LUOGHI / BASILICA DI SANTA BARBARA

santa barbara (big)

The palatine basilica di Santa Barbara, Gonzaga family court church, was built, together with the bell tower, by Duke Guglielmo between 1562 and 1572, based on a design by Giovan Battista Bertani.

The façade is characterized by three arches, surmounted by the pediment, which lead into the entrance vestibule, above which, internally, there is a large choir loft for the musicians.
The church inside is enriched by valuable works of art: the Martyrdom of St. Barbara by Domenico Brusasorci, dated 1564 and two large altarpieces in the main chapels by Lorenzo Costa il Giovane.

It was soon equipped with a remarkable musical chapel where the best musicians of the time wrote, from Palestrina to Contino and then Gastoldi and Giaches de Wert. Linked to the basilica there is also the figure of Claudio Monteverdi, in the service of the Gonzagas from 1590 to 1612. The church was equipped with a precious organ, built by Graziadio Antegnati in 1565, which is still in use today thanks to the 2006 restoration by Giorgio Carli.

Giulio De Nardo - A musical journey through the Italian Renaissance - act I

June 1st 2023 – 10.00 am
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Stefano Molardi, Gian Andrea Guerra_Le corti padane nel ‘600 - atto I

June 1st 2023 – 12.00
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Stefano Molardi, Gian Andrea Guerra_Le corti padane nel ‘600 - atto II

June 1st 2023 – 3.00 pm
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Giulio De Nardo - A musical journey through the Italian Renaissance - Act II

June 1st 2023 – 5.00 pm
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Umberto Forni - Merula

June 2nd 2023 – 10.00 am
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Vox Musica Vocal Ensemble - Buxtehude, Bach, Biber

June 2nd 2023 – 11.00 am
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Umberto Forni - Frescobaldi

June 2nd 2023 – 12.00
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Deniel Perer - Toccatas, Caprices, Dances and Songs

June 2nd 2023 – 3.00 pm
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Coro da Camera Ricercare Ensemble - Mendelssohn, Bernstein

June 2nd 2023 – 4.00 pm
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Deniel Perer - L’eredità frescobaldiana

June 2nd 2023 – 5.00 pm
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Coro da Camera Ricercare Ensemble - Mendelssohn, Bernstein

June 2nd 2023 – 6.00 pm
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Giulia Ricci - L'organo transalpino

June 3rd 2023 – 10.00 am
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Giulia Ricci - Viaggio in Europa

June 3rd 2023 – 12.00
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Vox Musica Vocal Ensemble - Monteverdi, Bach, Uccellini

June 3rd 2023 – 5.00 pm
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Vespro della Beata Vergine

June 3rd 2023 – 7.00 pm
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Carlo Benatti - Frescobaldi

4th June 2023 – 10.00 am
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Nicola Dolci - Tra allievi e maestri

June 4th 2023 – 12.00
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Nicola Dolci - Seconda prattica

June 4th 2023 – 3.00 pm
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Thomas Busch, Erica Barzoni, Carlo Benatti - Rossetti, Biber, Bruhns

June 4th 2023 – 5.00 pm
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