Il Resto del Carlino - Villa San Giuliano Zandonai is reborn Special initiatives for inauguration
- Fondazione Villa San Giuliano
- 29 set 2021
- Tempo di lettura: 2 min
Villa San Giuliano Zandonai's Foundation and the projects in the pipeline were presented in the municipal council hall. Present: Deputy Mayor Daniele Vimini, Michele D'Orazio, owner of the Villa sul Bartolo, the director of the Conservatory Fabio Masini and Franco Andreatini, creator of the initiatives to revive the figure and works of the master Riccardo Zandonai. The Villa San Giuliano Zandonai Foundation is chaired by D'Orazio and was established in 2020: "A study award has been set up reserved for students of the singing course of the Rossini Conservatory - he says - In fact, Saturday 11 September, on the occasion of the The inauguration of the villa will be awarded to the winner Elizaveta Shuvalova. After the long restoration work I am really proud of the choice of this enchanting and suggestive place and I will be happy to collaborate in other initiatives ". The director of the Conservatory, Fabio Masini, underlined Zandonai's ties with the city of Pesaro since 1931 until 1944. Then he added: "The villa was also a source of inspiration for some of his works and the hope is to continue with other initiatives and one is already planned for 2022. Riccardo Zandonai was a student of the Liceo Musicale Rossini at the beginning of the 20th century and, after the great success of the opera Francesca da Rimini of 1914 based on the tragedy of Dante by Gabriele D'Annunzio, he was awarded the honorary citizenship of Pesaro. After an intense activity as composer and conductor in the twenties and thirties in various theaters around the world, during the war period from 1940 to 1944 he was director of the Conservatory Rossini ". "Therefore, with the aim of enhancing Villa San Giuliano and reviving the figure and the works of the Master - concluded the creator and coordinator Franco Andreatini - we have thought of a series of socio-cultural initiatives. In addition to the inauguration of the Villa and for the award a special event is in the works which will be dedicated to the relationship between Riccardo Zandonai and Gabriele D'Annunzio ".