Oratorio Del Gonfalone: A Thousand Faces — Images of Women Between Dream, Love, and Destiny
Rome, Oratorio del Gonfalone — Main Hall
About the Event
Step into the enchanting world of timeless melodies and intricate harmonies at the Oratorio Del Gonfalone.
Through the works of Schubert, Mendelssohn, Wolf, and Schumann, each Lied reveals a different facet of femininity: the woman as desire and enigma, but also as a being who loves, suffers, and lives, revealing both passion and fragility.
Program
First Part
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Hexenlied, Op. 8, No. 8
Franz Schubert
Gretchen am Spinnrade, D 118
Robert Schumann
Die Kartenlegerin, Op. 31 No. 2
Franz Schubert
An Sylvia, D 891
Clara Schumann
Loreley, from Sechs Lieder, Op. 13 No. 2
Robert Schumann
Heiß mich nicht reden, Op. 77 No. 3
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Suleika, Op. 34 No. 4
Robert Schumann
Die Spinnerin, Op. 107 No. 4
Franz Schubert
Du bist die Ruh, D 776
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Des Mädchens Klage, Op. 9 No. 1
Franz Schubert
Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt, D 310
Robert Schumann
Die Meerfee, Op. 69 No. 1
Robert Schumann
Widmung, from *Myrthen*, Op. 25, No. 1
Part Two
Robert Schumann
*Frauenliebe und Leben*, Op. 42
Since I Saw Him
He, the Most Magnificent of All
I Cannot Comprehend It, Cannot Believe It
You, Ring on My Finger
Help me, sisters
Sweet friend, you gaze
At my heart, at my breast
Now you have caused me my first pain
Cast / Production
Sofia Celenza, soprano
Marta Pacifici, mezzo‐soprano
Camilla Pilla Arnese, piano
Address
Oratorio del Gonfalone, Via del Gonfalone, 32, Rome, Italy — Google Maps