VATICAN CITY, 10 JUN 2008 (VIS) - This morning in the Holy See Press Office, a press conference was held to present the musical "Mary of Nazareth, an ongoing story", which has been written and directed by Maria Pia Liotta.
The work - due to be premiered in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall at 7.30 p.m. on 17 June - aims "to narrate the most extraordinary story that ever occurred, giving pride of place to the figure of Mary", recounting her life "using the format of the musical which possesses a universal and direct language".
Participating in the press conference alongside Maria Pia Liotta were Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications; Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi, president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, and Fr. Stefano De Fiores, professor of Mariology.
OP/MARY OF NAZARETH MUSICAL/CELLI VIS 20080610 (150)
The work - due to be premiered in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall at 7.30 p.m. on 17 June - aims "to narrate the most extraordinary story that ever occurred, giving pride of place to the figure of Mary", recounting her life "using the format of the musical which possesses a universal and direct language".
Participating in the press conference alongside Maria Pia Liotta were Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications; Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi, president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, and Fr. Stefano De Fiores, professor of Mariology.
OP/MARY OF NAZARETH MUSICAL/CELLI VIS 20080610 (150)
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