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14/4/2005

Parma, the City of Opera

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo', New York

Documents, photographs and posters from the archives of Teatro Regio

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò will host a series of events to honor Parma and its music entitled, Parma, the City of Music. This month long event, organized with Casa della Musica in Parma, will kick off on Friday, April 15th at 6pm with the opening of an exhibit of photographs, posters and documents from the Teatro Regio. Prof. Marco Capra, President of Casa della Musica, will give an inaugural lecture on opening night. The program also includes the screening of a documentary on Giuseppe Verdi and a video of Tenor Bergonzi's 80th birthday concert at the Teatro Regio, as well as lectures by Fred Plotkin (New York Times), Martin Chusid and Francesco Izzo (NYU, American Institute for Verdi Studies), and Johannes Streicher (Conservatorio "C. Monteverdi", Bolzano).

Casa della Musica is an initiative of the City of Parma dedicated to the study, research and proliferation of musical culture. Some of the most important musical institutions of the city are headquartered in Casa della Musica: the Historical Archive of the Teatro Regio, the Deaprtment of Musicology at the Universit degli Studi, and the International Center for Research on Musical Periodicals (CIRPeM). The Historical Archive of the Teatro Regio, in particular, holds one of the greatest and most complete collections on Italian theater. Founded in 1816 by Duchess Maria Luigia of Austria, it holds not just documents that testify to the activities of the Teatro Ducale and the Teatro Regio, but also donations, legacies and holdings that over time have further increased the great value of this collection. The conserved documents are mostly playbills and programs, libretti and musical scores, portraits of performers and composers, autographed letters, sketches of sets and costumes, administrative documents and audio and video recordings. The exhibition at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò provides an accurate sample of the most significant pieces in the collection.

Full schedule of events:

Friday, April 15, 6-8 p.m.
Exhibit Opening and inaugural lecture by Prof. Marco Capra
(Casa della Musica, Parma)

Wednesday, April 20, 6 p.m.
Guiseppe Verdi, documentary by Francesco Barilli (Filmago, 2001) 109 mins. (in English)

Sunday, April 24, 2 p.m.
Verdi Concert at Weill Recital Hall (Carnegie Hall)
Top vocal artists and special guest Gabriella Tucci, legendary star of the Metropolitan Opera, will perform an all-Verdi program for the annual American Institute for Verdi Studies gala.
Tickets will be available to purchase on the day of the performance at Weill Recital Hall. For more information on press passes or ticket purchases please call Harriett Parody at 914-699-2020 x127.

Thursday, April 28, 6 p.m.
Verdi, the Bard of Busseto, a lecture by Martin Chusid (NYU)

Tuesday, May 3, 6 p.m.
Oh sommo Carlo, video by Jeris Fochi
(Mediavision 2004) 130 mins.
Tenor Bergonzi's 80th birthday concert at the Teatro Regio
(with English closed captions)

Thursday, May 5, 6 p.m.
Nothing Goes to Waste: Giuseppe Verdi, the Musician and the Gastronome, a lecture by Fred Plotkin (New York Times, author of Opera 101 and five books on Italian cuisine)

Tuesday, May 10, 6 p.m.
Verdi, the Virgin, and the Censors: The cult of Mary in I Lombardi alla prima crociata and Giovanna d'Arco
a lecture by Francesco Izzo (NYU,)

Verdi's Legacy in Early-Twentieth-Century Italian Opera
a lecture by Johannes Streicher (Conservatorio "C. Monteverdi", Bolzano)

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo`
New York University
24 West 12th Street - New York
Gallery hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

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