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The Diva and the Maestro
Song, Poetry and Performance in Baroque Italy
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This event is part of
In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY 2024
Opera Buffa!
By and with
Maria Cassi and Leonardo Brizzi
Produced by
Compagnia Maria Cassi
Presented by
NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò
Small “musical” jokes through musical gags, catchphrases, human and non-human tics, passing through musical arrangements ranging from jazz to classical and popular music. An almost mimed performance, as per Maria Cassi’s tradition, assisted for the occasion at the piano by Maestro Brizzi.