Il Était Une Fois... Ennio Morricone & Nino Rota

This show is not a cine-concert. The film images will not be screened. A ONE-OFF CONCERT You will live a unique, lively and emotion-filled evening, listening live to the finest pieces by Morricone and Rota and rediscovering their timeless themes.

Marcello Rota, a conductor of worldwide renown, is behind the creation of this project.

The music will be performed by internationally acclaimed soloists, for whom the history of Italian and world cinema holds no secrets, and who, under the masterful direction of Maestro Morricone, have given more than 500 concerts on every continent. Film music: "LE PARRAIN", "LE BON, LA BRUTE ET LE TRUAND", "LE PROFESSIONEL", "IL ÉTAIT UNE FOIS EN AMÉRIQUE", "LA PIOVRA" AND OTHERS... Performed by the Symphony Orchestra. Conducted by MARCELLO ROTA (ITALY). Soloists: LUDOVICO FULCI, NELLO SALZA, SUSANNA RIGACCI (ITALY). Meeting with Ennio Morricone and Nino Rota.

Today the two men are considered two absolute icons of film music.

The show traces the most important moments of the two composers' careers, from the famous songs of the 1960s to the melodies written for Sergio Leone's films and those created for Hollywood. Performers: Marcello Rota (Conductor). The artist has performed in the most prestigious concert halls of Europe since 1995. He has conducted numerous orchestras, including the San Carlo in Naples, the Teatro Massimo in Palermo, the Enti Arena in Verona, the Italian National Orchestra, the Italo-Swiss Philarmonique Orchestra and the Munich State Opera.

Susanna Rigacci: the Swedish singer of Italian origin trained at the Luigi Cherubini Conservatory in Florence. Her performances in Morricone's film scores, such as "Le bon, la bête et le truand", "Il était une fois dans l'Ouest" or "Une poignée de dynamite", made her world-famous.