2025 Theatre Music - Horcynus Orca

Production Compagnia Anatolé
Adaptation Valeria Alessi
Original musics Mariachiara Millimaggi, live performed

I composed and arranged for female vocal trio and cello three original pieces inspired by the characters from Stefano D’Arrigo’s novel Horcynus Orca. Drawing from a deep knowledge of the novel tied to my literary studies, I aimed to characterize the narrative through musical language as a small opera: each character has their own distinctive, recognizable leitmotif. The compositions were performed live during the reading of excerpts from the novel.