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October

Venice | the invention of public theatre

Venice was an important and rich commercial centre, welcoming foreign merchants, businessmen dignitaries and aristocrats on the Grand Tour. The demand for entertainment was therefore high, particularly during the Carnevale, Some enterprising impresarios came up with the idea of setting up a public opera house, charging the public for the hire of boxes on a subscription system. The business turned out to be profitable. In a few years 16 theatres were built requiring a big number of new operas. By the end of 1600 the repertoire counted about 300 operas.

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September

Opera | A Renaissance creation

The main difference between Opera and the previous polyphonic vocal music is the unique melodic line, resulting from the merging of bass and singing. In polyphonic music different vocal lines work independently, overlapping one another and making a text often incomprehensible. Opera instead offered a new way for making words expressive and intelligible, by creating a single melodic line, supported by an accompaniment.

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December

The transition between 18th and 19th century in Opera

Opera, until then the favourite entertainment of aristocracy and educated classes, was going to change radically as a consequence of the French revolution. In the three decades of the rise and fall of Napoleon, opera social function changed completely and irrevocably.

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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.

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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The genesis of Italian Romantic Opera
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The genesis of Italian Romantic Opera

Composers and librettists History of Italian Opera The romantic era
The penetration of romanticism in Italy The new German Romantic music penetrates in Italy through a process…
Sara Filippini 16th March 2016
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Siracusa | Rossini’s Tancredi
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Siracusa | Rossini’s Tancredi

Composers and librettists History of Italian Opera Operas Places off the beaten track The golden age
Tancredi: “the simple purity and virginity of genius“ In Stendhal’s opinion Tancredi was Rossini’s best opera.…
Sara Filippini 3rd January 2016
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Pesaro | Gioachino Rossini
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Pesaro | Gioachino Rossini

Comic opera Composers and librettists History of Italian Opera Places off the beaten track The golden age
Gioachino Rossini: the “swan” Gioachino Rossini, lovingly nicknamed by the Pesaresi their Swan, was born three…
Sara Filippini 31st December 2015
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Rossini’s revolution and the transition to a new era
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Rossini’s revolution and the transition to a new era

Composers and librettists History of Italian Opera The golden age
Rossini’s revolution Gioachino Rossini embodied quite well the ideals of the Restoration, at least in the…
Sara Filippini 28th December 2015
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The transition between 18th and 19th century in Opera
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The transition between 18th and 19th century in Opera

Composers and librettists History of Italian Opera The golden age
The transition between 18th and 19th century in Opera Gioachino Rossini, the genius of comic opera,…
Sara Filippini 27th December 2015
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Castenaso | Rossini marries Colbran in a sanctuary
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Castenaso | Rossini marries Colbran in a sanctuary

Composers and librettists Places off the beaten track Singers and conductors Things to see
The little sanctuary of “Our Lady of the Pilar” The tower of the little Sanctuary of…
Sara Filippini 20th December 2015
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