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Bologna città della musica
The Musical bodies and associations of Bologna


   

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Seasons

The season of the Teatro Comunale
Since 1997 Daniele Gatti has directed the Comunale orchestra and in these last years, it has chosen a repertoire clearly addressed not only to the Italian 19th Century opera, but also to the analysis of the European opera and symphonic heritage, with Mahler, Beethoven and Brahms above all. The opening of the Opera Seasons 2000 and 2001, dedicated to Wagner, highlights the complex and very rich relation that the Comunale has historically maintained with the fields of dramaturgical experimentation and of the research of what is new. The Comunale is committed to the constant activity of interpretation and modernisation of the most famous masterpieces through an absolutely unconventional staging. Among the many, there stand out Rossini's Cenerentola (Cinderella) in 2004, set in a bar of the Seventies and, in this year's season, a Traviata that takes place in the empty and abandoned swimming-pool of a night club in the dolce vita years.
In this season the Comunale offers, besides the Traviata, operas of great success, such as Andrea Chénier, The Barber of Seville, Tosca and Nabucco, an exceptional musical like West Side Story in the original Broadway version, and a rare Mozart opera like Ascanius in Alba in the year of the celebrations of the great composer’s birth.
Thanks to the policies of reductions for the various segments of public, in particular for young people, this year the Comunale has increased by 15% its season-ticket holders.
The Teatro Comunale has moreover organised “Bologna at the opera for solidarity”, an initiative that devolves the proceedings of the tickets of the season-ticket holders that were sold but not used to associations in Bologna that are active in the social field [The associations involved are the Ant (National cancer association), the Ageop (which assists children with leukaemia and other cancer pathologies), Telefono Azzurro (Emergency line for children in need), the Italian Red Cross, the Idea Foundation (institute for research and prevention of anxiety and depression), the Ail (Italian association against leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma) and the Hospice Foundation (committed to the cure and assistance of terminally ill patients)]. Besides, during the first nights, the voluntary organisations involved run independently an “info-point” that is dedicated to the distribution of information regarding their activities.

Fondazione Musica Insieme (Music Together Foundation)
Created in 1987, Musica Insieme is today one of the major musical institutions of the city scene, committed to concert initiatives, with a vast articulation of its activities. “The Musica Insieme Concerts” take place in the Manzoni Theatre and present on the stage the greatest musicians, accompanied by young talents, who represent the excellence and hope of the new generations.
Musica Insieme is characterised by the special care dedicated to spreading and diffusing the musical heritage and to educating the public. During the years it has organised many events to inform and attract even those people who don't usually attend concert halls. In 2006 the Musica Insieme Foundation is promoting the festival MICO (Musica Insieme Contemporanea, Contemporary Music Together) [Organised with the contribution of the Council Department in charge of Culture of the Emilia-Romagna Region and the sponsorship of the Music and Show Department of the University of Bologna (DMS)], a rich overview of the recent musical production and of its relations with the past, through the analysis and explanation of the fundamental historic references.
The MICO organises for all the concerts programmed as many public meetings with the authors and interpreters who materially give life to contemporary music.

Redazione Iperbole - Settore Comunicazione e Rapporto con la Cittadini - Comune di Bologna
Updated: 07 06 2007

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