Past events

Silvana Froli – soprano, Leonardo Melani – tenore, Quintetto Lucensis. For info and bookings: 0582 78152 – ext. 2 e 4. Office hours from 9:00 to 13:00. For the last concert of the summer season, Serchio dell Muse will present opera arias from Giacomo Puccini’s opera La Boheme, at the Limonaia at the fort at Coreglia Antiminelli.

Antonio Aiello – Solo violin, Ensemble Archè. Starts at 21:00. For information and bookings: 0583 724791 Ufficio Cultura Comune di Barga

Irene Cerboncini - soprano, Angela Gandolfo - soprano, Gianni Mongiardino - tenor, Marzio Giossi - baritone, Roberto Barrali - pianoforte.

With the participation of: Linda Campanella - soprano, Kristine Knorren - mezzo-soprano, Roberto Iuliano - tenor, Bruno Caproni - baritone, Francesco Ellero d’Artegna - bass, Julian Evans - piano.

Ensemble Le Muse directed by Andrea Albertini, Gianni Mongiardino - tenor, Linda Campanella - soprano. The concert will take place at the Pania della Croce. Take a picnic, climb the Pania then sit and listen to opera in the beautiful Apennine mountains.

Toni Servillo reads Pascoli and Dante, Ensemble Le Muse directed by Andrea Albertini. Le Muse are a group of musicians who come from the main conservatories in the north of Italy. Composed entirely of women.

The Merry Widow is story about love, intrigue and reconciliation. The librettists were Leo Stein and Victor Leon and the composer was Franz Lehar. It was first performed at the theatre Am Wien in Vienna on the 30th December 1905 where it ran for 438 performances.

The White Horse Inn was originally co-written by Gustav Kadelburg and the Berlin theatre director, Oscar Blumenthal who came up with the idea for the comedy after witnessing the amorous designs of a headwaiter on the widowed owner of a hotel he once stayed at while on vacation.

Santuzza - Tiziana Bellavista, Turiddu - Enrico Nenci, Compar Alfio - Lisando Guinis, Mamma Lucia - Cristiana Foglia, Lola - Barbara Nizzi, Controquintetto degli Ottoni del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Coro di Montughi - directed by Mº Enrico Rotoli, M. Fabiano Fiorenzani - director.

The Serchio delle Muse has organized a concert on the Pontecosi lake with the Diffusion Brass Quintet that will perform music by Puccini and Piazzola, two masters with origins in the province of Lucca, in some way, two Lucchesi in the world. The Puccini family originates in the Serchio Valley,

Artisti Alessandra Meozzi – soprano, Leonardo Melani – tenore, Bruno Caproni – baritono. Controquintetto Emanuele Antoniucci: tromba, Claudio Quintavalla: tromba, Simone Squarzolo: flicorno soprano, Fabiano fiorenzani: trombone tenore, Fabio Costa: trombone basso, Fabiano Fiorenzani: arrangiamenti.

Concert in memory of Luigi Roni. The artists will be the Diffusion Brass Quintet who decided to take on the SIAE expenses for this concert, leaving their contribution in memory of the Maestro. We thank them for their generosity. The concert is in collaboration with the Association for Art, Music and Culture.

POETRY AND MUSIC. Irene Ferri, Ivano Maresotti and Alessandro Bertolucci read GIOVANNI PASCOLI. ENSEMBLE LE MUSE will perform music by: Johann Strauss, Giacomo Puccini, Francesco Cilea, Ernesto De Curtis, Nino Rota, Leonard Bernstein, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Leonard Cohen and Enrico Morricone. Artisti: Soprano Alida Berti, Soprano Linda Campanello, Tenor Roberto Iuliano, Bass Matteo Peirone. Presented by LUCA SCARLINI.

Artistic Harmonies. Grand Lyric Gala in remembrance of Vando D’Angiolo and Luigi Roni Artists: Ilaria Casai – Soprano, Oxana Dyka – Soprano, Serena Farnocchia – Soprano, Roman Lyulkin – Bass, Antonello Palombi – Tenor, Garbiele Viviani – Baritone. Mº accompanist: Marco Baldieri Stefano Teani Presented by: Simone Tomei

A MUSICAL TRIP FROM OPERA TO MUSICALS. Linda Campanella - Soprano, Matteo Peirone - Basso, Alessandro Fantoni - Tenor. Ensemble Le Muse. Andrea Albertini - Piano.

For the 2019/2020 school year, Serchio delle Muse established a strong collaboration with schools of every level and grade in the Serchio Valley. Together, the "Le Muse" Ensemble, Maestro Albertini, the Association for Music, Art and Culture (AMA Cultura) and Matteo Marcalli, (previously led by Maestro Roni) endeavoured to transmit their love and feeling for the art of opera.

THE TOSCA SHOW. Tosca, one of Giacomo Puccini's great works is performed in three acts. It will be performed with friends of the Reggio Emilia operetta under the direction of Stefano Giaroli. In collaboration with the municipal administration and the Union of Municipalities.

SONGS OF POPULAR INSPIRATION OF THE ALPINE TRADITION AND FROM THE WORLD. Ugo Menconi - director.

Bruno Caproni - baritone, Julian Evans - piano. Artistic direction - Maestro Luigi Roni.

Concert of the Via Toledo Classic Ensemble conducted by Maestro Ivan Livia with the extraordinary participation of the tenor Roberto Iuliano. Realized in collaboration with the Pro Loco and the Municipal Administration. Via Toledo Classic Mandolino - Raffaele Esposito, Accordion - Candido del Pizzo, Guitar - classical Nicola Giglio, Acoustic bass - Ivan Livia, Percussion - Claudio Livia.