juliana snapper

Work

La Fabbrica illuminata (2001—2015)

La Fabbrica illuminata (for soprano and four-track magnetic tape) is a key work in 20th century music.

Composed by Luigi Nono in 1964 in reaction to a horrific factory accident in Genoa, Italy, the work combines live soprano vocals with a complex web of pre-recorded sounds, spoken, sung and shouted texts.

The interaction between live performance and historical documentation is explosive and emotionally overwhelming.

Juliana Snapper has performed the work in different venues a number of times since 2001.

Audio excerpt

Listen to an excerpt from Juliana Snapper’s performance at the Fiske Planetarium of the Colorado University Boulder (2015):


(Photo: Juliana Snapper performing La Fabbrica illuminata at the Fiske Planetarium, University of Colorado Boulder.)
Juliana Snapper performing La Fabbrica illuminata at the Fiske Planetarium, University of Colorado Boulder

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