Martin Scorsese-Fronted Documentary
Abacus Media Rights will distribute the documentary The Oratorio, hosted by multiple Academy Award winner Martin Scorsese. The 66-minute television film about the experience of immigrants tells the story of a long-forgotten event that shaped the cultural landscape of New York. In 1826, a single performance at St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral brought Italian opera to New York City. Careful research has unearthed stories about the personalities involved, including Mozart’s librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte, who is plagued by debt and selling groceries. Maria Malibran, a young singer who is considered the opera’s first diva, and Pierre Toussaint, a freed slave and main sponsor in the construction of the church. The film is directed and produced by Mary Anne Rothberg and Jonathan Mann, co-founders of the production company Provenance Productions (Do Not Duplicate) and director Alex Bayer. The feature also includes contributions from parishioner and comedian Jim Gaffigan and members of the Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, as well as conductor Donato Renzetti, who share their experiences of repeating an opera 200 years ago.
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