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Festival Verdi 2010 in andthelandof Verdi. The Festival issetintheatres, -houses andthemostpicturesquelocations for everylevel ofmusical expertise, theatre, danceandavantgarde visualarts. literature inspiredtheopera which libretti, exhibitions, shows, arange ofproductions past,the presentandglorious conferences, of readingsfromthemasterpieces the days vibrate withmusic, singersfrom opera andlisteningguidescomparing our collective imagination, thisisthemomentwhenFestival comestolife: steeped intheautumnalcoloursandscentsof Verdi homelanddeeply touch Around 10 th October, theMaestro’s birthday, whenthecityanditssurroundings Verdi, expression. truest findsits this uniqueframe, composer, intheradiance ofthegreat thattheFestival inspiration tocelebratehisown version of Verdi’s anditisin centenary splendour intheXIXcentury. Thisiswhere Arturo Toscanini gotthe Verdi, isanexampleofthatoperaticculture whichreached itsmaximum homeland: the Theatre inBusseto, naturallyenoughdedicatedtoGiuseppe A tiny yet splendidjewel oftheatres scattered across intheseries the Verdi inspired ofitsnew MusicalDirector, leadership Yuri Temirkanov. From ofthe2009season, thebeginning the Teatro isunderthe Regio represent anunrivalled world heritage. and itsindissoluble tieswith Verdi, Toscanini andPaganini, figures who over 200years have trodden itsboards, ofParma addtothefascination together oftheartists, withthegreatness history extraordinary whofor indeed, theworld. undisputedbeauty, Its theperfectacousticsandits The isoneofthemostbeautifulinItalyand, diParma Theatres, themarkofoperaticculture

Festival Verdi 2010 Festival Verdi 2010 month! coverage; theFestival, during celebratesforawhole thecityofParma quality artists, from enthusiasticvisitors allover theworld, widespread press the new Festival Verdi point. marksaturning Innovative presentation, top has always citizen. been celebratingitsmostillustrious Without any doubt, andsincethenthecity toParma brought artists and concerts important legendary Arturo Toscanini. In1951, fiftyyears after Verdi’s death, withCleofonteCampaniniandinBussetothealreadyin Parma ofhisbirth.the centenary Onthatoccasion, there was adouble celebration: The Verdi homelandhasbeencelebratingtheMaestro since1913, year of A FestivalforVerdi and Wagner inBayreuth, willfinallyhave its own homeinParma. the Festival willbethatVerdi’s music, inSalzburg Mozart like theoneof so profoundly linked tothefigure composer. ofthegreat The result of for thepresence ofthecityitself, operahouseandaitshinterland itsfamed Verdi homeland. The Festival project would notbefeasible ifitwas not yet andthe stimulating taskforParma Teatro Regio, forBussetoandthe citizen,illustrious thenew Festival Verdi project represents achallenging As much ofamusical initiative andamoralobligation towards itsmost The challenge

Festival Verdi 2010 Festival Verdi 2010 and completeproject,Giuseppe of monument totheart atrue Verdi. partners.prestigious The Teatro Regio isworking diParma onaunique Verdi,land of technicalstandards andrecorded by tothehighestmodern theFestivalpredominantly during Verdi, andotherspeciallocationsinthe church andchambermusic, onstageatthe willbeperformed Teatro Regio, between 2007 Verdi’s of and 2013thewholecorpus work, includingthe For thisanniversary the Teatro project: Regio hasalongterm diParma the world. ofopera,in thehistory whichismostlyassociatedwithItalythroughout composer andmostfrequently performed he isdoubtlessthemostfamous The 200 Towards theBicentenary th birth anniversary falls on10 anniversary falls birth th October 2013; October the Festival Verdi, onceagain, atouchstoneforthefuture. providing Verdi’s ofourtime; bestinterpretations everything willrender class artists. Singers, anddirectors ofdifferent conductors generations partners: ofworld-international allofthisplustheenthusiasticparticipation The 2010Edition , , , concerts, conferences, meetings,prestigious

