Tribute to Ennio Morricone
"Omaggio a Morricone" celebrates the music of Ennio Morricone, blending it with themes of wine and cinema. Initiated in 2022, it evolved into unique events like "Barolo, music and theatre," exploring the history of Barolo wine through music and prose. Performances feature the Venice Dreams Ensemble, with iconic pieces like "Il vino e l’uva" and medleys from Spaghetti Westerns and Love Themes. The project captures Morricone's genius, harmonizing storytelling, music, and culture in an unforgettable experience.
"Omaggio a Morricone" was born in 2022 as a stand-alone programme for the Teatro Verdi in Padua and the Teatro Comunale in Treviso. It then developed as a show linked to the promotion of Heroic Wines: 'DiVinoInCanto: Vini da Terre Estreme, Omaggio a Morricone', a project conceived together with Alvaro De Anna, promoter of the event. The show, with prose by actor Fabio Sartori, landed at the Teatro Nuovo in Verona, the Gervasio auditorium in Matera and the Fondazione Cassamarca auditorium in Treviso. In December 2023 a CD was produced with the complete version of the concert.
In 2024, the new project 'Barolo, music and theatre' was born. The consortium 'La Strada del Barolo e grandi vini di Langa' (The Road of Barolo and Great Wines of Langa) and the Accademia Theatre in Conegliano and the Ristori Theatre in Verona, present an exclusive event, an emotional journey that, on the notes of Maestro Morricone, recounts the history and future of Barolo, in collaboration with actor Giorgio Lupano.
The music by Maestro Ennio Morricone, masterfully arranged by Massimo Scattolin for violin, guitar and string orchestra, the Venice Dreams Ensemble. It includes a piece expressly dedicated to wine, two medleys and a finale.
'Il vino e l'uva', composed by the Maestro for the film 'Stanno tutti bene' will be the opening track.
Spaghetti Western is a medley of the most famous themes of the new genre called 'Spaghetti Western', created from the collaboration between the Maestro and director Sergio Leone. They range from the so-called "Dollar Trilogy" (A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly) to "Once Upon a Time in the West" and the subsequent "Down with the Head", in a succession of emotions, evoking the extraordinary images of the famous films.
Love Themes is a medley of the most beautiful love themes written by the Maestro for different films, demonstrating his extraordinary ability to harmonise scenes with the music, making both unforgettable.
"Sacco e Vanzetti", from the film of the same name, includes the two songs that the Maestro set to music to texts by Joan Baez.