Elsa Moranti

Mozart was just 14 years old when he composed Mitridate, re di Ponto for performance in Milan. An opera seria set in ancient times, it boasts a sequence of spectacular arias for its cast of strongly contrasting characters. At the centre of the action is Mitridate himself – the historical Mithridatus, King of Pontus, a ruler of Persian-Greek ancestry who was a formidable opponent of the Roman empire.

Mozart was just 14 years old when he composed Mitridate, re di Ponto for performance in Milan. An opera seria set in ancient times, it boasts a sequence of spectacular arias for its cast of strongly contrasting characters. At the centre of the action is Mitridate himself – the historical Mithridatus, King of Pontus, a ruler of Persian-Greek ancestry who was a formidable opponent of the Roman empire.

Swedish flutist Elsa Nilsson, born in Gothenburg, has been living in the United States since she was 18 years old. In 2013, she received a master's degree from New York University, and three years later, in 2016, she won the prestigious jazz category of flute players. Nilsson actively performs in leading jazz clubs in New York, participates in festivals in the USA and his native Scandinavia. Among her partners you can find the names of John Crowhead, Brad Shepik, Jamie Baum and other famous jazz masters. Hindsight is her third album as a leader.

There have been in History examples of music that has had a practical, concrete role, a powerful rallying role, an essential role… Elsa de Lacera and Pierre Solot wanted to sublimate the memory of the music that has changed the world by gathering together eleven songs, airs, chansons.