Festival Verdi 2010 Festival Verdi 2010 recounted day by day inmusic, words, andimagesfrom 1 in many different locationsinsuccession. AlltheworksGiuseppe of Verdi A typicalFestival day: Verdi amongstus constantly thrilling anddifferent ways.constantly thrilling whichinspired andbroughtfrom masterpieces tolifeoperain literary promising young singers; meetings withartists, intellectualsandreadings by soloistsfrom performed musical formations Teatro Regio and diParma of Verdia smallconcert music, andadaptedforthevarious transcribed

each day will offer an uninterrupted series ofevents series each day willofferanuninterrupted st to28 th October: the enchantedtaleofopera. of enthusiasticchildren, from 4upto12years old, todiscover andappreciate promoted by Italiantheatres over thelastfew years hasbrought thousands for tomorrow’s audience. projects Oneofthemostexcitingandoriginal theFestivalThe sameoperaspresented during are re-visited andadapted Let’s learnaboutOpera

Festival Verdi 2010 Festival Verdi 2010 concerts, but alsoacelebration. piecesfromthe offamous playingVerdi transcriptions operarepertoire: a making operapopular. Festival Verdi willrenew thisfeelingwiththebands bands were, withoutany doubt, to themeanswhichmostlycontributed military Throughout thegreat theXVIIIandformostofXIXcentury The greatmilitarybands to play during ballsandfestivities.to play during above canbefound, whichthegalleries theplacewhere theorchestra used the hugewindows anditschandeliers. decoratesthewalls An elegantfrieze of theceilingdecoratedwithsplendidfrescoes, thelightcominginfrom splendourandisnoteworthyrecently restored fortheheight toitsoriginal one ofthemostbeautifulinItaly. The vast andelegantsalonhasbeen leads tothe ‘Ridotto’ salon, ofreception rooms thelargestofaseries and Teatro Regio’s openontothefoyer, doors from staircase where thegrand The atmosphereofagreatTheatre

Festival Verdi 2010 Festival Verdi 2010 association with Verdi andhismusic. the public atlarge, andthuswillbeapleasure todiscover, thanks totheir some ofthemostbeautifulplacesinItaly, notallofwhichare known to and giore Tabiano: from thebanksofriver Po diColorno, totheReggia Fontanellato, Felino, Soragnaand Torrechiara, thespatowns ofSalsomag- composer,associated withthegreat towhichwe must addthecastlesof Not justParma. Roncole Verdi, Busseto, Sant’Agata, the ‘sacred’ places In Verdi homeland the already rich Festivalthe already rich menu. recipe bookswillbeserved by Academia Barilla: anadditionalflavour to setting ofthetheatre’s ‘Ridotto’salon, selected dishesfrom Verdi household’s the Teatro hasalways Parma Regio di beenaprotagonist. Inthesplendid together oftheculturalsocietywhich ingoodcompany andbeingpart together thepleasures ofmusic andgastronomy,bringing the joy ofbeing the aromas oftastydishes. Thetheatre hasalways beenatotalexperience, themusical notesofaneveningFor centuries have beenaccompaniedby Dining withVerdi (after-theatre dinners)

Festival Verdi 2010 Festival Verdi 2010 The FestivalPlaces The route of the Festival in the Land of Verdi Festival Verdi 2010 Festival Verdi The route of the Festival in the Land of Verdi seems to overlap the Nowadays, by car, not even the time of listening to a cd separates ancient Via Aemilia, the Great Road that built over 2200 one city from another. years ago to link the sea to the ford of river Po and then ahead up This is a road-city, full of history and stories, that has caught the to reach Milano. This is the course - 150 km from Bologna to attention of writers, musicians, poets, painters and photographers, Piacenza - that has always welcomed and conveyed goods and and that still holds the charm and the colour of its towns and villages, migrations, cultures and knowledge. It is a road onto which cities landscapes, rivers and people, rich with history and humanity, folklore have been built at a day’s walk distance between each other. and traditions.

