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| Intolleranza 1960 | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Luigi Nono | |
| Other title | Intolleranza |
| Librettist | Nono |
| Language | Italian |
| Premiere | 13 April 1961 La Fenice, Venice |
Intolleranza 1960 (Intolerance 1960) is a one-act opera in two parts (azione scenica in due tempi) by Luigi Nono, and is dedicated to his father-in-law, Arnold Schoenberg. The Italian libretto was written by Nono from an idea by Angelo Maria Ripellino,[1] using documentary texts and poetry by Julius Fučík, Reportage unter dem Strang geschrieben [reportage written under the gallows];[2] Henri Alleg, "La question" ("The Torture"); Jean-Paul Sartre's introduction to Alleg's poem; Paul Éluard's poem "Liberté";[3] "Our march" by Vladimir Mayakovsky; and Bertolt Brecht's "To Posterity" ("An die Nachgeborenen"). The plot concerns a migrant, who travels from Southern 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. The opera premiered on 13 April 1961 at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice. It has a running time of approximately one hour and fifteen minutes.
- ^ Ripellino published Mayakovsky and the Russian avant-garde theater in 1959. The "major agent for Slavic literature in Italy" (Stenzl) wrote a comprehensive textbook for Intolleranza. There was a rift, as Nono massively cut, reworked and expanded the libretto. Jürg Stenzl, Luigi Nono, Rowohlt, Reinbek b. Hamburg, 1998, pp. 53–58
- ^ Fučík, Julius (1948). Reportage unter dem Strang geschrieben. Translated by Felix Rausch. Karl Dietz Verlag Berlin.
- ^ Nono used the verses 7, 8, 4, 16, 19; Camille Chevalier. "'Liberté' by Paul Éluard". frenchtoday.com (in French and English). Retrieved 28 October 2024.