The Farnese Festival, the ancient music festival that offers concerts by some of the most prestigious ensembles in Italy in the unique Farnese Theatre, is back in its II edition from May 28th to June 9th 2024.
Farnese Festival is edited by Fabio Biondi, art director of Europa Galante and enjoys the support of the Monteparma Foundation, the contribution of the Amici della Pilotta Association and the patronage of the Municipality of Parma.
The Farnese Theatre was built by Duke Ranuccio I Faarnese inside the building known today as Pilotta Monumental Complex between 1617 and 1618. It is not only a baroque theater without equals but, with its moving scenes and its serlianas which anticipate the boxes of the “Italian style” theaters, it is also considered by experts to be the first modern theater in Western history.
This year, in addition to the contribution of very important artists and scientific experts in the music sector, the Festival offers two opportunities for in-depth analysis of baroque music and vocalism, with a conference and a day of studies.
The program
- Tuesday May 28th, 8.30 p.m.
Europa Galante Orchestra
Vivaldi a Dresda
- Friday May 31st, 8.30 p.m.
Europa Galante Orchestra
Georg Philipp Telemann
- Saturday June 1st, 5.30 p.m.
Conference
La liuteria a Parma nei secoli
by Elisa Scrollavezza and Andrea Zanrè
- Saturday June 1st, 8.30 p.m.
Accademia Bizantina Orchestra
L’arte del canto; La porta del Paradiso
- Sunday June 2nd, 8.30 p.m.
Compagnia de’ Violini in cooperation with Conservatorio “Arrigo Boito” of Parma
Il martirio di Sant’Adriano
- Monday June 3rd, 8.30 p.m.
Alea Ensemble
Musica da camera di Alessandro Rolla
- Tuesday June 4th, 8.30 p.m.
Concerto italiano
Claudio Monteverdi, Il quarto libro de’ madrigali a cinque voci (Venice, 1603)
- Tuesday 6th June, 9.30 a.m.
Day of study
«Ciascun sua voce snodi». La trasformazione della vocalità nell’opera italiana da Monteverdi a Verdi
edited by Paola Cirani
Moderator: Giulia Bassi, journalist
Sperakers: Gemma Bertagnolli, Giovanni Bietti, Paola Cirani, Nicoletta Conti, Roberto De Candia, Angelo Foletto, Franco Fussi, Alberto Malazzi, Nicola Montenz, Ildebrando Mura. - Saturday June 8th, 8.30 p.m. (*the event will take place at Teatro Due, Viale Francesco Basetti 12/a – Parma)
Fondazione TeatroDue in cooperation with Europa Galante Orchestra
Tito Maccio Plauto, Trinummus [The three coins] - Sunady June 9th, 8.30 p.m.
Europa Galante Orchestra
Antonio Vivaldi, Le Quattro Stagioni