10, 1854 with the notes of Verdi’s opera Il Viscardello, which later would become Rigoletto. The new theatre, which took the place of a multipurpose facility (circus, music hall, outdoor amphitheater) built on the remains of the fourteenth century Stinche prison, is due to entrepreneur pharmacist and former baritone Girolamo Pagliano.

The years following the debut were characterized by the great season of melodrama of the late nineteenth century and its charismatic protagonists. Here took place patriotic and humanitarian events and the first memorable stage productions with great performers. Then, it changed ownership continuously from one owner to another and became Teatro Verdi in 1901. After World War I, it opened to popular operetta, and with the Castellani ownership, the greatest actors of the twentieth century arrived.

With the fabulous 60s, the theater hosts international pop stars and celebrities of the popular theatre and the revue. Here come the shows of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, the film festivals, the ballets, the most wanted artists of rock, pop and jazz music, and the unconventional prose.
In January 1998, the theater goes to the Foundation ORT, thus becoming the headquarters of rehearsals and concerts of the Orchestra della Toscana. It maintains at the same time the unique diversity of theatrical proposals, the image of an open cultural space and lively programming, while being attentive to the needs of its large audience.
With the arrival of the Orchestra della Toscana, Teatro Verdi steadily welcomes classical music with great conductors and world-renowned musicians. Thanks to the company Antico Teatro Pagliano, which looks after the theater season, and PRG, which organizes the pop and rock music, Verdi still offers a very articulate programming for quality, genres and many propositions.

 

Important Info
Type: Classical Concert
City: Florence, Italy
Starts at: 20:45
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