The challenge was very risky. The liaison between the Principal Theatre of Inca and the Orquestra de Cambra de Mallorca is yielding increasingly tasty fruits. That said, it is worth praising this latest achievement, which surely will not be the last, nor by a long shot, such as the complete staging of Mozart's Così fan tutte, with only small and not at all significant plot cuts which, on the other hand, have managed to give great fluidity to the narrative and make everything flow with maximum naturalness for a story that, like almost all farcical comedies, does not aim for any semblance or credibility. The intention lies in the background of the plot, which, in this case, is well-filled with readings. So much so that Miquel Àngel Raió, the artistic director of this success, has changed the discourse as much as possible, saving a bit of what "all" do. It was not easy to win a tug-of-war against Lorenzo da Ponte. We'll leave it at that. Raió, where he has undoubtedly been fundamental has been in the staging and everything related to the setting –appropriate, simple, and efficient–, in the very careful direction of actors and all other elements that, with the scenographic and stylistic collaboration of Adema, make everything run smoothly without hitches or delays. He even derives plot benefit from the incorporation of the three dancers.

“I am on the threshold of fullness”, Mozart wrote in a letter in 1790, the same year as the premiere of Cosi fan tutte, or La scuola degli amanti. Christoph Wolff recounts this in his essay and makes it the title of the book that, translated by Ramón Andrés, was published by Acantilado. It tells, among many other things, that the libretto Da Ponte presented to Mozart bore the title that remained as the subtitle, but Mozart found the one we all know more suitable, for musical reasons, and surely some others. It should be noted that Da Ponte never acknowledged the name by which it has gone down in history and in his Memoirs; he only mentions it once in a small paragraph, where he recounts writing a third piece for a singer, to whom he gives no name, but it was Adriana del Bene, known as La Ferrarese, his lover at the time. They were El pastor Fido and La xifra, by Salieri, and La scuola degli amanti, by Mozart, “which occupies third place among the sisters born of this most celebrated father of harmony”. Not a word more. It is clear that the interpretation of the work between one and the other was conceptually very different, at least regarding the title. Mozart, for his part, gave prominence to female behavior, while Da Ponte sought, and found, a philosophical and groundbreaking reading, as well as much more researched and profound.

“I am on the threshold of fullness”, Mozart wrote in a letter in 1790, the same year as the premiere of Così fan tutte, or La scuola degli amanti. Christoph Wolff picks it up in his essay and makes it the title of the book that, translated by Ramón Andrés, Acantilado published. He recounts, among many other things, that the libretto Da Ponte presented to Mozart bore the title that became the subtitle, but Mozart found the one we all know more suitable, for musical reasons, and surely for others. It should be said that Da Ponte never acknowledged the name by which he has gone down in history and in his Memoirs, only mentioning it once in a small paragraph, where he recounts writing a third piece for a singer, whom he does not name, but it was Adriana del Bene, known as La Ferrarese, his lover at the time. They were El pastor Fido and La xifra, by Salieri, and La scuola degli amanti, by Mozart, “which occupies third place among the sisters born of this most celebrated father of harmony”. Not a word more. It is clear that the interpretation of the work between one and the other was conceptually very different, at least with regard to the title. Mozart, for his part, gave prominence to female behavior, while DaPonte sought, and found, a philosophical and groundbreaking reading, as well as much more elaborate and profound.

Third installment of a new season at the Principal Theatre of Inca, home of the Orquestra de Cambra de Mallorca, which we were able to hear once again at the church of Llubí. A program that was already quite appealing in itself, with a degree of difficulty that made it an added value and with an undisputed figure, Eduardo Ríos, violinist of the Berliner Philharmoniker, as the soloist commissioned for the occasion to bring to life the Violin Concerto in D major, op. 6. One of the most convoluted concertos and the only one Ludwig van Beethoven composed for the instrument. A composition that, like so many others, carries its legend attached. Premiered by Franz Clement, he received the score very shortly before the concert, and performed it as if it were almost a first reading, but, moreover, he added a sonata of his own as a cadenza played on a single string and with the violin upside down. So difficult was the execution of the concerto that the virtuosos of the time decided it was unplayable, until, thirty-six years after its premiere, at the age of thirteen, and with Felix Mendelssohn conducting, Josef Joachim placed it on the pedestal it deserved and from which it has never descended again.

Third installment of a new season at the Principal Theatre of Inca, home of the Orquestra de Cambra de Mallorca, which we were able to hear once again at the church of Llubí. A program that was already quite appealing in itself, with a degree of difficulty that made it an added value and with an undisputed figure, Eduardo Ríos, violinist of the Berliner Philharmoniker, as the soloist commissioned for the occasion to bring to life the Violin Concerto in D major, op. 6. One of the most convoluted concertos and the only one Ludwig van Beethoven composed for the instrument. A composition that, like so many others, carries its legend attached. Premiered by Franz Clement, he received the score very shortly before the concert, and performed it as if it were almost a first reading, but, moreover, he added a sonata of his own as a cadenza played on a single string and with the violin upside down. So difficult was the execution of the concerto that the virtuosos of the time decided it was unplayable, until, thirty-six years after its premiere, at the age of thirteen, and with Felix Mendelssohn conducting, Josef Joachim placed it on the pedestal it deserved and from which it has never descended again.

With the title 60 years of The Lost LoveThe Principal Theatre of Inca and the BarnaSants cycle pay tribute this Saturday, March 21, at 7 p.m. Joan Ramon Bonet (Palma, 1944), one of the founding voices of the Nova Cançó movement. The event, six decades after Bonet joined Els Setze Jutges, aims to celebrate his own songbook, as well as the author's overall artistic dimension, which is complemented by his renowned career as a photographer. Thus, classics such as Lost love, Souvenir vendor and His seagull.

Cap Pela and Nou Romancer, two of Mallorca's most emblematic groups, are celebrating their 30th anniversary this year with a joint concert. The event will take place on November 23rd at 7 pm at the Teatro Principal in Inca, in a unique concert full of music, emotion, and camaraderie.