Presenter:Stacey Rodda 盧廸思
…connecting music to visual arts, literature, film and theatre while discovering the delights of these arts in different parts of the world
This month, The Culture Show becomes a source of inspiration for Italian adventures – from Marco Polo to Puccini; La Scala to La Fenice; from the National Museum of Cinema to the Uffizi; from Villa Borghese Gardens, Rome to St Francis Basilica, Arezzo; from Verdi to Farri – discover the places, art, and music that have left an indelible mark on history with my studio guest, the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Hong Kong, Alice Fratarcangeli.
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The Culture Show wirh Ms.Klára Jurčová, Consul General of the Czech Republic in Hong Kong
This month, The Culture Show becomes a source of inspiration for Italian adventures – from Marco Polo to Puccini; La Scala to La Fenice; from the National Museum of Cinema to the Uffizi; from Villa Borghese Gardens, Rome to St Francis Basilica, Arezzo; from Verdi to Farri – discover the places, art, and music that have left an indelible mark on history with my studio guest, the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Hong Kong, Alice Fratarcangeli.
In this first episode we find out about the work of the Italian Cultural Institute in Hong Kong and talk about one of the most famous Italians to initiate cultural exchange - Marco Polo. 2024 is the occasion of the 700th anniversary of Marco Polo’s death (8 Jan 1324) and we will hear music inspired by his story - extracts from Tan Dun’s Concerto for Orchestra, a work that describes the exoticism of Marco Polo’s geographical, musical and spiritual journeys.
Presenter:Stacey Rodda 盧廸思
This month, The Culture Show becomes a source of inspiration for Italian adventures – from Marco Polo to Puccini; La Scala to La Fenice; from the National Museum of Cinema to the Uffizi; from Villa Borghese Gardens, Rome to St Francis Basilica, Arezzo; from Verdi to Farri – discover the places, art, and music that have left an indelible mark on history with my studio guest, the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Hong Kong, Alice Fratarcangeli.
In this first episode we find out about the work of the Italian Cultural Institute in Hong Kong and talk about one of the most famous Italians to initiate cultural exchange - Marco Polo. 2024 is the occasion of the 700th anniversary of Marco Polo’s death (8 Jan 1324) and we will hear music inspired by his story - extracts from Tan Dun’s Concerto for Orchestra, a work that describes the exoticism of Marco Polo’s geographical, musical and spiritual journeys.