This concert is a proud collaboration between the Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh, the Roma Tre Orchestra & Edinburgh University Chamber Orchestra.
Join us on Saturday, 7 March from 19:30 at the Reid Concert Hall () for a night of Italian music, and a celebration of the links between Scotland and Italy with the Italian Institute.
Edinburgh University Chamber Orchestra plays Trittico Botticelliano (Three Botticelli Pictures) by Ottorino Respighi – an exploration of three different Botticelli paintings in the Uffizi gallery in Florence (including The Birth of Venus), and Pietro Mascagni‘s beautiful Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana.
Founded in 1983, the Edinburgh University Chamber Orchestra is one of Scotland’s premier student-led ensembles, a community of passionate musicians dedicated to performing chamber music at the highest level. It has performed under many of Scotland’s fine composers and conductors including James Lowe, Garry Walker, Edward Harper, Peter Nelson, David Watkins, Will Conway and Philip Higham.
Roma Tre Orchestra plays a selection of arias from Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti
- Instrumental Prelude from Lucia di Lammermoor – 3’
- Instrumental Introduction, Scene IV, Act I – approx. 3’(with appropriate adaptations from the original harp part)
- Scene and Cavatina – Lucia: “Regnava nel silenzio… Quando rapito in estasi” – 9’
- Duet (Act I) – Lucia & Edgardo – 10’
- Aria – Lucia: “Il dolce suono… Spargi d’amaro pianto” – 7’
- Final Scene – Edgardo: “Tombe degli avi miei… Tu che a Dio spiegasti l’ali” – 15’(with adapted transcription of the chorus and central sections)
Founded in 2005, Roma Tre Orchestra is the first university orchestra established in Rome and the Lazio region. It is oriented towards dedication and excellence, and aimed at spreading the popularity of great music most of all among the younger generations. The Association organizes concerts of chamber and symphonic music at Ateneo, the Palladium Theater, and at other culturally important places in the city such as the Accademia di Danimarca, the Museums of the City of Rome, and many others.
Members and students of the Italian Institute of Culture can access a discounted price for the concert. Please get in touch at rsvp.iicedimburgo@esteri.it for more information.