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Piacenza Busseto Fidenza Parma Reggio Emilia Modena Bologna Festival Verdi 2010 Alessandro Cocchi. Stanislao Campanaandthevault was decoratedby Giovanni Azzi and the splendidrooms ofthe motifs thatechothedecorationsintheatre boxes. The frescoes of of canvas panelsofdifferent shapesandsizes(recently restored) with camera acustica examplesofadecorated hasone oftheoldestandbestperserved di Parma , litby wascandles andlaterby originally gas.The Teatro Regio bronze weighing 1100 kgand4 x 4.5m insize, in madeby Lacarrière as Pallas orMinerva onherthrone. The largechandelier, ingilded (restoredthe largecurtain in 1999), portrayed depictingMarie-Louise Girolamo Magnani. Giovanni BattistaBorghesipaintedtheceilingand the top gallery. decorinwhiteandgoldwas designedbyThe internal leads totheoval-shaped stalls, by ofboxes surrounded fourfloors and reliefs by Tommaso Bandiniportraying Fameandthe Lyre. The foyer Under thetympanum, oneithersideofthecentralwindow are two 1200 people. The hastenIoniccolumns. Neoclassical porch facade wide andalmost30mhigh. around Itsmaximum capacityiscurrently resulting building iswell-proportioned andimposing: 84mlong, 37.5m , paintedinwater colourby G. andcomposed Carmignani on 16thMay 1829with operahouses intheworld.prestigious Itopened The Teatro isoneofthemost diParma Regio Teatro RegiodiParma Bettòli. tookeightyears andthe Construction assigned thetaskofbuilding ittothearchitect Nicola The DuchessofParma, of Marie-Louise Austria, for theoccasion. Ridotto were paintedin Neoclassical styleby Zaira , composedby Bellini next tothecathedral. era canbeadmired inthecrypt.isfound early Christian The Baptistery Antelami’s Deposition, whilefragmentsofmosaicsdatingback tothe of themostimpressive isBenedetto sculptures housedintheinterior represents oneofthehighestachievements oftheEmilianartist. One theVirgin,surrounding towhomthecathedralisconsecrated, andit by thewhirlingmovement reaching upward ofthehost figures of the Virgin, between 1526and1530.The perspective illusionis given by Correggio, who executed thiscycleon thethemeofassumption cupola rising upovercupola rising thepresbytery was frescoed schooloftheEmiliaregion.Mannerist Thegreat the Latincross layout andisthework ofthe andrenovations.reconstructions has Theinterior of was afteraseries completedintheXIIcentury from andfrom thecentralregions Lombardy and istheworkThe CathedralofParma ‘maestros’ of Cattedrale diParma offices, cloakrooms andtechnicalspaces. hall with780stalls, afoyer, dressing rooms, abar, archaeology. industrial daring There isaconcert of RenzoPiano, isanexampleofinnovative and site.industrial The architectural intervention, work The Paganini hallissituatedinaformer concert Auditorium PaganinidiParma of thecity’s culturallife. Established asanoperatheatre, itbecameimmediately thefocalpoint inauguration, out flawlessly thework inonlyfive was carried years. and isopentothepublic withspacefor300spectators. It hasrecently beenrestored, now respecting inplace, thesafetynorms its 120years almostalltheworks of Verdi have beenpresented here. gallery, smokingroom andsmallermusic room. of thecourse During a maintheatre withtwo ordersofboxes, 16ineachorder, andwitha andmachinery,deep stageequippedwithscenery many dressing rooms, di Bussetoitwas inaugurated on15 Realised between 1859 and 1864, the Teatro Verdi Teatro Verdi diBusseto from withfunctionalstructures: thebeginning a while stillayoung man. The Theatre was endowed a theatre onthissitewhere Verdi hadconducted in maschera with thepresentation oftwo Verdi operas: heart ofthecitycentre.heart itsdesignto From building of3890metersquare that would bethe monument tothecity.An independentandgrandiose the architect, Cesare Costa, haddesired tocreate a Emilia.Reggio of The podestà, Carlo Ritorni, and with theSala Tricolore isthemostsymbolicbuilding Built in1857, the Teatro Municipale Valli, together Teatro Municipale Valli diReggioEmilia and . There hadpreviously been th August 1865 August Un Ballo who presented Verdi’s Comunale from 1894onwards was theconductorArturo Toscanini present