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Places to see in ( Pavia - Italy ) Teatro Fraschini
Places to see in ( Pavia - Italy ) Teatro Fraschini
The Teatro Fraschini is the only great theater in Pavia . Inaugurated in 1773 , it is in use for several theatrical performances. The Teatro dei Quattro Nobili Cavalieri - the original name of Fraschini - was designed to counteract the whims of the noble Giacomo Omodei, the only owner of a theater in Pavia, a gentleman accustomed to imposing his privileges to the public, forced to submit to useless impositions, as waiting for the show to begin until it arrives.
United in 1772 in the Society of the Knights, four nobles (the Count Francesco Gamberana Beccarla, the Marquis Pio Bellisomi, the Marquis Luigi Bellingeri Provera and the Count Giuseppe de 'Giorgi Vistarino) who shared the administration and the direction of the theater, entrusted the project to Antonio Galli da Bibbiena , representative of an ancient and prestigious family of scenographers-architects. The Four Horsemen Theater inaugurated its first season in 1773, in the presence of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria . The theater was solemnly inaugurated on 24 May 1773 with the opera Il Demetrio , composed by the Czech composer Josef Mysliveček on verses by Pietro Metastasio .
After a century, however, due to excessive expenses and low revenues, the Company risked bankruptcy and consequently closed the theater. To avoid this, in 1869 the Municipality of Pavia also entered the material property of the building, which would soon be renamed Fraschini, in honor of the tenor of Pavia Gaetano Fraschini . Symbol of culture and social aggregation in Pavia, the Teatro Fraschini since 1869 is the municipal space dedicated to the production and use of the city's dramatic and musical art. The Theater, for its architectural and artistic value, is one of the most prestigious city monuments. The Fraschini theater obtained the recognition of the Teatro di Tradizione in November 2003 with the decree of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities .
The Fraschini is an Italian theater ; the great hall of the theater is almost in the shape of a horseshoe composed of 409 seats, according to the taste prevailing in the eighteenth century; is the artistic example of the prospective research of the Baroque . The plan of the room is a bell with a sound box (optimal solution for acoustics) obtained from a gallery that can not be used under the stalls. On top of an ashlar-like ground portico of the Tuscan type, three tiers of boxes (doric capitals, composite jonico and attic) are developed, as well as two higher orders (fourth order in the gallery and fifth in the gallery). The large wooden ceiling had a fine decoration by A. Savoia, later rebuilt by Bignami. The two large statues on either side of the proscenium, by M. Forabosco, represent Music and Poetry, respectively. At the second order there is an oven still visible and preserved (the theatrical life of the nobles crossed the limit of attending the shows, and extended to entertainment with dinners and social games in the stages of properties and back room lounges).
Miraculously remained intact in the structure since its origins, the Theater risked a series of substantial changes that would have distorted the harmony and style: as for example the project of Ing. Coliva di Bologna (1904) which involved the construction of two tunnels, in addition to raising a roof to expand the capacity. In the twentieth century the interventions concerned the main hall, the hall of the reduced, the expansion of the stage, new electrical systems. The most substantial restoration (which affected the entire building) was implemented after closure in 1985; in 1994 the work on the project and direction of the Pica Ciamarra Associati studio was completed, the theater was finally reopened.
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A view of the Arezzo valley from the wall near the cathedral.
Trip to Rome: The Pantheon
The Pantheon (Greek Πάνθεον = to every god) was commissioned by Marcus Agrippa as a temple to all the gods of Ancient Rome and it was rebuilt by Emperor Hadrian.
The Pantheon's dome is still the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome and it is one of the best preserved of all Roman buildings. It has been in continous use throughout its history, and since the VII century, the Pantheon has been used as a Roman Catholic church dedicated to St. Mary and the Martyrs but informally known as Santa Maria della Rotodonda
The third niche holds the mortal remains - his Ossa et cineres (Bones and ashes) - of the great artist Raphael. His fiancée, Maria Bibbiena is buried to the right of his sarcophagus; she died before they could marry. The sarcophagus was given by Pope Gregory XVI, and its inscription reads ILLE HIC EST RAPHAEL TIMUIT QUO SOSPITE VINCI / RERUM MAGNA PARENS ET MORIENTE MORI, meaning Here lies Raphael, by whom the mother of all things (Nature) feared to be overcome while he was living, and while he was dying, herself to die. The epigraph was written by Pietro Bembo.
