About the event
Morricone – music that conquers the world
Ennio Morricone is a world-renowned film music composer. His work will be conducted by his son Andrea. The concert will feature well-known orchestras from Slovenia and Rome. Outstanding singers and musicians, masters of their instruments, will also perform.
The concert will last approximately 90 minutes and will be performed without an intermission.
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Interesting facts
- Once Upon a Time in the West is one of the best-selling original instrumental scores in the world (with an estimated 10 million copies sold).
- At the age of 87, Morricone became the oldest person to win a competitive Oscar (the Academy Award for best original score for The Hateful Eight in 2016).
- Andrea Morricone has collaborated with many important artists over the course of his career, including Sting, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban and Yo-Yo Ma.
- Perhaps the best known of his many compositions is The Love Theme from the Italian film Nuovo Cinema Paradiso. Andrea collaborated with his father Ennio on the score for this film, for which they won a BAFTA for best original film music.
Production and sponsors
Ekipa
Zasedba
Soloists
Programme: Ennio Morricone
The Untouchables
Malena
A Pure Formality
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Once Upon a Time in the West
Duck, You Sucker!
The Ecstasy of Gold
Let’s say, An Evening For Dinner
Il prato
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
Deborah’s Theme
Poverty
The falls
On Earth as it is in Heaven
More information
Ennio Morricone is rightly considered one of the world’s greatest composers of film music. His compositions cover a broad spectrum of contrasting musical styles, something that has attracted the directors of cult films of a wide range of genres. As well as film music, his oeuvre includes numerous symphonic works and compositions for theatre and radio. Wielding the conductor’s baton at this concert of Morricone’s film music will be the composer’s second son, Andrea Morricone, a versatile composer in his own right who collaborated with his father on several award-winning scores. The RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra will be joined for the occasion by the Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra, which has been performing Morricone’s music, both in films and in live concert performances, ever since its foundation in 1993.
Soprano Vittoriana De Amicis, whose accolades include third prize at the Renata Tebaldi International Voice Competition (Opera Section) in San Marino, has performed in opera houses and concert halls around the world. After training as a pianist, Luigi Mattacchione turned to jazz performance and the study of the harmonica. Today he is recognised as one of the first Italian musicians to achieve renown as a formally trained harmonica player. Vincenzo Bolognese graduated in violin and chamber music from the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome. As well as being a regular concert performer, he is an active musicologist, with a focus on critical editions of the works of Niccolò Paganini and Ottorino Respighi.
Free rides on LPP city buses
Ticket holders for events within the 73rd Ljubljana Festival are entitled to free rides on LPP city buses within two hours before the start and two hours after the end of each event.
Accessibility for visitors with reduced mobility
Festival Ljubljana is committed to ensuring a welcoming and accessible experience at cultural events for persons with reduced mobility.
Selected venues offer designated wheelchair-accessible spaces as well as seating for accompanying persons. Wheelchair users can inquire about availability and reserve accessible seating by calling +386 (0)1 241 60 28 or emailing blagajna@ljubljanafestival.si.
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