forhis other Wagner operapremieres inItaly, notably withthecomposer progressed.century Infact, Bologna becamethelocationforseveral of Richard Wagner’s 1830s. Works by Giuseppe Verdi and, laterin1871, theItalianpremiere while seven of ’s tenoperaswere presented inthe sawCentury thepresentation oftwenty operasby GioacchinoRossini, fortheoccasion.which thecomposerhadwritten TheNineteenth ofGluck’sMay 1763withaperformance who lostthedesigncompetition-theatre was inauguratedon14 given way oneseating1034people. toahorseshoe-shaped 1818 and1935. Bythatdate, had bell-shapedauditorium theoriginal the SecondWorld War. Various renovations were undertaken between Rienzi Galli Bibiena-althoughopposedby several others of boxes plusa royal box by thearchitect Antonio owned by themunicipality.Designed withfourtiers withpublic fundsand house tobeconstructed opera venues inItaly. Itwas majoropera thefirst in Bologna, , andisoneofthemostimportant The Teatro Comunale diBologna isanoperahouse Teatro ComunalediBologna Lohengrin . Anothermajorfigure associatedwiththe Teatro dominatedthetheatre’s repertoire asthe inthatyear andconductedthere until Il trionfo diClelia Il trionfo , anopera

Festival Verdi 2010 Festival Verdi 2010 Teatro Comunale, openedthree years laterontheevening ofOctober2 family, was chosentomake thedesigns. The new theatre, thepresent been renamed “Teatro Comunale LucianoPavarotti” in2007. diModena.by thebankfoundationCassadiRisparmio The building has became anon-profit organizationfoundedby theCityofModenaand things, theplasterworks andtheornamentations. In2002 Teatro Comunale existence itwas timeforabigrestoration whichinvolved, amongother involving concerts, operaandballets. In1999, afterabout160years of 1986 the Teatro Comunale isexclusively reserved forthemusical disciplines, season,appreciated theatrical dedicatedtoconcerts, balletsand prose. Since traditional operaactivities, but also introduced themore andmore institute. andstrenghtenedThe commune the notonlyreconfirmed place, whenthemodenesecommune tookthedirect guidanceover the activities until1923.its normal In the1960’sarevival ofthetheatre took its activities. Becauseofseveral difficulties, thetheatre couldn’tcontinue 1915, whenbecauseofthe“Great War”, thetheatre was forced tosuspend moved decadeofthenew century. onuntilthefirst More precisely until 1841. ofthe The lifeandhistory Teatro thisway Comunale started and Vandelli,Francesco of court-architect IV of theEste glory. ofartistic althoughrich structure Francesco (1643-1859),concert-hall whichwas decrepit inits ofanew theatre,construction toreplace theformer Comunità todecideonthe of theIllustrissima was mayor ofModena, convoked the highofficials In theyear 1838, marquis IppolitoLivizzani, who Teatro ComunaleLucianoPavarottidiModena nd symphonic productions. intense andofhighquality, and lyrical opentothemostimportant palaceswere.where themost important Since thenthetheatre hasbeen community, andfinallyMunicipal, was built inthenew city centre, necessary.The new Theatre, whichwas private, atfirst thanforthe in 1802, anew largetheatre forthewholecity, becameabsolutely connected totheDuke’s Court,Duke andafterthedeathofFerdinando was abandonedbyFarnese itslords, thetheatre couldnolongerbe even ifitwas usedonlyonrare occasions.In 1736, whenPalazzo mention thetheatre inthePalazzo Municipale(now Palazzo Gotico) Ducale, and Teatro delleSaline, themiddleclasspopulartheatre, notto were built: the Teatro dellaCittadella, theatre inthePalazzo court Farnese Dynasty,Farnese whenthetwo mainstructures Theatre inPiacenzaatthetimeof was born importance. itshistorical decorationconfirm rich theatres inItaly; itsaestheticform, itsacousticsand considered oneofthemostbeautifulandancient andfunctionaltheatre.modern Today itmust be Inaugurated in1804, isatthesametimeaprecious, Teatro MunicipalediPiacenza of arms anddedicationtotheMuseprotector ofthearts. of arms scenesandtheDucalcoat used inthecomplexandspectaculartheatrical splendour,area toitsoriginal theproscenium withnichesforthemachinery place in1732. Restorationwork the40metres hasreturned deepstage of water. The theatre was