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Vivaldi Is Recognized YALE FACULTY B As a Virtuoso Violinist and One of the Most Important Composers of the Baroque Period Celebrating 45 Years of Travel V I VA L D I I N V E N I C E F E AT U R I N G J A M E S H E P O KO S K I YA L E P RO F E S S O R O F M U S I C H I S TO RY S E P T E M B E R 1 5 TO 2 2 , 2 0 1 3 orn in Venice in 1678, Antonio Vivaldi is recognized YALE FACULTY B as a virtuoso violinist and one of the most important composers of the Baroque period. Discover Vivaldi’s Venice J A M E S H E P O K O S K I is Professor of Music History in during a week in La Serenissima, staying at the elegant Hotel the Yale Department of Music, Europa & Regina on the Grand Canal. View the incomparable where he has taught since 1999. museums and frescoed churches of this exquisite city and dine He is a popular lecturer with the AYA educational travel program, at an historic palazzi. Special events include a visit to the and as on past AYA trips, joining Vivaldi Museum, a private Vivaldi recital, and a tour of famed him on this tour will be his wife, La Fenice Theater prior to an evening performance. See St. Barbara. Professor Hepokoski is a Mark’s Basilica after hours and walk in the former ghetto, specialist in operatic, symphonic, and chamber music from the virtually unchanged since its establishment in 1516; and on eighteenth to the twentieth centuries, the island of Murano, visit the studio of a glass artist. n Professor James Hepokoski. with particular expertise in musical style and its political and cultural implications. He is the author or coauthor of seven books and dozens of essays on a variety of topics and has also PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS given several lectures at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. n Enjoy lectures and discussions with Yale At Yale he teaches a generous selection of music courses, Professor James Hepokoski among which are a much-praised survey of European music n Six nights’ accommodations at the elegant Hotel history as well as numerous seminars ranging from Mozart Europa & Regina, overlooking the Grand Canal and Beethoven to American Music, 1920s Blues, and Cole Porter songs. Students have remarked on his lively and n Private, after-hours visit to St. Mark’s Basilica entertaining lectures, which illuminate central aesthetic and n Extensive time at sites significant to Vivaldi’s life historical points embedded in the classical repertory. In and career, including the Vivaldi Museum and the 2010 he was awarded Yale College’s Sidonie Miskimin Church of Santa Maria della Pietà Clauss Prize for Teaching Excellence in the Humanities. For n Tour of the city’s former ghetto, established in 1516, this program, his presentations will provide a look at and its well-preserved synagogues Venetian composer Antonio Vivaldi’s works and influence: The Four Seasons and beyond. n n Guided tour prior to an evening performance at La Fenice Theater, gloriously restored n Private concert by a trio from the Venice School Murano of Early Music Ensemble n Farewell dinner at a private palazzo Lagoon Ghetto of Venice Can and al Gr St. Mark’s Basilica San La Fenice St. Mark’s Square Sebastiano Doge’s Palace Accademia G San Giorgio iud ecc Maggiore a Ca nal San Marco Santa Maria Canal La Giudecca della Salute Enter your four best photos from this program in the 2013 AYA Photo Contest! The Grand Prize is a free trip on Dutch & Flemish Landscapes in April 2014. V I VA L D I I N V E N I C E SEPTEMBER 15 TO 22, 2013 VENICE 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Wednesday, September 18 A morning visit to the Santa Maria della Pietà Institution includes the Church of la Pietà, the Vivaldi Museum, and the Cantorie, where the famous putte, the young orphan ladies, were looked after and educated musically. Nearby see Chiesa di San Giovanni in Bragora, where Vivaldi was baptized, and stop at the 16th-century Church of San Francesco della Vigna, begun by Jacopo Sansovino and further enhanced by Andrea Palladio. After lunch, walk to the Calle del Paradiso from where Vivaldi’s house can be seen, and arrive at the Church of Santa Maria dei Derelitti (or Ospedaletto). a c u L e Designed in 1575 by Palladio, this church is where a hospital D a i r o l once welcomed the poor and infirm. It was in the Music G © o t Room, one of the few areas that remain of the original “little o h P hospital,” that the putte sang in public concerts hoping to win a Detail of Doge’s Palace. rich husband. Attend a private concert by a trio from the Venice School of Early Music Ensemble. The afternoon U.S.A. 