Fausto Romitelli (born 1963) was one of the most radical composers of his generation. He settled by the
inspired by Anglo-American subculture, loved the archaic and spontaneous pop music and found the
Guitar be favourite instrument. His compositional style was the idea, sounds like hot iron to
forge. His last work, metals of the 50-minute video Opera at index for soprano, prosport
Ensemble and three-channel video, based on a libretto of author Kenka Lèkovich and merges with
Video recordings of Paolo Pachini and Léonardo Romoli to a cross-genre of Visual and aural senses.
Romitelli follows Lèkovichs three-piece poem Metalsushi and occupied the elfköpfige, electronically enhanced
Ensemble with instruments of the art and rock music. An electronically filtered soprano is in the
Integrated ensemble, Romitelli forgoes classic stage. On three screens form instead
Shots of light of metallic surfaces the Visual part of the designed as light show
Work. Romitelli has index of metals in 2003 in the last days of his active life of composer
written and witnessed even first performances. Fausto Romitelli died after a severe illness in the
41. Year 2004 in Milan.
Cast and Creative Team for An Index of Metals at Theater an der Wien
Musikalische Leitung Baldur Brönnimann
Video Paolo Paccini, Leonardo Romoli
Voice Barbara Hannigan
Orchestra Klangforum Wien
Concept Fausto Romitelli, Paolo Pacchini
