Music as the only remedy. Since March 14, the people of Florence have had the opportunity to enjoy an extraordinary spectacle. Each evening, they can hear the tenor Maurizio Marchini advancing on his balcony and pushing the serenade. In this silent city, extinguished by the confinement imposed from March 9 until April 3 in Italy, the Florentines listen to the artist's voice ringing in the empty streets.
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Maurizio Marchini films himself and shares his performances with the whole world to give joy. On March 14, he delivers an interpretation of Nessun Dorma (“ Let no one sleep ”), an air for tenor taken from the opera Turandot by Giacomo Puccini. Sung by the character of Calaf at the start of the third act, the unknown Prince is plunged into the solitude of the Beijing night. He waits for the day when he can finally conquer the love of Turandot, the ice princess.
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And it doesn't stop there. The next day, Maurizio Marchini settled back on his balcony in front of a grandiose twilight. The tenor sang Una Furtiva Lagrima , a romance from the opera L'Elixir d'amour by Gaetano Donizetti. Nemorino buys a second bottle from a charlatan, thinking that it contains an elixir of love capable of making him win the heart of Adina, a wealthy owner. To pay for this new dose, Nemorino enlists in the army but Adina believes that he has signed up for her. Nemorino doesn't interest him, Adina cries. Nemorino takes these tears as a sign of his love. He sings of his joy of being loved.
Every day, the artist's performances can be found on his Facebook. The opportunity to discover and be interested in opera. Above all, an opportunity to escape.
