Gioachino Rossini, one of the most brilliant and best-known Italian composers, was born in Pesaro exactly 220 years ago, in a leap year, on 29 February 1792. In the Casanatense Library, in addition to a series of transcriptions of symphonies and arias taken from...
by Sabina Fiorenzi When the Tevere was scary. Since ancient times, the Tevere has been a ‘cross and delight’ for the inhabitants of Rome and its surroundings. The amenity of its banks and the pleasantness of the activities that could be exercised on them and on the...
by Anna Alberati Franz Liszt’s musical sources in the Casanatense Library (22 october 1811-2011) On the occasion of the bicentenary of the birth of Franz Liszt, 22 October 1811, which was celebrated and is celebrated with a variety of events, the Casanatense...
by Anna Alloro Artur Wolynski (1844-1893) Artur Wołyński was born in Słuzewo (Warsaw) on 9 February 1844. Engaged in political struggle from a very young age, when the Polish uprising of 1863 failed and was sentenced to death, he was forced to flee abroad, first to...
In 2010, the 350th anniversary of the birth of one of the greatest composers of baroque music: Alessandro Scarlatti, was remembered and celebrated with events, concerts and conferences. The musician is the author of an “endless” catalog of music of...
by Anna Alberati Theatrical publishing in Rome in the eighteenth century In the Rome of the Popes, the passion for theater was strongly felt, especially for the musical one where Pietro Metastasio dominated undisputed. Among the various forms of entertainment, some...
