in the Past became musicals often film, today it is more common that films are the basis for new musicals. As if not really trusting in the musikdramatikens own berättarkraft.
But in a time with right-wing extremist on the rise in Europe is ”A very special day” troublesome current. Ettore Scolas film classics from 1977 is about the meeting between two people who in different ways have been forced to efface themselves in order to fit in. She – Antonietta, a henpecked housewife faithful to fascism familjeideal. He – Gabriele, a sacked radio journalist in nuevo laredo, whose anti-fascist stance and homosexual orientation makes him unwanted in a society where the man is expected to be the husband, father and soldier.
day in may 1938, when a burfågel on the run combined the anger the neighbors, is Hitler on a state visit, and celebrated with parades in the streets of Benito Mussolini’s fascist Italy. Through the radio in the background you can hear snatches of stöveltramp and marschmusik. Director Annika Kofoed and her team think of a chamber play in a large context, and manages to convey every inch of this human meeting in a sad, beautiful and everyday history of the need to be seen and understood. But also about the importance of seeing and understanding the other. It is communicated by an elegant hybrid of song – and talteaterdialog located near filmreplikerna. Not least when familjeplutonen to be mobilised in the morning.
Anki Albertsson and Stefan Clarin nevertheless, Antonietta and Gabriele, to his, very much alive scenpersoner
the Composer, who is also the conductor, P-O Nilsson on the piano and accordion leads a gatumusikantiskt band (violin, clarinet/saxophone, bass, and percussion) that contributes to the elevated everyday with storyns nyckeldans the rumba and the Italian schlagermelankoli. Both the ensemble von Trapp-was fighting the ”Il Duce”-the choirs that to the main characters burst out in internal monologue-number works surprisingly well. Whether it is at the antonietta includes a lighter hemhjälpsdrömmar or if Gabriele despair, on Rikard Wolff-vis filled with both vulnerability and bitter bitterness.
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you can tick off filmrekvisitan, from the broken ceiling light to torkvindens clotheslines and arkivklipp with flygformationer in the big screen. But among these necessary miljömarkörer make Anki Albertsson and Stefan Clarin nevertheless, Antonietta and Gabriele, to his, very much alive scenpersoner – inspired by, but never imiterandes icons Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni. Instead, the duo found a ton, of free action in the Anna Ardelius period costumes.
Together, they are tu surrounded by konformitetens apostles: Portvaktsfrun (a amper and vocal stable Evamaria Björk) and the children and at the antonietta includes a domderande husband Emanuele Tiberi (a dandylik Tobias Borvin) in tight uniforms. Two large fans in the fund shall symbolize the ambient pressure, while reading in the programme. But in general, this touring co-production between Helsingborgs stadsteater and Malmö Opera is a good sounding, dramaturgical clear and moving performance.
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