Opera in Roma presenta Ennio Morricone Cinema, Emozione, Passione

An unmissable concert dedicated to one of the greatest composers of our time. “Ennio Morricone: Cinema, Emotion, Passion” is a powerful and evocative journey through the film scores that shaped the history of cinema, performed by musicians who collaborated
directly with the Maestro.

On stage, the Quartetto Pessoa together with Tommaso Quaranta on piano and voice create an evening filled with beauty, emotion, and memory. Piano, strings and voice weave together a musical narrative featuring timeless masterpieces such as Cinema Paradiso, Once Upon a Time in America, Malena, Mission, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, and Once Upon a Time in the West.

Alongside Morricone’s legendary music, the program includes special surprises: original compositions and songs by Tommaso Quaranta, as well as iconic works by Yann Tiersen, Franco Battiato, and Francesco De Gregori, creating a rich dialogue between film music, Italian songwriting, and contemporary composition.

The arrangements of Ennio Morricone’s music are by Massimiliano Gucci, enhancing the expressive power of the strings and the evocative depth of piano and voice.
More than a concert, this is an emotional experience — a heartfelt and passionate tribute to Ennio Morricone, where music, memory, and imagination come together on stage.

Cast:

Quartetto Pessoa & Tommaso Quaranta
Tommaso Quaranta – piano and vocals
Marco Quaranta – violin
Rita Gucci – violin
Achille Taddeo – viola
Marco Simonacci – violoncello

Arrangements of Ennio Morricone’s music by Massimiliano Gucci

program

Ennio Morricone
• C’era una volta in America
Tema di Deborah
• La leggenda del pianista sull’oceano
Playing Love
The Crisis
Finale
• Malena
Tema di Malena
Tommaso Quaranta
• Salire
Yann Tiersen
• Il favoloso mondo di Amélie
Amélie
Franco Battiato
• La cura (voce)
Ennio Morricone
• Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo
Il Coyote
Tommaso Quaranta
• Bilico
Ennio Morricone
• Nuovo Cinema Paradiso
Tema principale
Tema dell’amore
Francesco De Gregori
• La donna cannone
Tommaso Quaranta
• Profumo
• Meccanismi
Ennio Morricone
• Mission
Gabriel’s Oboe
Tommaso Quaranta
• Tango Libero
Ennio Morricone
• C’era una volta il West
Tema
• Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo
L’estasi dell’oro

Place

St. Paul’s Within the Walls Church is the most beautiful Anglican Church in Rome, located in Castro Pretorio district, in Via Nazionale. It’s an episcopal church of America, the first non-Catholic church built in Rome after the Unification of Italy. The glass window particularly stands out with scenes from the Life of Saints, along with the mosaics of the apse, representing several Fathers of the Church; the curious thing is that some characters from the 19th century were used to represent someone else: Sant’Andrea has Abraham Lincoln’s face, San Giacomo is Giuseppe Garibaldi, San Patrizio is General Grant, one of the American Secession War’s protagonist. Entering the Church, you will leave outside the Roman antiquities, the frenzy and the traffic noise, discovering a place where it is possible to think and ponder inside a real artwork.