The Conservatorio Gaetano Donizetti, more commonly known in English as the Bergamo Conservatory, is a music conservatory in Bergamo, Italy. [1] Founded in 1805, the school was an important early conservatory model which had a wide impact on similar schools founded later in Italy. [1] In 2023 the school merged with the Accademia Carrara to form the Politecnico delle Arti di Bergamo.
The Bergamo Conservatory was founded by the German composer Simon Mayr in 1805 with the name Lezioni Caritatevoli di Musica. [1] Mayr was then working as the maestro di cappella of the Santa Maria Maggiore, Bergamo and the school was initially operated by that cathedral. One of Mayr's early pupils at the school was the composer Gaetano Donizetti, and in 1897 the school's name was changed to the Istituto Musicale Gaetano Donizetti in honor of the school's famous alumnus. [1]
In 1908 a separate Schola Cantorum was established at the Bergamo Cathedral at which point in time the Bergamo Conservatory ended its relationship with the cathedral and became an autonomous school under the management of the Misericordia Maggiore of Bergamo. In 1958 the conservatory became a public institution under the management of the government of Bergamo at which point in time the school's name was changed to the Civico Istituto Musicale Gaetano Donizetti. In 2007 the school moved from its historic location in the via Arena area of Bergamo to the via Scotti area of the city. In 2016 the school moved to its present location in newly built headquarters in the Don Luigi Palazzolo. In January 2023 the school merged with the Accademia Carrara to form the Politecnico delle Arti di Bergamo. [2]
Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti was an Italian composer, best known for his almost 70 operas. Along with Gioachino Rossini and Vincenzo Bellini, he was a leading composer of the bel canto opera style during the first half of the nineteenth century and a probable influence on other composers such as Giuseppe Verdi. Donizetti was born in Bergamo in Lombardy. At an early age he was taken up by Simon Mayr who enrolled him with a full scholarship in a school which he had set up. There he received detailed musical training. Mayr was instrumental in obtaining a place for Donizetti at the Bologna Academy, where, at the age of 19, he wrote his first one-act opera, the comedy Il Pigmalione, which may never have been performed during his lifetime.
Bergamo is a city in the alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, approximately 40 km (25 mi) northeast of Milan, and about 30 km (19 mi) from Switzerland, the alpine lakes Como and Iseo and 70 km (43 mi) from Garda and Maggiore. The Bergamo Alps begin immediately north of the city.
Johann(es) Simon Mayr, also known in Italian as Giovanni Simone Mayr or Simone Mayr, was a German composer. His music reflects the transition from the Classical to the Romantic musical era. In 1805 he founded the Bergamo Conservatory. He was an early inspiration to Rossini and taught and advocated for Donizetti.
The Accademia Carrara,, officially Accademia Carrara di Belle Arti di Bergamo, is an art gallery and an academy of fine arts in Bergamo, in Lombardy in northern Italy. The art gallery was established in about 1780 by Giacomo Carrara, a Bergamasco collector or conoscitore of the arts. The academy of fine arts was added to it in 1794. The school was recognised by the Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca, the Italian ministry of education, in 1988. In 2023 the school merged with the Bergamo Conservatory to form the Politecnico delle Arti di Bergamo.
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The Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna is a public tertiary academy of fine art in Bologna, in Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy. It has a campus in Cesena.
Teodulo Mabellini was an Italian composer.
Clorinda Corradi was an Italian opera singer and one of the most famous contraltos in history.
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The Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara is a public tertiary academy of art in Carrara, in Tuscany, Italy. It was founded on 26 September 1769 by Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina, duchess of Massa and princess of Carrara; but its origins go back to 1757, when, on the advice of the sculptor Giovanni Domenico Olivieri, she founded the Accademia di San Ceccardo in which sculpture, architecture and painting were to be taught. To house it, she commissioned Filippo del Medico to design and build a new building ; in 1807, by order of Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi, the accademia was moved the Palazzo del Principe. The school of architecture was at first under Filippo del Medico; Giovanni Antonio Cybei was head of the school of sculpture.
The Accademia Musicale Mediterranea is a music institute in Rome, Taranto, Martina Franca, Leporano and Fardella, Italy. It was founded by Cosimo Damiano Lanza in 1996 as a national centre for advanced musical studies. It is located in the Palazzo Lanza in Leporano near Taranto. Every year, the Academy organises piano master classes. During the summer months, a series of concerts are held under the title of Emozioni Concertistiche – young pianists festival. Annually it hosts students from all over Europe and the Orient. Since 2004 it has synergistic collaborations with universities, conservatories and schools: Brigham Young University, USA; Münchener Musikseminar in Munich, Germany; Conservatory of Gap, France; Conservatorios of S. Javier, Spain; Bocconi University, Milan; the Conservatory "Pedrollo" Vicenza; Conservatory "N. Piccinni", Bari; International Academy of Arts in Rome, Italy. The director is Prof. Cosimo Damiano Lanza and the president is Prof. Valter Monteleone.
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bergamo in the Lombardy region of Italy.
The Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini is a college of music in Bologna, Italy. The conservatory opened on 3 December 1804, as the Liceo Musicale di Bologna. It was initially housed in the convent at the Basilica of San Giacomo Maggiore. The first faculty at the school included the composers Stanislao Mattei and Giovanni Callisto Zanotti, and the composer and singer Lorenzo Gibelli. Gioachino Rossini was a pupil at the school beginning in 1806, and was appointed head of the school in 1839. Later directors of the school included Luigi Mancinelli (1881-1886), Giuseppe Martucci (1886-1902), Marco Enrico Bossi (1902-1911), and Cesare Nordio (1925-1945).
The Messa da requiem in D minor (1835) is a musical setting of the Catholic funeral mass (Requiem) by Italian opera composer Gaetano Donizetti. It is scored for five soloists, mixed chorus and orchestra. A performance lasts about 62–75 minutes.
Donizetti's birthplace is a cultural site in Bergamo, in Lombardy, Italy. The composer Gaetano Donizetti was born here on 29 November 1797; since 2009 it has been a museum.
The Politecnico delle Arti di Bergamo is a conservatory for the arts in Bergamo, Italy. It was formed in January 2023 with the merger of the Bergamo Conservatory and the Accademia Carrara.