18th Century Mantua
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
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School; and directed Underworld Productions. Please email ginacrusco@gmail.com to confirm your attendance and receive an invitation link. The third encounter will focus on 18th century Mantua Composer Pietro Locatelli may have encountered paintings by Giuseppe Bazzani at the Palazzo Ducale in Mantua when he was there in 1725. What aesthetic features do musician and artist share? Art: Giuseppe Bazzani (1690 – 1769) Music: Pietro Locatelli (1695 in Bergamo – 1764 in Amsterdam) Giuseppe Bazzani: The ecstasy of St Teresa, c. 1745 1750 Music+Art – our exploration of Italianate musical qualities illuminated by visual counterparts – is back! In this series we look at the qualities of and relationships among madrigals and museums, palaces and passacaglie, drawings and dramas. Highlights this semester: Elisabetta Sirani, Bolognese painter, and the music from her funeral; Veronica Klavzar, harpist/composer, and architect Renzo Piano in the Dolomites; Verdi and his sometime staging consultant, painter Francesco Hayez.
Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò New York University
Manhattan — 24 W 12th St, New York, NY 10011