
Baroque Dreaming Into Contemporary Opera
- Music
Mysticism, Feminism, and the Power of Nature
View details about the event: Baroque Dreaming Into Contemporary OperaA Journey in Words and Music
Overview
In collaboration with
Lunigiana International Music Festival
Archivio Musicale Guido Alberto Fano
Primo Levi Center
Part of
Giorno della Memoria 2025
Concert
Guido Alberto Fano
A Journey in Words and Music
Narration by
Vitale Fano, Archivio Musicale Guido Alberto Fano
Music performed by musicians from
Lunigiana International Music Festival
In ENGLISH
Guido Alberto Fano (1875-1961) was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor, and a Music Conservatory Director. During his life, he was offered three opportunities to move to the United States: in 1905, when colleague Ferruccio Busoni asked him to join him; in 1911, when he was invited by the College of Music in Cincinnati; and during WW2 to escape racial discrimination. However, he was never able to actually move to a country that was looking to welcome him with open arms.
As we celebrate the 150th anniversary of his birth, Maestro Fano’s heritage will be presented in the States, shining a light upon his lyrical and powerful music, previously lost to oblivion in his own country due to his Jewish origins.
Pieces for piano, strings and voice, performed by artists of the Lunigiana International Music Festival (Tuscany, Italy), will be introduced by the composer’s grandson Vitale Fano, who will guide the audience with anecdotes and background from his interesting life.