Mythological
PERSÉPHONE. Opera choreographed for Carla Fracci and ensemble with stage weapons designed by Hodson and Archer: triple-bladed sabres for the underworld angels and long torch for Demeter’s search to find her missing daughter Perséphone. Performed by vocal soloists Pamela Villoresi and Jean-Francis Monvoisin with Rome Opera dancers and chorus onstage; music: Stravinsky; libretto: Gide; decor by Bruno Caruso; costumes by Anna Biagiotti. Premiere: Rome Opera, 27 March 2007. Directed by Beppe Menegatti (Demeter: Carla Fracci; Perséphone: Anjella Kouznetsova; Triptolemo; Gerado Porcelluzzi; King Selenco: Manuel Paruccini).
Creations
Biographical
FATE’S WARNING Homage to Isadora Duncan. Solo based on drawings by Emile Antoine Bourdelle; music: Adagio, Ludwig Von Beethoven’s Sonata Pathetique. Premiere: Teatro Mercedante, Naples, 15 February, 1990, San Carlo Theatre Ballet for Beppe Menegatti’s Adieu et Au Revoir (soloist: Carla Fracci).
Martial
THEOGONIES Dances with Sculptures. Seven solos about iconic women from history and mythology (Nefertiti, Isis, Nike, Centaurina, Diana, Cleopatra, Salome) with weapons and props developed by George Kyriakou, modelled after his Theogonies sculptures which provided decor; music: Karaindrou; danced by the chorographer at the Hellenic Centre, London, 25 September, 2004 (soloist: Millicent Hodson).
