Jan. 2 – The Institute of Italian Culture, to inaugurate the Year of Italian Culture in Budapest, has scheduled for Jan. 6 at the Giuseppe Verdi Hall, a special concert starting at 7pm with the special participation of the Carmina et Cantina Ensemble, the contralto Cristina Melis, the sopranos Marcella Orsatti Talamanca and Camilla Corsi, and the tenor Gianluca Zampieri. They will be accompanied by the Liszt Ferenc Kamarazenekar Orchestra, and the director Stefano Seghedoni. Together, they will perform “La morte di San Giuseppe” by Giovan Battista Pergolesi. The piece, written in 1730, is considered Pergolesi’s masterpiece, highlighting his musical genius and his professional competence, alongside his ability to understand and conceptualize the spirit of his age.