onlyused9times, withthelastspectacletaking ofthetheatre withahugequantity for whichitwastofloodpart necessary Claudio Monteverdi of andnaumachia, andMars Mercury andatournament de’between Margherita MediciandDuke withthe Odoardo Farnese took placeandthetheatre was onlyinauguratedin1628forthewedding II Medicitothecity, onhisway toMilan. neverThe plannedjourney the inaugurationoftheatre in1861. for who alsopaintedthescenery Girolamo Magnani, Verdi’s preferredscenographer Decoration ofthetheatre was to entrusted andgovernment families officials. important betweenbegan in1812according toapartnership ofthe The construction Teatro MagnanidiFidenza Teatro MagnanidiFidenza,Parma 1593 to1622, inorder tocelebratethevisitofCosimo Ranuccio of I, andPiacenzafrom DukeParma of this sumptioustheatre was created by theinitiative Autumn of1618. spaceoftime, Builtinavery short converted intoatheatre between late1617andthe thearmoury,a hugespacewhichwas originally Inside thePilottaPalace, the Teatro occupies Farnese Teatro Farnese,PalazzodellaPilotta,Parma Il Trovatore at eternally grateful. eternally musical studies, withthefinancialhelpofBarezzi towhom Verdi was in themonthsbefore hemoved toMilanin1832complete his be foreverVerdi. amonument tothemusical geniusof sell anddonatedthehousetolocalmunicipality sothatitwould would have liked topullthehousedown, but theMarquis refused to by theconstant ‘pilgrimage’ ofenthusiastsandtheidlecurious, Verdi 000lire. forthemagnificentsumof22 Parma Pallavicino Irritated of house andthemillbehinditfrom theowner, Marquis Giuseppe 10 in theroom ofhisparents, CarloandLuigia, on Giuseppe Verdi house inthissimplerural was born Roncole Verdi, Busseto Casa nataleGiuseppeVerdi, Empire. In1872Giuseppe Verdi offered tobuy the Busseto wasmunicipality undertheFrench of drawn upinFrench: infact, atthattimethe performance tookplace.performance Verdi lived inthishouse February 1830 thatthemusician’s public first become thecomposer’s wife. first Itwas here in to hisdaughterMargherita, whowas destinedto Verdi andasked himtogive private music lessons for music, saw thetalentofyoung Giuseppe Antonio Barezzi, passion agrocerwithgreat Casa Barezzi,Busseto th October1813asitistestifiedby thedeclaration

Festival Verdi 2010 Festival Verdi 2010 tradition ofthecity. is oneofthemostsignificant monuments tothe ofconductors.ments ofthegreatest The Toscanini Museumandbirthplace to understand, inamore organicway, andtheachieve- boththeperson variety ofadditionalactivitiesvariety andfunctions. ofGiuseppe the birth Verdi, the Villa Pallavicino complexwillhosta the archives oftheRicordi publishing house. of For thebicentenary Night ofeachoperaby theMaestro hasbeenrecreated onthebasisof opera, thepeoplewere pr of Parma: populatedby lovers ofmusic, above all a smallhousein, by thattime, a working classarea fascinating museum which offers visitors thechance visitors museum whichoffers fascinating life. Today, aftermajorrefurbishment, thehouseisa active. Toscanini tohis roots remained true allhis Pizzi. setoftheFirst Ineachroom theoriginal sets by thecreative geniusofthecurator, PierLuigi and thefrescoed rooms have intotheatre beenturned Verdi’sMuseum recreates theatmosphere of operas in theprestigious Villa Pallavicino inBusseto. The 2009, theMuseoNazionaleGiuseppe Verdi issituated Inaugurated ontheoccasionofFestival Verdi Villa Pallavicino,Busseto Arturo Toscanini on25 was born Museo CasanataleArturoToscanini, Parma oud, poorandpolitically musical andcultural th March 1867in Regio and the International CentreRegio forResearch andtheInternational inMusicalPeriodicals. conservation ofprecious documents, archive thehistorical ofthe Teatro logy sectionoftheUniversity andtwo institutionsdedicatedtothe cycles.specialisation andconcert Within itswalls canbefoundtheMusico- the end of the XIX century and the first half of the XX century there halfoftheXXcentury andthefirst the endofXIXcentury Conservatoire,the Regio Boito. later tobenamedafter Arrigo Between of Industrial Engineering of the University of Parma. oftheUniversity of Engineering of Industrial the groupoftheDepartment hosts Acoustical