L’Histoire du soldat (The Soldier’s Tale) is a theatrical work “to be read, played, and danced” (lue, jouée et dansée) by three actors and one or several dancers, accompanied by a septet of instruments. Conceived by Igor Stravinsky and Swiss writer C. F. Ramuz, the piece was based on a Russian folk tale drawn from the collection of Alexander Afanasyev called The Runaway Soldier and the Devil.
Italian translation
La Fenice Orchestra soloists
Roberto Baraldi violin, Matteo Liuzzi double bass, Simone Simonelli clarinet, Marco Giani bassoon, Guido Guidarelli trumpet, Giuseppe Mendola trombone, Claudio Cavallini percussions
Actor and Director Francesco Bortolozzo
Conductor Alessandro Cappelletto
Dancer and Choreography Emanuela Bonora
Costumes Marta Del Fabbro
Ligh designer Fabio Barettin
La Fenice production