Salesian Bulletin - October 2010
culture insert
Michele Novelli
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| Blessed Michael Rua Torino June 9, 1837 - April 6, 1910 |
In this centenary year of the death of Don Rua we can not Not to mention the drama that concerns and celebrates his person.
is the meaning of this insert.
DON RUA IN MUSICAL
Theatre and music made perfect setting for celebrations for the beatification (1929), the canonization (1934) and the centenary of Death (1988) of Don Bosco. Don Rua, had so far been silent. The centenary of the death has finally moved to the theatrical production "sing" the alter ego of Don Bosco.
IO CI STO . After the "Steps for the infinite" (about Dominic Savio), "Cases to Heaven" (on Michael Magone), Simone Don Calvano, and his staff (and Francesco Giorgio Mocci, Gilberto Driussi, Joseph wooden pergola) present a musical about Don Rua . The angle with which was read the adventure of the first successor of Don Bosco is a complete membership the project life and the dream of the founder ("I'm there," replied the young man's expression Rua). An unlimited abandonment, that of Don Rua, against those who became his father, guide, inspire, those who granted him an unconditional respect and trust. ("With you we will do everything in half). "I'm there" as a leit-motif and theme of the many episodes that make up the musical. The other idea-mother who holds the musical is that offered by Pope Paul VI: "He was a source of the river." Don Rua was so imbued with the spirit of Don Bosco that he "became a natural extension of the time, so as to consolidate the work of the founder and explode the potential where Don Bosco was not able to get there. No other Don Bosco would entrust the fate of his congregation, Don Bosco in no other hands could deliver his legacy, sure it would have been well placed, indeed it germinate well beyond the Italian and European. "
THE MUSICAL
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| From "Cases Heaven" - Don Bosco Oratory Vasto |
From these assumptions, the story unfolds of "I'm there." The Convention introduces two storytellers Stage which have the function of telling the story and at the same time to participate. (Continued. ..)
They are entrusted to the first frame and the first song: "Everything starts." And it is already clear the mission entrusted to Michael: "From a seedling tree will grow - and soon the forest will become a forest ... It all starts and restarts from there, from that simple yes." The theme, inspired by the words of Paul VI, already contains a summary of a lifetime. Unlike Don Bosco, Michael Rua is a national, born in Turin. The song "London", the scene opens the story of the life of that thin boy, and offers a range of its problems: rural exodus, the crowd in overpopulated areas, exploitation of child labor ... In one of the most productive factories, the Royal Forge arms, was born in Borgo Dora Michelino. His father, a second marriage, work there and live there, soon followed by the children who will take over after his untimely death. The factory is very close to Valdocco where a priest has turned up a festive oratory. Luigi's older brother Michelino, who also attends us Michele. The meeting with Don Bosco mark him forever. The musical is structured in 10 more songs that recount the highlights of the life of Don Rua, since deciding what to do and undertake such studies, famous episode of "We will do two half", the commitment in helping the lepers of his neighborhood, accepting the proposal to form a religious congregation ("I'm there") at the time of his ordination (29 July 1860, 150 years ago). The latter stages of the decision to pass musical Mamma Maria Oratory to move and share the mission of his son ("I'm there, my son - and I stay here with you - to help you all"), this dramatic January 31 1888, the day of death of Don Bosco (touching the foot of the bed of his dying father, the prayer contained in the song "Like him"
They are entrusted to the first frame and the first song: "Everything starts." And it is already clear the mission entrusted to Michael: "From a seedling tree will grow - and soon the forest will become a forest ... It all starts and restarts from there, from that simple yes." The theme, inspired by the words of Paul VI, already contains a summary of a lifetime. Unlike Don Bosco, Michael Rua is a national, born in Turin. The song "London", the scene opens the story of the life of that thin boy, and offers a range of its problems: rural exodus, the crowd in overpopulated areas, exploitation of child labor ... In one of the most productive factories, the Royal Forge arms, was born in Borgo Dora Michelino. His father, a second marriage, work there and live there, soon followed by the children who will take over after his untimely death. The factory is very close to Valdocco where a priest has turned up a festive oratory. Luigi's older brother Michelino, who also attends us Michele. The meeting with Don Bosco mark him forever. The musical is structured in 10 more songs that recount the highlights of the life of Don Rua, since deciding what to do and undertake such studies, famous episode of "We will do two half", the commitment in helping the lepers of his neighborhood, accepting the proposal to form a religious congregation ("I'm there") at the time of his ordination (29 July 1860, 150 years ago). The latter stages of the decision to pass musical Mamma Maria Oratory to move and share the mission of his son ("I'm there, my son - and I stay here with you - to help you all"), this dramatic January 31 1888, the day of death of Don Bosco (touching the foot of the bed of his dying father, the prayer contained in the song "Like him"
"Dear Mother Mary, let me save my soul" were the last words of Don Rua on his deathbed, invocation learned from Don Bosco and reappropriated by every Salesian. Devotion to Mary could not even appear as a cornerstone of the spirituality of our blessed and then expressed in one of the last songs of the musical ("Ave Maria, help me - I entrust to your hands - mind, heart and soul." Like any musical respecting the final song ("From the spring into a river") is a hymn exalting the figure of the protagonist. The musical is developed in two acts and a classic configuration show "Community", was born to be 'cut' groups on the shoulders of an oratorio. The choirs have on the prevalence of solos, duets or on the instrumental tracks. Limited are also the protagonists over Don Bosco, Michele is surrounded by family members and even those early Friends (French and Cagliero) with whom he shared the important choices, three ladies of the people, the head of the Royal Smithy and a few others are contour to each other.
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