Sinopoli's Loneliness

Fifteen years after the sudden and premature death of Giuseppe Sinopoli (1946-2001), the National Academy of Santa Cecilia celebrated him with an in memoriam concert given by the symphony orchestra with two world-known artists: conductor Yuri Temirkanov and baritone Markus Werba. The concert was repeated three time on 23, 24 and 25 April. I attended the 23 April 2016 performance. This was the long Spring week-end which coincided with a national holiday for the end of World War II; thus, the balconies were full in the huge three thousand seat auditorium, but in the most expensive orchestra seats, some rows were empty...