{"id":69039,"date":"2023-06-09T10:30:31","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T08:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/?p=69039"},"modified":"2023-07-26T11:28:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T09:28:45","slug":"legato-and-staccato-homage-to-maria-callas-giugno-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/en\/legato-and-staccato-homage-to-maria-callas-giugno-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Legato and Staccato. Homage to Maria Callas"},"content":{"rendered":"

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LEGATO and STACCATO<\/strong>
\nCristina de Middel Homage to Maria Callas
\n<\/strong>Video and photo exhibition
\nLa Divina emozione. Sirmione Callas 21 23
\nPalazzo Callas Exhibitions,
\n10 June \u2013 5 November 2023<\/em><\/p>\n

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What would it have been like if Maria Callas<\/strong> had had the chance to sing in Sirmione<\/strong>?<\/span><\/span> In that place that she considered an earthly paradise, where to find peace, serenity and beauty<\/em>?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This is the question that inspired Cristina de Middel<\/strong> in the realization of LEGATO and STACCATO, Homage to Maria Callas<\/strong>: the visionary photographic video installation that brings the Divine back to some of the most representative places of Sirmione and stages five famous works of which the same<\/span><\/span> Callas was the protagonist.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cristina de Middel<\/strong> has imagined a real return journey<\/strong> where the famous guest from Sirmione becomes the epic figure of the story.<\/span><\/span> Already an icon with legendary traits, Maria Callas<\/strong> returns to de Middel’s work further transfigured and strengthened: her identity merges with that of the tragic heroines she interpreted: Medea, Butterfly, Traviata, Tosca, Norma<\/strong> and she redeems and<\/span><\/span> revitalize the myth.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The exhibition stimulates a profound reflection on the traditional narrative of the “hero’s journey<\/strong>” and questions it.<\/span><\/span> Male heroes are generally described as victorious and satisfied, this is not the case for female heroines.<\/span><\/span> de Middel writes:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“These short videos have been created to pay homage to the heroines, those of legends, those on stage and those in real life. To reflect on the tragedy of their stories I was privileged to work in a unique place, endowed with such beauty as to<\/span><\/span> in turn making the boundary between reality and myth difficult to define.The corners of Sirmione were the perfect setting to represent this homage to the Opera and to women and I shared the choice with Maria Callas, who in turn passed<\/span><\/span> in this city of surreal charm some of the few happy years of his epic life”.<\/span><\/span> <\/em><\/p>\n

To learn more:<\/span><\/span>
\nLegato and Staccato, the opera libretto<\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/a>
\nCristina de Middel and Maria Callas, the biographies<\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/a>
\nThe colophon of the exhibition<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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LEGATO and STACCATO<\/strong>
\nCristina de Middel Homage to Maria Callas
\n<\/strong>Video and photo exhibition
\nLa Divina emozione. Sirmione Callas 21 23
\nPalazzo Callas Exhibitions,
\n10 June \u2013 5 November 2023
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Orari hours from 10 June al 30 September<\/strong>
\nEvery day 10:30-12:30 \/ 4:30 pm-7:00 pm
\nFriday and Saturday 10:30-12:30 \/ 4:30 pm – 10:00 pm
\nClosed on Mondays, except holidays<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nOpening hours from 1st October to 5th November<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nEvery day 10:30-12:30 \/ 3:00 pm-6:00 pm
\nClosed on Mondays, except holidays<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Free admission
\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong>Info, Ufficio Cultura e Turismo: cultura@sirmionebs.it \u2013 030 9909 184<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The heroines are arriving in Sirmione<\/strong><\/a>: LEGATO and STACCATO the teaser
\nThe tools of the trade at the opera<\/strong><\/a>: la galleria fotografica dell\u2019allestimento
\nIl filo rosso che unisce Maria Callas e le sue eroine<\/strong><\/a>: TV service by Teletutto
\nRacconto le sfide di Maria Callas e rendo omaggio alle eroine<\/a><\/strong>: Giornale di Brescia and Bresciaoggi write about LEGATO and STACCATO
\nThe symbolic power of the objects<\/strong><\/a>: the reaction of the public
\nSirmione \u00e8 il palcoscenico perfetto<\/a><\/strong>: Cristina de Middel intervistata su LEGATO and STACCATO: il progetto
\nTheresa May alla mostra Legato & Staccato<\/a>:<\/strong> L\u2019ex premier inglese ha visitato ed apprezzato la mostra di Cristina de Middel a Palazzo Callas Exhibitions
\nLegato and Staccato affascina Theresa May, turista affezionata a Sirmione<\/a><\/strong>: la stampa racconta la visita dell’ex premier inglese<\/p>\n

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