[mascagni-interest] Interview of Denia Mazzola-Gavazzeni

[Erik Bruchez]

Dear list,

There is an interesting interview (in Italian) of Denia Mazzola on her
web site:

   http://www.deniamazzola.com/ita/news2.htm

She talks among other things about her first encounters with
Gavazzeni. She also talks about Parisina. I quote:

   Andai di corsa alla sala del piano del maestro e gli chiese com'era
   questa Parisina: "Pensa - disse - che questa č una delle opere che
   adoro di pių in assoluto. E mio padre l'amava cosė tanto che andava
   a tutte le rappresentazioni. Č fantastica: guarda qui". E si mette
   al pianoforte e suona il primo atto - era un pianista meraviglioso -
   lasciandomi completamente soggiogata da questa musica. "Dai,
   Gianandrea, facciamola" dico. "Eh sė, ti starebbe proprio bene" dice
   lui.

Translated by me:

   I ran to the piano room of the maestro and asked him how this
   Parisina was: "Realize - he said - that this is one of the operas
   that I absolutely love most. And my father loved it so much that he
   went to all the performances. It's fantastic: look here". And he
   goes to the piano and plays the first act - he was a marvellous
   pianist - leaving me completely subjugated by this music. "Come,
   Gianandrea, let's do it" I said. "Yes, it would suit you pretty
   well" he said.

This lead to the performances of act IV in 1995. After Gavazzeni's
passing, Denia Mazzola performed the first three acts in Montpellier
in a performance that was later released on CD. She says that it would
be nice to do the opera entirely as the composer intended.

Enjoy,

-Erik

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