Sublime beauty in a unique setting with Rome at our feet with the Angel just pointing the way to paradise.
And it was Daniele Cipriani who could provide a miracle of these songs without words from Apulia ,Sardinia , Sicily , Andalusia and Macedonia where the human body alone could express the radiance and beauty that is in the sultry air of the Eternal City.
An ever changing panorama as we climbed the ramparts together, of the ‘Pope’s’ castle that dominates the sky line of one of the most beautiful cities in the world .
And awaiting for us on the first suggestive stop in the Angel’s courtyard was the Arcangelo di Raffaello di Montelupo, brought to life by the great artistry of the dancer and choreographer Sergio Bernal, whose beautiful limpid body movements seemed inspired by Rodin’s ‘The Thinker.’
Ever present in the distance was the aristocratic refined figure of the Madonna della Farfalla.
It was only when we had scaled the heights to the great terrace and the Angel that overlooks the Eternal City – a guardian angel indeed – that the radiant beauty and imperious presence of the Butterfly was revealed. Tosca eat your heart out !
Georgie Rose , an English rose if ever there was one , and truly a star shining brightly of refined elegance with the ravishing wings that Robert Capucci had endowed her with .
Opening her fan like plumes to reveal a face and eternal beauty that was illuminated by the radiance of the sunset that I am sure the director Luis Ernesto Doñas had timed to perfection.
Of course it was the inspiration of the painting of 1510 by Giovanni Francesco Caroto , with the magic wand of Daniele Cipriani who was overseeing the birth of his offspring from a discreet distance, that was casting its magic spell tonight
A butterfly that appears in the painting of the Madonna and Child which is a simbol of change, rebirth and freedom.
A jewel that Daniele had unveiled for those lucky enough to be part of this itinerant entourage of enchantment that is the exultation of the undisputed spirituality of the female presence.
And tonight the whole cast were at the feet of Roberto Capucci , master of masters, who well into his nineties had conquered the path to paradise to salute the cast who had exulted his fantasy world with such refined elegance and beauty
Roberto Capucci with the entire cast – There was magic in the air tonight .
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever and all those present tonight will carry in their soul the magic of these radiant jewels, wherever they may be on the mysterious journey that life holds for them .
The ‘Master of Masters’ Roberto Capucci with Georgie Rose , Sergio Bernal and Daniele Cipriani
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