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 concludes at Palazzo Querini Stampalia, a cultural complex with Sunday, September 15 Depart the U.S.A. on an overnight an interesting art collection as well as three original instruments. flight to Venice. The evening is at leisure. VENICE 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Monday, September 16 Arrive this morning in Venice and transfer to the elegant Hotel Europa & Regina, near St. Mark’s Square and overlooking the Grand Canal. Gather in the early evening for an introductory lecture by James Hepokoski, followed by a welcome dinner. VENICE 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Tuesday, September 17 Begin the day at the Correr Museum, the museum of the city, where displays include everything from first-rate paintings to objets and costumes. Then see Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, the Republic’s state library, featuring ceilings by Veronese and changing exhibitions of books and images from the collection. Continue to the v e r a former ghetto, established in 1516 and virtually intact. Lunch is z a L y r t followed by a walking tour to view some of the historic i m D © synagogues, which served Jews of Italian, German, Levantine, o t o h Spanish, and other origins. In the evening a private after-hours P visit to St. Mark’s Basilica is arranged. Mosaic in St. Mark’s Basilica. To see further details of all Yale Educational Travel Programs, visit www.YaleEdTravel.org VENICE 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Thursday, September 19 Explore the treasures of Venice’s greatest museum, the Accademia, housed in the former Scuola della Carità. Continue to the remarkable Peggy Guggenheim Collection in her former home on the Grand Canal. Lunch and the afternoon are at leisure. In the early evening, depart for the famed La Fenice (“the Phoenix”) Theater. Aptly named, this opera house burned to the ground in 1998—not for the first time—and has now returned to its former glory after years of reconstruction. Enjoy a tour prior to the evening performance of La Traviata. (Subject to schedule availability.) g r e o G d r a h c i R © o t o h P Glassblowing on Murano. VENICE 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Saturday, September 21 Depart via private water taxi for a morning on the island of Murano, established as a major glass-blowing center after Venice’s glassmakers were exiled here in the 13th century. See the renowned Museo Vetrario (Glass Museum) and the Romanesque Church of Santa Maria e San Donato, one of the earliest of the Lagoon churches. A private visit is arranged at the studio of a glass artist. Return to the hotel for an afternoon at leisure. This evening, celebrate your trip at a festive farewell dinner in a private palazzo. VENICE 1 U.S.A. 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Sunday, September 22 Transfer to the airport for the flight to the U.S.A. n “Comedy” on the façade of La Fenice. VENICE 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Friday, September 20 This morning visit the Ca’ Rezzonico art gallery and the Scuola Grande dei Carmini, an 18th-century gem with ceilings by Tiepolo. At the Renaissance Church of San Sebastiano, marvel at the wall and ceiling paintings by Veronese. Following lunch, view the Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, designed by the architect Longhena. Today one of the city’s most iconic landmarks, the Salute was built in the 17th century as a o plague church—a votive offering for the Republic of Venice’s t o h P r e g deliverance from the devastating outbreak of the epidemic in g i r T © 1630. Continue to Palladio’s imposing Church of San Giorgio o t o h Maggiore, embellished with works by Tintoretto and Longhena. P Dinner and the evening are at leisure. Canalside homes. Reservation contact: 203-432-1952 or [email protected] o t o h P r e g g i r T © o t o h P Church of San Giorgio Maggiore. P RO G R A M R AT E $ 6 , 9 9 5 (per person, double occupancy) S I N G L E S U P P L E M E N T $ 1 , 3 9 5 (limited availability) R AT E I N C LU D E S n n Lectures and discussions with distinguished Evening performance of La Traviata, pending schedules Yale Professor James Hepokoski n Escorted sightseeing by water taxi and entrance fees for included visits n Six nights at the Hotel Europa & Regina, Venice n Airport / hotel transfers and porterage n Breakfast daily, three lunches, and two dinners with bottled water, coffee/tea, and local wine n Taxes and service charges; gratuities to guides and drivers Not Included in Rate International airfare; passport fees; alcoholic beverages other than wine at lunches and dinners; personal items and expenses; airport transfers for those not on suggested flights; baggage in excess of one suitcase; trip insurance; any other items not specifically mentioned as included.
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