Musica a Palazzo 2009

Quality of the Music

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“Musica a Palazzo” manages one of the most important and noble gothic venetian palaces in Venice: Palazzo Barbarigo-Minotto where an innovative approach to Opera has been conceived.

(“Grand opera reconceived as tea-room tinkle…striking Violetta” - The Times ).

The individual events evolve through several rooms of the Palace so as to take advantage of an ideal and complementary natural baroque setting.

The original approach revolves around the interaction between the artists, the musicians and the public. This cancels distance between them and gives spectators the feeling of living Opera from the ‘inside’. This sensation is amplified by the clever 360 degree use of the stage.

Reviving a tradition dating from the late 1800’s, our interpretations by some of the finest lyrical voices are accompanied by a small group of strings and pianoforte: a virtuoso ensemble that has performed in some of the most prestigious concert halls in the world (Lincoln Centre in New York, Musikverein in Vienna, La Scala in Milan, the Mozarteum in Salzburg...)

Following a successful tour of the USA, “Musica a Palazzo” has staged the “Traviata” at the The Royal Pavilion during the 41st International Brighton Festival(UK) to great acclaim from the public and critics. They were awarded (The Argus press prize) for the best production of the festival.

The Daily Telegraph - “…the quality of the music, the splendour of the setting, the power and passion of the singing!”

"Musica a Palazzo" (Music at the Palace) recreates the magic of the "Salotto Musicale" or "Musical Parlour": a piano, a few instruments, one or two singers who gave life to memorable evenings.

Ever since 1700s, the Parlour has represented one of the most popular and fashionable social retreats for the literary and musical world in Europe. Gathered around the piano, their status symbol, parlour music, a new musical genre, grew involving compositions for piano, piano and string instruments opera arias and lyrical operas performed by famous artists 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 and original pieces for the unforgettable joy of patrons and lovers of their passionate artistry.

Come and be our guests to experience one of the most astounding evenings of your life!

The Palace

Facing the Grand Canal, witnesses testify to the building of this nobel Venetian palace around the 15th Century and to the authenticity of the Venetian Byzantine elements dating from the 12th and 13th centruries.

Three staterooms adorn the Grand Canal and another three face Rio Zaguri. These were enriched in the first half of the 1700s by the works of artists whose fame and importance are still recognised today.

The palace holds an aristocratic Chapel dating from the 1700s with Louis XIV elm flooring inlaid with olive-root and other prized wood marquetry.