So conductors is, of course, a very important role because I have to lead a whole big team
and all different elements have to bring us to one dramatic align
'Let's do from the beginning'
The orchestra is also a real character in the score
The very beginning of Tosca, these five chords mean the power of Scarpia, but not only Scarpia but the political power of WHAT
and after this crazy 'pa pa pa pa' this syncopation is the music of Angelotti, the music of revolution, of battle
The role of orchestra is not only to accompany the singers but also to build very clear pictures
like small interludes between important scenes
'This is climax of first act because she is so jealous. This is loud, passion, erotic, jealousy angry. All together'
Puccini wrote fantastic, dramatic music without any voice, without any singers.
You can really feel this explosion in that moment like catharsis to bring all these emotions in the sound of orchestra
This is very interesting to work this orchestra.
We can create this sound, these colours with nuances, with dynamic. We can create this passionate story
'Okay let's do 59, from the beginning'
From the first rehearsal, I am trying to communicate with the different groups, different musicians
of course sometimes I am also trying to explain why this point is important for me
It's also really fantastic how musicians also bring their art, their perfection, their view in this music
And of course, working with singers is very important because only then the conductor and soloist are in good contact and corporation
can the singer present his voice and of course his role in the best way
This is very dramatic, always keep tension and be careful with balance to save and take care of our singers
Tosca is a real masterpiece written with sound, written with music
we have soloists, we have orchestra, we have choir
so then you are sitting in the public, you can completely go in the story