Engineering also The structure interest ofGiuseppe Verdi, in1888theschoolbecame implemented by NicolòPaganini. Thanks to the following Orchestra oftheParma reforms was extendedtoallorchestral instruments gradually Teaching voice onlyforthesinging but asoriginally schoolofmusic opentothepublicfirst in1825. of Luigia foundedthe The DuchessMaria Austria Conservatorio diMusica“A.Boito”,Parma teaching andtrainingcentre, inmusical courses offering music subjects. The Casa dellaMusicaisanactive culture ofthecity, andpromote research onspecialist ofthemusical andpatrimony heritage the documentary PalazzoXIV century Cusani. Itsfunctionistopreserve municipal governmentParma andishousedinthe The CasadellaMusicawas openedin2002by the Casa dellaMusica,Parma birth house inRoncole birth Verdi. two days every year abasket of27red roses isplacedatthedoorof discussions. The ClubcommemoratesGiuseppe Verdi every year on27 evening inanimated tolistenmusic andsong and participate composed by Verdi. The “27” gettogether punctuallyevery Friday are oftheclub, 27members eachonerepresenting oneofthe27works January, dateofhisdeath, and10 studies ofbothBoitoand Toscanini where theirscores are alsonow kept. the Historical Archives Museumwhichincludethe andtheHistorical and Convent delCarmelo. ofSantaMaria Insidetheschoolcanbefound di Musicaissituatedwithinthemonumental complexoftheChurch Francesco Malipiero, MichelangeloandClaudio Abbado. TheConservatorio whom shouldbementioned Arturo Toscanini, IldebrandoPizzetti, Gian was aconstantincrease amongst inthenumber ofstudentsandteachers people andenthusiastsfrom allover the world. There presence of numerous artists, illustrious famous character, theclubhasbeenhonoured withthe by nomeans, theleastfamous. Becauseofitsparticular the 27”, possibly thesmallestclubinworld but, composer,of thegreat have formed “The Clubof of A group Verdi enthusiasts, inspired by theworks Club dei27,Parma th October, hisdateofbirth. Onthese th at Ponte Milvioin312. defend thestandard withthesignofCross over aftervictory Massenzio tothemilitiaofEmperor Constantine,its ancientorigins created to their XVIII century decorationsandstuccoworktheir XVIIIcentury ontheceilingsandwalls. St. George, owners oftheChurch. The Order traces gold, andred green oftheConstantinian Order of where onthe precious whitemarble canbeseenthe found theimposingmonument to Alessandro Farnese offrescoes byseries Parmigianino. Here canalsobe architecture. houses aprecious The sumptuousinterior renaissanceThis isasplendidexampleofParmesan Chiesa diSantaMariadellaSteccata,Parma salons forballsandmusical performances, stillhave Bonaparte. The museum rooms, reception originally between 1815to1847, and herhusbandNapoleon Luigia,Parma mementoes ofMaria Duchessof Parma, XIXcentury from and lateXVIII-early objects Glauco Lombardi containspaintingsandartistic Just afew stepsfrom the Teatro Regio, theMuseo Museo GlaucoLombardi,Parma

Festival Verdi 2010 Festival Verdi 2010 amongst which is an important Canova. whichisanimportant amongst Renoir, Cézanne, dePisis, 50works andsculptures, by Morandi, Burri Gentile daFabriano, Dürer, Tiziano, Rubens, Van Dyck, Goya, Magnani(1906 Luigi - collection of Monet, 1984), whichincludesworks by style. The Magnani-Rocca Foundation ishometotheprestigious significant art locations on the international scene. locationsontheinternational significant art January 2010, themuseum instantly stoodoutasoneofthemost dynamic andstimulating visit. From themomentofitsopeningin of the historic Palazzo makesof thehistoric foranenjoyable, restored through floors andtheitinerary thevarious dencies andworkshops. haveThe interiors been thousand square metres for exhibitions, resi- artist ofthecitywithanarea ofoverin theheart three art andcontemporary centre formodern stigious The Palazzo delGovernatore isalarge, new, pre- Palazzo delGovernatore,Parma by a great park laid out in the characteristic by parklaidoutinthecharacteristic agreat ‘romantic’ The Villa whichhousestheFoundation issurrounded scattered here andthere. houses andfarms country andundulatinglandscapewith setting amidafertile in