Musica a Palazzo (Music at the Palace) wants to recreate teh magic of the 'Salotto Musicale' or 'Mucial Parlour': a piano, a few instruments and one or two singers who gave life to memorable evenings.

Ever since the 1700s, the Palour has represented on of the most popular and fashionable social retreats for the literary and musical world in Europe.
Gathered around the piano, their status symbol, parlour musical genre, a new musical grew involving compositions for piano, piano and string instruments, operas arias and lyrical operas performed by famous artist of the likes of Enrico Caruso and Pietro Mascagni.

The Musica a Palazzo Ensemble, a group of extraordinary performers and virtuosi of international acclaim, now proposes refined transcriptions of these original scores and new original pieces for the unforgettable joy of patrons and lovers of their passionate artistry.

Book a concert and experience one of the most astouning evenings of your life!

PROGRAM

LA TRAVIATA
Tuesday - Thursday - Sunday
8.30PM - 2 hours
Act I: Salone delle Feste / Act II: Sala Tiepolo / Act III: Camera con Alcova Reale
Progressive opera: every act is in a different room

The Traviata is bases on the novel 'La Dame aux Camelias' by Alexandre Duma fils, published in 1848 telling the story of Marie Duplessis, a noted courtesan an idol of the 1840s' Parisian society.
With La Traviata, Verdi created history's first major opera dealing with a contemporary social theme. This was only one of the work's several aspects that proved unpalatable for the audience at its premiere in Venice, in 1853: beyond that, the audience was similarly shocked by the principal part being assigned to a courtesan, and that moreover, she was portrayed as a heroine.
The premiere ended consequently by a fiasco, nonetheless, soon thereafter, Verdi's La Traviata scored its first triumphsm, and ever since then has remained a hugely loved repertoire staple.

This production with its refined costumes offers exquisite moments of involvement with the viewing public while walking through the rooms and the 'stanze di Traviata'.



DUETTI d'AMORE - LOVE DUETS
Monday -Friday
8.30PM - 1.5 hours
Act I: Sala Tiepolo / Act II: Camera con Alcova Reale
Progressive opera: every act is in a different room

Among teh most beautiful voices in Italy interpret La Boheme, manon Lescaut, La Traviata and Cavallera Rusticana

Languid love and burning passion in the duets taken from Italian melodramas are exalted by the magnificient colours of the Tiepolo frescoes.

'Intermezzo' - Cavalleria Rusticana di Pietro Mascagni
'Quando men vo' - La Boheme di Giacomo Puccini
'Liebesleid' di Fritz Kreisler
'Le Cygne' di Camille Saint-Saens
'Intermezzo' - Manon Lescaut di Giacomo Puccini
'Tace il labbro' - La Vedova Allegra di Franz Lehar
'Musica Proibita' di Stanislao Gastaldon
'Madamigella Valery' - La Traviata di Giuseppe Verdi
'Meditation' - Thais di Jules Massenet
'La ci darem la mano' - Don Giovanni di W.A. Mozart



IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA
Wednesday - Saturday
8.30PM - 2.15 hours

Who hasn't yet heard of Figaro, the famous barber of Seville?

When young Count Almaviva leaves Madrid for Seville to pursue the call of his heart, he not only leaves the court and his family but also the arranged marriage they would make for him. He woos his beloved in disguise to insure that if she will have him it will not be for his title or money, but because she loves him for himself.

By portraying the count's title and wealth as an impediment to be disguised, Beaumarchais gave voice to the rising revolutionary tide of the 1780s which would soon swamp the once thriumphant Enlightenment and its decaving aristocracy. Similtaneously, his play heralded the beginning of the Romantic era and the rise of democracy.
His portrayal of the Count's and Rosina's happy union attacks the aristocracy by endorsing the idea that feelings not property are the desirable basis for marriage. It affirms that in feelings, particularly in love, we are all equal.

Staged amid the exquisite setting of paintings, furnishings and architectural details of the splendid Palazza Barbarigo-Monotto.
Extraordinary voices of virtuoso singers in an evening of sparkling gaiety.

APERITIF CONCERT
6.30PM

In the magic and intimate atmosphere of the Sala Tiepolo, the soprano Anna Bordignon interprets the most beautiful operatic arias of Verdi, Bellini and Puccini, accompanied by Maria Gamboz's harp.
Trefreshments will be offered in the halls overlooking the Grand Canal after the concert.

Vincenzo Bellini: 'Oh! quante volte!, I capuleti e i Montecchi
Giacomo Puccini: 'O mio babbino caro!', Gianni Schicchi
Adone Zecchi: Trittico
Giuseppe Verdi: 'Caro nome', Rigoletto
E. Wolf Ferrari: 'Bondi, Venezia cara!', Il Campiello
A. Hasselmans: 'La Source'
Gioacchino Rossini: 'Una voce poco fa', Il Barbiere di Siviglia

THE PALACE
The palace consists of a small 15th century  palace with arches of fifth and a later (perhaps 16th century) construction on the right. Both buildings are internally connected. A moulding dates from the byzantine epoch, but is much restored.
As old paintings prove, wooden conservatories like the one used in front of the single right window were commonly used in Venice. All balconies are from later periods. Large parts of  stuccos and paintings are conserved in the mezzanine and piano nobile (noble floor).
Two paintings by Giambattista Tiepolo, sold during the 1960s, were recently recovered and re-integrated in the palace. Other famous artists as Fontebasso, Mingozzi, Carpoforo Mazzetti-Tencalla have created their works of Arts for the embellishment of the Piano Nobile
In 2006, the piano nobile of the palace was left to an important Music Association of Venice that is works also in Partnership with the MDV - Wedding in Venice.
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