When: October 21 2025, 17:00 (Local time) - Where: Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart - Georgetown University
The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington is glad to announce Music and Dance from Early Modern Naples, a presentation of “Naples, Capital of Dance: The feste di ballo Tradition in the Long Eighteenth Century” and of “The Orchestra of the Cappella Reale, Naples 1750-1800“, published by Cambridge University Press and written by Anthony R. DelDonna, Thomas E. Caestecker Professor of Music in the Department of Performing Arts at Georgetown University.
The event features a discussion between Guido Olivieri, Professor of Musicology, University of Texas at Austin, and the author, followed by a performance of newly recovered music presented by the acclaimed early-music ensemble Modern Musick (Risa Browder, violin; Caitlin Cribbs, violin, John Moran, cello and viola da gamba; Dongsok Shin; fortepiano).
