On March 28, Zurich Opera is putting on a memorial concert to its much-loved maestro Nello Santi, we hear exclusively from Zurich critic Christian Berzins.
The performance of Verdi’s Requiem will be directed by Fabio Luisi.
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I did not know much about Nello Santi before his death, except as the conductor of some Italian opera recordings. It was quite a surprise that he was once a music director of one of Europe’s best opera houses. Then I have a history of discovering important people only on the occasion of their deaths. That includes Elvis Presley & John Lennon ( neither of them by the way my cup of tea, unless of course I have too much alcohol on board, which is conducive to universal brother/sisterhood no matter one tastes and convictions).
The conductors who work at the Metropolitan Opera today are dilettantes in comparison to Santi. He lived and breathed Italian opera.
It’s interesting that the website of the Zurich Opera lists two performances for the evening of March 28. At 19:00, a Gedenkkonzert for Nello Santi, the Verdi Requiem. Conducted by Fabio Luisi. Also at 19:00, Arabella. Conducted by Fabio Luisi.
https://www.opernhaus.ch/spielplan/kalendarium/?filter=alle&month=3-2020
Something’s got to give.