Present Day in the Dolomites
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 sixth and final encounter will focus on the present day in the Dolomites Each echoing in their own way the mountainous terrain of northern Italy, Renzo Piano designs architecture for the Trentino–Alto Adige region and Veronica Klavzar creates harp music in the South Tyrol. Architecture: Renzo Piano (born 1937) Music: Veronica Klavzar (born 1996?) Renzo Piano: Sketch for MUSE science museum, Trento 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