Pantheon contains also the tombs of two important kings of Italy, Vittorio Emanuele II and Umberto I.
Music: Ancient Roman Music - Synaulia III (fragment)
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Ascoli PIceno (Marche, Italy), Piazza del Popolo - Square of the People (manortiz)
The central historical part of the city is built in marble called travertino, a grey-hued stone extracted from the surrounding mountains. Its central Renaissance square, Piazza del Popolo (Square of the People) is considered one of the most beautiful in Italy. According to traditional accounts, Ascoli Piceno was home to more than two hundred towers in the Middle Ages: today some fifty can still be seen. (from Wiki)
« Ascoli Piceno è una tra le più belle piccole città d'Italia, e non ne vedo altra che le assomigli. André Gide la prediligeva... bella come alcune città della Francia del Sud, non tanto per questo o quel monumento, ma per il suo complesso, la qualità antologica, l'incanto che viene da nulla e da tutto. Bisogna avervi passeggiato, a cominciare dalla piazza del Popolo, la piazza italiana che insieme con quella di San Marco a Venezia dà più di un'impressione di sala, cinta da porticati, chiusa dalla stupenda abside di San Francesco; o costeggiando il Battistero del Duomo; o lungo le rive scoscese del Tronto; e per le strade strette, chiamate rue, dove i palazzi non si contano; e che si allargano in piazzette... Ascoli è città di torri... Si succedono molti stili, il romanico, il gotico, il rinascimentale, il barocco... con chiese dalle pareti di pietra, senza finestre; un travertino d'un grigio caldo, uniforme, senza intonaco... tutto ornato, lavorato, istoriato... e su ogni porta e finestra, vedi frutta, fogliami, cariatidi femminili, fiori, animali, stelle, o anche semplicemente proverbi e sentenze scolpite. »
(Guido Piovene, Viaggio in Italia, 1957)
« Non c'è altro posto in tutta Italia dove sia possibile percepire la piazza come luogo sociale e, nello stesso tempo, architettonico come la Piazza del Popolo ad Ascoli Piceno. Questa è - come si dice - il cuore della città... Se è bella stagione, approfittate dei bar con i tavolini all'aperto per godervi il vento fresco del tramonto, quando la piazza finisce in ombra, ma la luce ancora illumina i palazzetti rinascimentali, con il tipico portico sottostante, anzi li fa risaltare come in pieno giorno non avviene mai. Quando fa freddo, dalle finestre del bar per cogliere l'insieme rettangolare della piazza, la gente che si affretta e una parte dell'orizzonte naturale al di là della collina su cui è stata innalzata Ascoli. Godetevi le piazze di Ascoli, sono l'essenza della città di provincia, ma anche qualcosa di più, sono il nostro substrato ancestrale di convivenza civile, elemento fisico e culturale del paesaggio urbano, spazio e tempo insieme, cardini della relatività generale dell'Italia. »
(Mario Tozzi, Viaggio in Italia - 100+9 emozioni da provare almeno una volta, prima che finisca il mondo)
Itálie-Toskánsko-Florencie 2018/1 První vycházka
Ach, dovolená … 2018 – Itálie – Toskánsko – Florencie.
1. část – Florencie – příjezd, první večerní vycházka do centra a vyhřátých uliček úžasného města.
Florencie italsky Firenze je metropole Toskánska,ležící na řece Arno. Ve středověku byla Florencie centrem významné městské republiky, která se za vlády rodu Medicejských přeměnila na toskánské vévodství (1531), které se později stalo velkovévodstvím (1569)). V dobách republiky a především za Medicejských došlo k velkému kulturnímu rozkvětu města. V 15. Století se Florencie stala kolébkou renesance a kulturním centrem severní Itálie. Zdroj:
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A day in Parco Nazionale Foreste Casentinesi Monte Falterona Campigna Italy
On this part of the national park featured on this slideshow really seems as a paradise on earth. Places like Monte Falterona, Passo della Calla, Monte Falco and Campigna. All to see around are the thick forest of Faggi and Abete trees, little waterfalls and wild animals that are very difficult to take photos because they escape away as they see persons walking nearby. Campigna is the smallest village I had ever seen, it is composed of 2 hotels, a house of the Forest Guards, a Church and a Bar along the main road. So it is a very silent place where to take a vacation in any month of the year. Hundreds of pathways all around for mountain hiking.
Pablo Bisquera.