Ferrovia sopraelevata

Category
Radio

Year
c. 1980 (to be confirmed)

Description

Ferrovia sopraelevata, by Dino Buzzati, was produced as a RAI radio drama directed by Gilberto Visentin and recorded at the RAI studios in Turin. I composed the music for the production.

The work should be distinguished from Luciano Chailly’s earlier musical version of Ferrovia sopraelevata, composed in 1954 on a text by Dino Buzzati and first performed at the Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo in 1955.

Credits

• Text: Dino Buzzati
• Radio direction: Gilberto Visentin
• Music: Francesco Accolla
• Principal Characters: Vieri Tosatti, Giancarlo Saccarola
• Broadcaster: RAI

Documentation / References

• l’Unità, radio/television listings, 12 January 1980.
• Documentation on Luciano Chailly’s Ferrovia sopraelevata, 1954/1955, for distinction from the RAI radio version.
• Radio programme listing for Ferrovia sopraelevata by Dino Buzzati, broadcast on Radio Uno at 21:10. The listing credits “musiche originali di Francesco Accolla,” direction by Gilberto Visentin, and recording at the RAI studios in Turin.