Rut
Raccolti di speranza
sacred chamber opera for choir, soloists, and small ensemble
music Marianna Acito
text Francesca Masi
conductor Mattia Dattolo
Laura Zecchini soprano
Daniela Pini mezzo
Angelo Testori tenor
Ensemble La Corelli
Gruppo Vocale Heinrich Schütz
commissioned by Ravenna Festival on the occasion of the 2025 Hope Jubilee
in coproduction with Festival Internazionale di Musica Sacra di Pordenone, Pergolesi Spontini Festival di Jesi
in collaboration with Teatro Alighieri
Like the four movements of a symphony, the four chapters of the Book of Ruth present us with a series of “miracles” in an exciting and almost romantic crescendo: from misfortune to grace, from death to rebirth, from sadness to joy. With extreme delicacy, they beat to the rhythm of salvation, which is silent concern, care, affection, integration, support and love. Through the story of Naomi and Ruth, two ancient and yet incredibly contemporary women, an interplay of words and music unfolds that goes straight to the heart of the biblical narrative: hope in its most radical sense, encompassing both ordinary actions and the changing fortunes of humanity.
Divine action looms behind the actions of men and women who commit themselves to one another with a great common resource: fragility.
