The usual appointment with the Christmas concert is back in the Cathedral of Pisa, wanted and organised by the Opera della Primaziale Pisana, with the contribution of the Fondazione Pisa. Friday 17 December at 9 pm, a program that offers two instrumental pieces Sinfonia in B minor “Al Santo Sepolcro”, RV 169 for strings and […]

Serena Bozzo Soprano Margherita Maria Sala Mezzo-soprano Salvatore De Benedetto Tenor Piermarco Viñas Bass Cappella Musicale della Cattedrale di Pisa Orchestra da Camera di Mantova Coro di voci bianche Bonamici Angelica Ditaranto Choirmaster Riccardo Donati Conductor Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Mass in B flat major ‘Theresienmesse’, Hob:XXII:12 for solo voices, choir and orchestra Anonymus author, Nenia […]

Elisabetta Lombardo soprano Jennifer Schittino soprano Sara Bacchelli alto Matteo Michi tenor Cappella Musicale della Cattedrale di Pisa Orchestra Senzaspine Coro di voci bianche Bonamici di Pisa Angelica Ditaranto choirmaster Riccardo Donati conductor Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Magnificat RV610 for solo voices, choir and orchestra Gloria in D major RV589 for solo voices, choir and orchestra Anonimo, […]

The divine of Mozart is such a purity that an entire age could only see it in the light of a false ideal. The more man is bigger, the more apparent this dualism appears, the stronger the fight between the two opposing forces and the more wonderful becomes the conciliation, the brighter the harmony, the resolution of dissonance in the agreement. Alfred Einsten, W.A. Mozart, His Character, His Work, Oxford University Press, 1962

«Dear Lord, here it is finished, this poor little mass. Have I just written sacred music, or rather, sacrilegious music? I was born for opera buffa, as you well know. Not much technique, a little bit of heart, that’s all. Blessings to you and grant me Paradise.»(Gioachino Rossini, Passy, 1863) La Petite Messe Solennelle is […]