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Cecilia (2001)

The original title "Cecilia"

Documentary Duration 26:55

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„Arvo Pärt`s piece „Cecilia, Vergine Romana“ was commissioned by the agency decreed by the Pope to be responsible for the preparation of the Holy Year in Rome. Our film captured  the rehearsals for the piece in Rome, with composer Arvo Pärt, conductor Myung-Whun Chung, and presented by the Santa Cecilia Choir and Orchestra of the Academy of Rome.“
Cecilia. In: Eesti film / Estonian Film 2000-2006. Tallinn: Eesti Filmi Sihtasutus, 2008, p 365.


Rehearsals by the Academy of St. Cecilia Choir and Orchestra under conductor Myung-Whun Chung in collaboration with Arvo Pärt are shown prior to the world premiere of Cecilia, vergine romana in Rome, Italy on November 19, 2000.
Note: a complete performance of the work is not shown. A portion of this film is also seen in "24 Preludes to a Fugue".
Arvo Pärt Information Archive, http://www.arvopart.org/film.php?title=cecilia (14.10.2012).

Dedicated to Choir of Academy by name of Santa Cecilia and their conductor Myung Whun Chung, "Cecilia, Vergine Romana" was performed in Rome in November 2000.
Allikas:
Your Name. Cecilia. Orient & Occident. In: Estonian Films 2001-2002. (2002). Tallinn: Eesti Filmi Sihtasutus, p. 69.

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