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March

Vincenzo Bellini | La Sonnambula

La Sonnambula was a complete triumph, since its premiere. The newspapers wrote of “a melody that goes to the heart, an instrumentation always beautiful and well built” and reported of “endless applauses”. The story revolves around the character of Amina, the archetypal of the slandered innocent.

18
March

Bellini | Manifesto of Italian romantic opera

Locked in my room, I recite the characters’ parts passionately and study my voice: its inflections, the tempo and pauses, in short the emphasis a man uses when he’s at the mercy of his passions. I then identify the right tempo and melody in order to allow the singers to express those passions by the means of harmony. I put the ideas on paper, try them on the harpsichord. When I feel the same emotion I wanted to express I judge I have succeeded; if I don’t, I look again for inspiration until I feel I’ve achieved my goal”.

30
September

Claudio Monteverdi | A revolutionary composer

Monteverdi reinvents vocal music as a new relationship between the composer and his audience, using to that end his melodies of unprecedented expressivity. He creates modern opera as the public’s right to a performance he can understand, appreciate, being moved or laugh at.

15
October

The Comic Opera revolution | From Opera Seria to modern opera

At the beginning of the eighteenth century starts to develop a type of opera uniquely based on comic characters. It was a consequence of Zeno’s reform which separated the comic scenes within an opera, from all the rest. Two types of performances started then to take shape, marking a turning point in the history of opera. They were the interludes or intermezzi and a music comedy in Neapolitan dialect, called Commedeja pee Mmuseca.

Bergamo | Donizetti’s hometown
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Bergamo | Donizetti’s hometown

History of Italian Opera Places off the beaten track The romantic era
The birth of Gaetano Donizetti Gaetano Donizetti, was born in Bergamo on November 29th 1797, fifth child…
Sara Filippini 4th April 2020
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Rimini and Gradara | Francesca da Rimini | The epitome of a tragic love

Rimini and Gradara | Francesca da Rimini | The epitome of a tragic love

Cities History of Italian Opera Itineraries Museums Operas
The compelling power of Zandonai’s best opera Francesca da Rimini is the best known of
Sara Filippini 28th July 2019
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Jesi | Wine and Music | Pergolesi and Spontini
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Jesi | Wine and Music | Pergolesi and Spontini

Composers and librettists Places off the beaten track
Jesi, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi hometown Giovanni Battista Pergolesi was born in 1710 in
Sara Filippini 21st July 2019
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Rigoletto in Mantua | Palazzo Te, the pleasure palace

Rigoletto in Mantua | Palazzo Te, the pleasure palace

Cities Operas Places off the beaten track Things to see
What is Rigoletto it about? This sounds like a simple question, which could be answered by telling the story of the…
Sara Filippini 6th April 2019
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Bologna | A setting for Cimarosa’s Il matrimonio segreto
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Bologna | A setting for Cimarosa’s Il matrimonio segreto

Cities Operas Things to see
Bologna, the perfect setting for a Secret Marriage The Secret Marriage composed by Cimarosa on…
Sara Filippini 28th March 2019
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Lugo di Romagna | A hidden gem at the heart of Emilia Romagna

Lugo di Romagna | A hidden gem at the heart of Emilia Romagna

Itineraries Places off the beaten track Things to see
A more authentic and original touristic experience
Sara Filippini 16th February 2019
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From Jesi to Palermo | On the traces of Frederick II of Swabia

From Jesi to Palermo | On the traces of Frederick II of Swabia

Places off the beaten track Things to see
The town of Jesi, birthplace of emperor Frederick II of Swabia Jesi, home town to…
Sara Filippini 14th July 2017
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The Diva and Bagnacavallo | Ebe Stignani

The Diva and Bagnacavallo | Ebe Stignani

History of Italian Opera Itineraries Places off the beaten track Singers and conductors Things to see
When the diva is a mezzo Romantic opera brought at the centre of the stage sopranos, heroines of every love…
Sara Filippini 5th July 2017
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Naples | City of music and magic
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Naples | City of music and magic

Cities Things to see
Naples golden age The first half of the eighteenth century was undoubtedly a golden age…
Sara Filippini 26th March 2017
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Where Vincenzo Bellini meets the Coldplay | Palazzo Biscari in Sicily

Where Vincenzo Bellini meets the Coldplay | Palazzo Biscari in Sicily

About Itineraries Places off the beaten track
Vincenzo Bellini and the Prince of Biscari, two great Sicilians If a great composer such as Vincenzo Bellini was born…
Marisa Bonamico 11th March 2017
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