Lute player, Caravaggio
Guided tours including Concerts of Baroque Music in Spectacular Places! Much more than a tour. Much more than a concert. Rome Baroque treasures: Guided tour with concert in Rome’s best museums and sites. Join us for an amazing itinerary into Art and Early music! Museums, palaces, exhibitions, concert halls, churches… Discover the Itineraries, the dates and the events to be a protagonist of an exciting experience in Rome. Expert art guides will reveal the beauties and the secrets of the masterpieces present in the museum or church; in the meantime, you will be delighted by a live concert, during which you will listen to Early music performed using the same musical instruments of that time. The booking form can be found at the bottom of the page. Events 2012: MUSIC IN BERNINI'S ROME Church of St. Agnes in Agone (Piazza Navona, Rome)  The church was built in 17th century. It is considered the jewel of Baroque architecture, and was designed by the major architects of that time: Rainaldi, Borromini and Bernini, who was also the designer of the notable Fountain of the Four Rivers, located in front of the church. Itinerary: The Itinerary 'Music in Bernini's Rome' will make you admire the numerous masterpieces of the site: the architecture of the church itself, Bernini’s sculptures, the frescoed tambour. A live music performance will take place with pieces from the greatest composers of that time: Girolamo Frescobaldi, Claudio Monteverdi, Giulio Caccini, Lelio Colista, Andrea Falconiero… The musicians will perform using the same musical instruments of the Baroque age. This, together with the singing and the studied sound ambience, will make you immerse yourself in the artistic climate of a unique era, fulfilling the sight of the superb works of art with the pleasure springing from music. Availability: Every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Price: Ticket € 30, children € 24 CALENDAR: 2012 January 5, 12, 19, 26 (6:30pm) 2012 February 2, 9, 16, 23 (6:30pm) 2012 March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 (6:30pm) 2012 April 12, 19, 26 (6:30pm) 2012 May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 (6:30pm) 2012 June 7, 14, 21, 28 (6:30pm) 2012 July 5, 12, 19, 26 (6:30pm) 2012 September 6, 13, 20, 27 (6:30pm) 2012 October 4, 11, 18, 25 (6:30pm) 2012 November 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 (6:30pm) 2012 December 6, 13, 20, 27 (6:30pm) SOUNDS AND VISIONS OF CARAVAGGIO Palazzo Doria Pamphilj (Rome)   Itinerary: The itinerary ‘Sounds and Visions of Caravaggio’ includes a guided tour in Doria Pamphilj Palace, one of the most prestigious Ancient Art Galleries in Rome, and an enthralling live performance in the superb ‘Sala del Trono’ (throne room). The musicians will perform playing the same instruments of Caravaggio age, which are also present in many paintings by the Artist. Availability: Every Saturday at 11 a.m. Price: Ticket € 30, children € 24 CALENDAR: 2012 January 7, 14, 21, 28 (11:00am) 2012 February 4, 11, 18, 25 (11:00am) 2012 March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 (11:00am) 2012 April 7, 14, 21, 28 (11:00am) 2012 May 5, 12, 19, 26 (11:00am) 2012 June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 (11:00am) 2012 July 7, 14, 21, 28 (11:00am) 2012 September 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 (11:00am) 2012 October 6, 13, 20, 27 (11:00am) 2012 November 3, 10, 17, 24 (11:00am) 2012 December 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 (11:00am) MUSIC AND MYTH IN RAPHAEL FRESCOES Villa Farnesina, Via della Lungara #230 (Trastevere, Rome)  Art: Raphael, Sebastiano del Piombo, Sodoma, Baldassarre Peruzzi. Music: many composer of the Italian Renaissance. Workforce: traversa and percussion, lute. Availability: Every Tuesday at 11 a.m. Cost: Euro 30 The itinerary Villa Farnesina, a masterpiece of Renaissance architecture, contains some of the most important frescoes realized by Raphael in Rome. The visit of such in the splendid rooms, is led by an art historian and accompanied by music performed live with precious ancient instruments. The tour ends with a concert in an exclusive room of the Villa Farnesina. Music and art in the Villa Farnesina The design of this building is due to the rich banker Agostino Chigi, an expert of art. The architecture is by Baldassarre Peruzzi. The frescoes,magnificent and amazing, are owe to the genius of Raphael and Sebastiano del Piombo, whom together with Sodoma (Giovanni Antonio Bazzi) and with the same Peruzzi created in the various Lodges of the Villa some masterpieces of art, each one dedicated to mythological subjects: Cupid and Psyche, Galatea, Polyphemus, Hercules, the Feast of the Gods, and many other things to discover. The visit is developed in the splendid environment of the Villa, accompanied by live performances of Renaissance music on rare instruments. The sound enhances and promotes the understanding of works of art, giving visitors an exciting experience, dipping thme in the middle of the refined aesthetics of the Roman Renaissence. The final concert offers works by some of the greatest composers and artists of the time: Galilei, Barbetta, Mudarra, Praetorius, Ortiz. CALENDAR: 2012 January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 (11:00am) 2012 February 7, 14, 21, 28 (11:00am) 2012 March 6, 13, 20, 27 (11:00am) 2012 April 3, 10, 17, 24 (11:00am) 2012 May 8, 15, 22, 29 (11:00am) 2012 June 5, 12, 19, 26 (11:00am) 2012 July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 (11:00am) 2012 September 4, 11, 18, 25 (11:00am) 2012 October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 (11:00am) 2012 November 6, 13, 20, 27 (11:00am) 2012 December 4, 11, 18 (11:00am) |