classical music in rome

COMUNE DI ROMA
Assessorato alle Politiche Culturali
e della Comunicazione
Rome - Italy
The Tempietto Concerts – Summer 2009
Music Festival of the Nations
ROMAN NIGHTS AT THE MARCELLUS THEATRE
21st edition
in the Archeological Park of the Teatro di Marcello
from Friday 5th of June to Sunday September 27th
every evening at 8.30 p.m.
at 8 p.m. guided tour of the archeological area of the Teatro di Marcello
in case of rain, the concerts will take place in a beautiful covered area.
CLASSICAL MUSIC IN ROME
Musical festival in the Archeological Park of the Teatro di Marcello, next to the Capitol Hill
The Teatro di Marcello is located in the heart of Rome, in one of the most fascinating places in the
world. The theatre was built by Emperor Augustus in order to honour the memory of his favourite
nephew, Marcellus. It is in this context and in the surrounding archeological area that the Musical
Festival “Notti Romane al Teatro di Marcello” will take place (via del Teatro di Marcello, 44): from
June 5th to September 27th, every evening at 8.30 p.m.
Music will once more be played in the Archeological Park of the Teatro di Marcello, in the area
between the imposing structure of the Theatre (that Emperor Augustus dedicated in 13 a.D. to
the memory of his beloved nephew Marcellus), the light columns of the Temple of Apollo Sosiano
and the grand Portico of Octavia.
The Musical Festival “Notti Romane al Teatro di Marcello” has been very successful in the past
years: it will bring together once more shows, music and ancient latin and greek poetry in an area
where, already 20 centuries ago, games, rites and plays were performed.
The Musical Festival is part of the global organization of the Estate Romana (roman summer) and
is sponsored not only by the City of Rome, but also by the most important embassies in Rome,
various prestigious cultural centres, academies, music schools and conservatoires. The Festival
will introduce Italian and foreign artists, with a great variety of repertories.
The Festival takes place in a context where every character of ancient and modern history has left
a trace: this makes the atmosphere very special.
There will be many solo players (among them the famous Japanese piano player Hiroshi Takashu,
who will play the by now traditional mid-summer concert) and many chamber music groups and
orchestras. There will be piano players, flute, guitar, violin players and along with them opera
singers: they will all contribute to the creation of an unforgettable “sound-track” for the duration
of the whole summer. The Tempietto will not only organize more than a hundred concerts in one
of the most fascinating places on earth, but it will also be proposing poetic and literary debates,
historical and archeological presentations and unannounced contemporary music pieces.
The concerts will take place even in case of rain: the beautiful Basilica of San Nicola in Carcere of
the X century (Via del Teatro di Marcello, 46) will provide a shelter both for the musicians and
the public.
The concerts that take place in the Teatro di Marcello are part of a larger Festival Musicale delle
Nazioni, that includes also other happenings during the summer.
ARCHEOLOGICAL PARK OF THE TEATRO DI MARCELLO
Via del Teatro di Marcello, 44 – Rome
Bookings: +39 06 87 13 15 90; +39 348 780 43 14
fax +39 06 233 226 360
e-mail: [email protected]
www.tempietto.it
Associazione Culturale IL TEMPIETTO – Roma (Italia)
+39 06 87 13 15 90 – +39 348 780 43 14
Fax +39 06 233 226 360 e-mail [email protected] – [email protected]
Calendario dei Concerti e tickets online www.tempietto.it