English translation by Ivano Dones

CAI - Newsletter n. 22

Milano February 29th, 2000

Dear friends,
We didn't yet archived the amazing experience of the Così fan tutte in Ferrara. For many of us it has been the revelation of this , perhaps the less understood (since now), Mozart's opera of the Da Ponte trilogy. We received many comments from various readers of our site (both members and non members), we published in the web, together with the "Cronaca del Wanderer", written by our excellent and mighty Guy Cherqui, the chief editor of our site, that was dedicated to the Così fan tutte and was entitled "toward the total opera" that herewith we enclose for those who were not able to read it in the Internet. We also enclose our answer to the article appeared on the newspaper "Avvenire" that was astonished by the fact that our Club was among the organizers of the recent meetings with Gerard Mortier in Milano.
We continue to receive congratulations for our Web site that recorded around 4000 misits, even from journalists and other cultural operators. Once more we repeat that, even if you haven't the access to the Web, you can cooperate to its enrichment by sending comments, anedocts, documents, pictures, editorials and other informations.
From now our archive, already published on-line, opens its doors and it will be possible to consult it with an interface to search topics by keywords. This result awards the constant and patient job of Deda Pedrazzini and Silvana Patrini. It was a three years job that, we hope, hoping their cooperation, will go on in the future for the recording of new data.

During the members general assembly held on February, 12,2000 in Ferrara and validated according to the rules of this Clun, the new directive council was elected. It consists of Alberto Aversa, Giulia Bassi, Guy Cherqui, Giulio Cosma, Ivano Dones, Attilia Giuliani, Silvia Luraghi, Renato Piazza, Marilena Sacchi, Gigi Saccon, Stelio Vinanti that will remain in charge until 2002. The directive council has then elected, in the meeting of february 21st in Milano, the positions of President, vice- president, treasurer and delegate to external relations (press and Web site). They are Attilia Giuliani, Stelio Vinanti, Marilena Sacchi and Guy Cherqui respectively. The directive council, aware of the fact that during the former meeting the auditor of accounts was not elected, organized AN ADDITIONAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY of members thursday march, 16th, 2000 at the Kapuziner-Plats restaurant in Milano.

Dress reharsal of the Simone - Salzburg - April 12 at 11:00 AM

The dress reharsal of Simon Boccanegra is scheduled at April 12, 2000 at 11:00 AM.
We enclose the list of people who paid for that. Mistakes and omissions are however possible and we are sorry in advance with the "victims". If you advice some call us immediately. Call now even to cancel your reservation: it is not allowed to give your seat to other members (and moreover to non-members), as there is a waiting list with names of people that will be moved to the list of available seats in the prefixed order. Some people, although they payed, were moved back to the waiting list: this is due to the fact that some tickets for other replicas have been found for them or for other reasons personally communicated.
The list is in alphabetical order only for the initial letter.
We advice that, to avoid an exclusion drawing that would have been very unpleasant, all members of the directive council that will participate to the trip to the reharsal of Simone will be in the waiting list.
Hotel reservations: A reservation has been made in april 11th and out april 12 at Zur Post Pension, recently renovated thus much more comfortable than before. You can contact them directly (ref to Georg) mentioning that you are members of the CAI: tel # +43-662-8323390; fax # +43-662-8323395 or ask the Club to make the reservation on your behalf.
Please notify if you ask or offer some lifts by your car and wish to share your expenses.

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Traviata May 5th or 6th, 2000

We asked for 10 tickets in the second sector for the Traviata of May 6th (or the 5th as a second option. Call us if you are interested (we are waiting for the confirmation by the theatre).

May concerts in Berlin

May 5th,6th,7th, 2000: Brahms concert for violin and orchestra (Gil Shaham)
May 10th, 11th,12 , 2000: Britten sereeenade for tenor, horn and strings (Langridge, Dohr)
Beethoven: Concert for piano and orchestra n.2 (Argerich)
Mahler: symphony n. 4
We collect requests that we will submit on April, 2nd: we cannot assure that they will be satisfied.

May Tour in Latin America

Those who are interested please immediately ask for an estimate of expenditure that will be available in few days. Please immediately tell us about your interest to the concerts in Buenos Aires, San Paolo and Rio, to ensure tickets to be available.
Dates are: May 18th, 19th Buenos Aires; Mahler 9th and Beethoven 6th and 7th - may 22nd, 23rd and 24th, San Paolo: Mahler 9th, Beethoven 6th and 7th; Dvorak 9th + Debussy nocturnes + Ravel Valse; may 26th Rio: Dvorak 9th etc. as for may 24th.

Aix en Provence July 12nd-16th, 2000 - The Makropoulos Case and The Tales of Hoffmann

See enclosed . It is possible to request even only tickets for the performances, even single tckets. Communicate the adhesion by march 12nd: by the same date the payment must be made for the cost of tickets (Lit. 100.000 each, including expenses unless additional balance).

August 25th and 26th in Salzburg (Berliner)

We bought a limited number of tickets for the concerts of august 25th and 26th (25 Bruckner's 7th symphony: 26th Strauss: Don Quixote; Brahms' 3rd symphony: Call immediately.

Luzern's concert on august 31st and september 1st (Berliner)

We have an option for 20 tickets for august 31st (see Salzburg program of 25/8) and 30 tickets for september 1st (Wagner:Vorspiele und Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde and Bruckner's 7th symphony. (expected price around lit. 150.000 each ticket. Send your adhesion that will be confirmed after the half of march. The payment will be done immediately after confirmation.

Best regards

The council