While Dupont Underground features “MOSAICO |Italian code of a timeless art," Alliance for New Music-Theatre is pleased to return to this historic and evocative venue to complement the stunning visuals of the exhibition with its own concurrent exploration of Italian history and culture through word and song.
Partnering with friends from Bel Canto in Tuscany for this rich opportunity, the two organizations are offering a collection of Italian hidden musical and literary gems, designed to complement the varied themes presented in the exhibition.
Lesser-known treasures by Respighi, Tosti, Santoliquido, Pizzetti, Dallapiccola, and more, are uncovered and put on display in original Italian by mezzo-soprano Cara Schaefer and tenor Victor Robertson with renowned international conductor, pianist, and opera educator Giovanni Reggioli at the piano.
Woven throughout the musical exploration, New Music-Theatre’s Artistic Director Susan Galbraith offers English interpretations of works by great Italian poets from across the region, in an ode to its land and culture and transcendent values of love and beauty, expressed through the incomparable imagery of Dante, Petrarch, and their compatriots.
In this multi-sensory environment, the audience is transported to another time and place, immersed in sights, sounds, words, and feelings that are uniquely Italian and simultaneously universal.