Callas 100
TAM • Teatro degli Arcimboldi, Milano
Project info
A grand event commemorating the centenary of Maria Callas’s birth is coming to TAM. This unmissable occasion features Laura Morante as narrator and renowned international musicians such as Olga Peretyatko, Myrtò Papatanasiu, Andrea Edina Ulbrich, Valerio Borgioni, and conductor M° Fabrizio Maria Carminati. Maria Callas’s illustrious career, marked by triumphs and worldwide acclaim, intertwined art, success, and glamour. She remains a revered style icon, earning a place among the ten most elegant women in the world in the late 1960s. Franco Zeffirelli famously described her voice as reaching the deepest recesses of the mind, immortalizing her as “La Divina.”
Production
ForTune Music & Shows in collaboration with Musart (Florence), DuePunti Eventi (Vicenza), TAM Teatro Arcimboldi (Milan).
Service provider
Airone Service is the division dedicated to the rental of audio, video and lighting equipment for the staging of your events. One of our owned companies is able to offer an advanced creative, event planning and production service.
Cast
FABRIZIO MARIA CARMINATIÂ conductor
LAURA MORANTEÂ narrator
OLGA PERETYATKOÂ soprano
MYRTÃ’ PAPATANASIUÂ soprano
ANDREA EDINA ULBRICHÂ Mezzo-soprano
VALERIO BORGIONIÂ tenor
Concept
The lighting design for the show dedicated to Maria Callas was crafted to create an engaging and emotional experience for the audience. Using 12 Astra Wash Pix lights with the pixel ring for dynamic and captivating effects during the walk-in and walkout, and 4 ETC Source 4 profile spotlights for precise shaping, ensured perfect stage illumination. Additionally, 10 frontal profile spotlights were employed to evenly light the orchestra and highlight the actress, Laura Morante, portraying Maria Callas, positioned on the right side of the stage.
The focus of the lighting design was to create scenes that smoothly balanced the musical moments of the orchestra with the actress’s theatrical performances. Impactful colors were used to engage the audience and accompany the emotions conveyed through acting and music. Light changes were carefully orchestrated to draw the audience’s attention to the key moments of the show, creating a captivating and immersive atmosphere that pays homage to the greatness of Maria Callas.
