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View details about the event: Baroque Dreaming Into Contemporary Opera"What Makes It Italian?" S/Conosciuto (“Unknown/Well-Known”)
Overview
“What Makes It Italian?” is a music listening and discussion group that meets online on the Zoom platform and is open to everyone.
Participation is free.
The group is led by Gina Crusco, who has also guided listening at Bard LLI and Riverdale Y; acted as maestro del coro for opera in Italy; instructed music at The New School; and directed Underworld Productions.
Please email ginacrusco@gmail.com to confirm your attendance and receive an invitation link.
The first encounter will focus on:
Conosciuto: Antonio Vivaldi (1678 – 1741)
Sconosciuto: Carlo Tessarini (c.1690 – 1766)
At the beginning of the Settecento, Venice was one of two leading musical centers in Italy (Rome the other). Charles Burney called the Venetian school ‘a light and irregular troop’ – including Antonio Vivaldi and Carlo Tessarini.
Vivaldi, Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi, Catalani, Respighi: let’s hear the composers we know and love. But what of their contemporaries who are not household names? How do their works compare to those of the greats? Come listen to beloved favorites – balanced by lesser-known works – for an exhilarating exploration of Italian music this Spring.