Intolleranza 1960

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Intolleranza 1960 (Intolerance 1960) is an opera by Luigi Nono, the composer's first in the genre. The Italian libretto was written by Nono from an idea by Angelo Maria Ripellino. It premiered at the Teatro la Fenice on April 13, 1961. Nono himself said of this work that it "did mark a beginning for me, but in no sense did it constitute a tabula rasa or in response to 'divine inspiration'".^[1] Nono revised the work into a one-act version for a 1974 performance.^[2]

Fabrice Fitch has commented that this work has "no plot as such", but rather consists of a series of scenes that illustrate aspects of intolerance.^[3]

[edit] Synopsis

The action of the opera concerns a refugee, who travels from the south of Italy looking for work. Along the way, he encounters protests, arrests and torture. He ends up in a concentration camp, where he experiences the gamut of human emotions. He reaches a river, and realises that everywhere is his home.

[edit] Recording

• Teldec 4509 97304(2): Chorus of the Stuttgart State Opera; Stuttgart State Orchestra; Bernhard Kontarsky, conductor^{[2] [3]}

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