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September

Vocal Types | Opera voices

Operatic voices are divided into 4 categories: soprano (high female), alto (low female), tenor (high male) and bass (low male). There are also 2 intermediate voices: mezzo soprano, female voice and baritone, male voice between tenor and bass. There are many more subtle distinctions used to define the range, tone, colour and timbre of a voice. They developed as a consequence of increasingly demanding roles which required more specific vocal types.

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January

IL VIAGGIO DI ROBERTO | Roberto’s journey – from Ravenna to Auschwitz

On October 16, 1943 Roberto and his father were imprisoned in Milan. Two months later the 6th of December they were loaded like cattle in the same coach with other 64 people and left from the infamous platform 21 of Milan train station for a one way journey.

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December

Pesaro | Gioachino Rossini

Rossini wrote his first opera, Demetrio e Polibio in 1806 not even fifteen. His official debut was in Venice in 1810 with the opera La Cambiale di Matrimonio. In the following two decades Rossini composed 39 operas, 4 or 5 new ones per year, with some controversial premieres, such as the Barber of Seville legendary fiasco in Rome in 1816 and some extraordinary successes: La Gazza Ladra, Zelmira and Semiramide, the last opera premiered in Italy in 1823.

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December

Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater | A sublime piece of sacred chamber music

Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater is a sublime piece of sacred chamber music. Originally composed for two castrato voices, strings and basso continuo, is arguably one of the most important works in music history, which influence stretches to Mozart, Haydn and beyond. A sublime summary of the religious and aesthetics of its time. It is also a simple man’s expression of religious sense

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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Forging the new Italian Opera | Francesca da Rimini

Forging the new Italian Opera | Francesca da Rimini

Composers and librettists History of Italian Opera Verismo and twilight
Zandonai’s Francesca da Rimini tells of the tragic love story between Paolo and Francesca, told by Dante Alighieri in…
Sara Filippini 8th December 2018
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Riccardo Zandonai
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Riccardo Zandonai

Composers and librettists History of Italian Opera Singers and conductors Verismo and twilight
Dedicated composer and intelligent conductor Riccardo Zandonai was one of the last Italian operatic master craftsmen.…
Sara Filippini 30th December 2015
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