atypicallybeautifulEmilia-Romagna countryside The Magnani-Rocca Foundation istobefound Traversetolo, Parma Fondazione Magnani-Rocca, visitors and fans in a series ofrooms decoratedinXVIcentury. inaseries andfans visitors Renata great Tebaldi are fondlysaved andexhibitedforthepleasure of celebrations andpassionatelove. Costumes, jewels ofthe andmemories loved one. oftranquiljoy, completesanitinerary loggia The external peaceful (1464)isaninvocationMaria oflove ofthesearch fora andthesuffering ofwar.than ofaninstrument The GoldenChamberfrom thetimeofPier and thepresence ofwells offresh water residence speakmore ofagracious and towards thecity.The decorationoftheCastlewitharcaded loggias for itsgentleclimate, theCastleenjoys spectacularviews bothofthevalley foothills, by surrounded vineyards, inanarea famous defensesystem.as afortified Situated onthe Apennine the Countandhismistress, BiancaPellegrini, aswell asarefinedplanned from residence thebeginning for the Castellodi Torrechiara (18 kmfrom was Parma) riverin apositionwhichdominatestheParma valley, RossibetweenBuilt by 1448and1460 PierMaria Castello diTorrechiara, Langhirano,Parma and Acteon, painted forPaola GonzagaandGaleazzoSanvitale in1524. workextraordinary inthesmallroom by dedicated toDiana Parmigianino noble residence. witnesstothismomentofadaptationisthe Bearing from thatdefensive architecture intothe whichwas laterincorporated the Palace isusedforexhibitionsandthegardens are opentothepublic. of Napoleon, Hapsburg, Luigia Parma. Maria Duchessof At themoment Vienna thePalace wasof declared “Imperial” andassignedtothewife the sidetowers andthecentralcourtyard are allelements XVI, XVIIIandcenturies. The maintower, apartment furnished withpiecesand objects from the furnished apartment natural water sources. Within theRocca isthenoble which until the beginning of the century was ofthecentury fedfromwhich untilthebeginning surrounded by deep,surrounded alargemoatabout3meters and thentheBourbonfamilies. With theCongress continued whenthePalace totheFarnese passedfirst Correggio, MantegnaandRaphael. This lifestyle life, collectingpaintingsby Tiziano, GiulioRomano, Sanseverino madethePalace theseatofrefined court theXIIIcentury.built during The CountessBarbara (12kmfrom was Parma) diColorno The Reggia Reggia diColorno,Parma The Rocca ofFontanellato Rocca SanvitalediFontanellato,Parma (19 kmfrom Parma) is rooms, decorationsandthe armoury. offworlds,far treasures, itsart magnificentlyfrescoed salons, reception still today ableatmospheres toamazeanddelightwithitstangible of visitor; marvels thattheancientcastleofSoragnapresents tothecurious isabouttodie.that amemberofthefamily This isjustoneofthe gain. thattheghostmakes anappearanceeachtime The legendnarrates murdered by herbrother-in-law, Giulio Anguissola, in1573forpersonal after theashblonde whowas colour ofthehairCassandraMarroni the name, thisone, too, hasitsown ghost; hernameis “Donna Cenerina”, home tothepublic. As withany castleworthy of whohaveLupi family openedsectionsoftheir the XVIIcentury. Stilltoday itbelongstotheMeli- residence towardssumptuous princely theendof castle (5kmfrom intoa Busseto)was transformed towers,four corner theRoccadiSoragnafortified Built around 1385withasquare groundplanand Rocca diSoragna,Parma

Festival Verdi 2010 Festival Verdi 2010 of illuminationatnightensures thattheCastleisvisible atadistance. betweenramparts towers. thegreat An evocative andpowerful sytem building pattern,century withhigh, walls andwide perpendicular Tabiano whichonceprotected the wealthy salt industry. peace andquiet. Above thevillageistobeseenimposingCastle of his wifeGiuseppinaStrepponi, enjoyed ofrest, cominghere forperiods the curativeTabiano properties of hastobeGiuseppe Verdi, who, with but the most illustrious personage tohave personage but themostillustrious sampled centre guests, isused today famous by internationally Europe, foundedandfinancedthe Tabiano spa. This of Austria, anassiduousfrequenter ofspasthroughout healing properties. Itwas here, too, Luigia thatMaria locals inthe1600’s whowere well aware ofits The waters of Tabiano were already beingusedby