War and love
Fedra Ensemble, Archi dell'OCM

Fedra Ensemble

Simona Severini, voice and guitar

Daniele Richiedei, violin, arrangements and musical direction

Giulio Corini, solo double bass

With the participation of:

Virginia Luca, Francesca Turcato, Laura Riccardi, Tessa Rippo, violas

Fabio Fausone, Giocanni Maccarini, cellos

Matteo Zabadneh, contrabbasso

D. Richiedei (1984)

Clorinda e Tancredi (from “Tancredi e Clorinda” di Claudio Monteverdi) – part 1

1. Prologo
2. Notte

E. Jannacci (1935-2013)

Sfiorisci bel fiore

J. Mitchell (1943)

Both Sides Now

F. De Gregori (1951)

Sempre e Per Sempre

B. Springsteen (1949)

Streets of Minneapolis

D. Richiedei

Clorinda e Tancredi – part 2

1. Amico
2. Epilogo

A. L. De Simone (1986)

Il Regno Animale

L. Dalla (1943-2012)

Futura

30’ | Ticket 15 €

The Fedra Ensemble presents a program that moves across eras, languages, and musical traditions, resisting any fixed genre definition.

At the center of the journey is Daniele Richiedei’s reimagining of Monteverdi’s Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda: an early masterpiece transformed into a contemporary narrative capable of naturally conversing with singer-songwriter repertoire and international popular music. Alongside the dramatic tension inherited from Monteverdi, very different sonic worlds coexist: the ironic melancholy of Enzo Jannacci, the intimate and suspended writing of Joni Mitchell, the poetic depth of Francesco De Gregori, the aching humanity of Bruce Springsteen, and the evocative visions of Lucio Dalla and Alberto L. De Simone. In this context, the songs are treated as modern madrigals, revealing a deep connection between text, storytelling, and musical expression.

Within the Sala dei Fiumi, the Fedra Ensemble together with the Chamber Orchestra of Mantua builds an intense and intimate listening experience, where original arrangements and chamber writing continually redefine the boundary between classical and popular music. The strength of the project lies in its ability to hold together compositional rigor and expressive freedom, offering the audience a sonic journey centered on fragility, conflict, and the most deeply human dimension of music.

Testo a cura di Valeria Del Giorno