Tabiano, Parma Castle today presents thestrong androbust XIV could fightanEmperor ordeal oftheRossi,Maria apowerful f withPier splendour attheendofXIVcentury reaching itsmaximumexpanded andfortified the CastellodiFelino (18kmfrom was Parma) later in890byConstructed thenoble Marquis Luppone, Castello diFelino,Parma with aPope. The amily thatthey materials employed.materials andhowthe colours they are used and matchedinallthefascinating tomindaswe observe reception theOrient of thegreat rooms bring sculptures, frescoes, stainedglass, stairways, decorationsandtheinteriors hadaroused thatthe Orient amazement wished torecreate inthe town centre thateffectofwonder and spent three years inBangkok aspaintertotheRoyal household. Chini nouveau’ style, inceramics, anartist apainteranddecoratorwhohad arts, owes itsmagnificencetoGalileoChini, amasteroftheItalian ‘art spa,Berzieri symbolofthecityandasplendidexampledecorative spa centres, onaparwithBath, Baden-Badenand Aix-les-Bains. The from andelegantEuropean asmallvillageintooneofthemostfamous international renown Salsomaggiore international transformed of ageniusarchitecture of anddecorators Progress inspatechnology plusthecontribution noticed thetherapeuticpotentialoflocalwaters. the doctorfrom Salsomaggiore, Lorenzo Berzieri, of Luigia Austria, wifeofNapoleonBonaparte, that It was undertheenlightenedgovernment ofMaria Salsomaggiore, Parma in hisown m ind: thelight, 2007, 2008and2009editions

Festival Verdi 2010 Festival Verdi 2010 Orchestra eCoro del diParmaTeatro Regio Chorus Master Director Orchestra eCoroOrchestra delTeatro RegiodiParma Chorus Master Director Conductor Parodi Battista Battaglia/Giovanni Paolo Pentcheva,Mariana FabioSartori, Bertagni, Giorgia Oberto, contediSanBonifacio Conductor Siwek,Rafal Lungu LeoNucci, Fiorenza Cedolins/Irina Demuro,Marcelo Álvarez/Francesco FrancescaFranci, Luperi, Surian/Mario Giorgio Teatro Comunale diModena26, 28october Teatro 1, diParma Regio 7, 11, 14, 17, 20, 22october 2007 edition-mainevents Teatro Verdi diBusseto 2, 5, 8, 16, 18, 23, 27october Denis Krief Pier’Alli Antonello Allemandi Donato Renzetti Martino Faggiani Martino Martino Martino Faggiani Teatro 10, diParma Regio 12october Orchestra eCoro delTeatro RegiodiParma Chorus Master Conductor Lindroos Petri Zeffiri, Mario Krasteva, Frittoli, LucianaD’Intino/Nadia Barbara Messa daRequiem Orchestra eCoro delTeatro RegiodiParma Chorus Master Director Conductor Gabba Gianluca Floris, Armando Vladimir Stoyanov, Pini, Daniela Antonella Trevisan, Svetla Vassileva/Irina Lungu, MassimoGiordano, La Traviata Teatro 4, diParma Regio 6, 9, 13, 15, 19, 21, 24october Karl-Ernst Herrmann e Ursel Herrmann eUrsel Herrmann Karl-Ernst Yuri Temirkanov Renzetti eDonato Martino Martino Faggiani Martino Faggiani Orchestra eCorodel Teatro Parma Regio di Chorus Master Director Conductor Marco Spotti, Irányi Stefanie Machaidze, Désirée Rancatore/Nino Demuro,Francesco Gagnidze, LeoNucci/George Rigoletto Parma di eCorodelTeatroRegio Orchestra Chorus Master Director Conductor Svetla Vassileva, LoPiccolo Petroni, Luigi Maurizio Evan Bowers, Cecconi, Renato Bruson/Devid Giovanna d’Arco Teatro 1, diParma Regio 3, 7, 12, 17, 25october 2008 edition-mainevents Teatro 6, diParma Regio 9, 11, 16, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28october Stefano Stefano Vizioli Gabriele Lavia Massimo Zanetti Bruno Bartoletti Martino Martino Faggiani Martino Faggiani Orchestra eCoro delTeatro diParmaOrchestra Regio Stage orchestra Chorus Master Director Conductor Montanaro, Theodossiou Dimitra Carlo Colombara/Luciano Anthony Michaels-Moore, MickaelSpadacini, Teatro Municipale Valli diReggio Emilia 4, 8, 12, 14, 18october Orchestra eCoro del Teatro diParma Regio Chorus Master Director Conductor Andrea Bonfatti, Papi, Benetta,Gregory Dalla Angelo Silvia Villari unoRibeiro, Lungu, Irina Cordella/Br LucaSalsi, Salvatore Il corsaro Teatro Verdi Busseto2, di 5, 15, 19, 21, 23, 27october Daniele Abbado Daniele toPuggelli Lamber Michele Mariotti Carlo Montanaro Icarus Ensemble Martino Faggiani Martino Faggiani Martino

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