Tosca apre la stagione della Fondazione Rete Lirica delle Marche

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La Fondazione Rete Lirica delle Marche apre la sua Stagione 2023/2024 con Tosca, capolavoro del 1900 scritto da Giacomo Puccini, su libretto di Giuseppe Giacosa e Luigi Illica dal dramma omonimo di Victorien Sardou. Sarà un allestimento ricco di significato per il mondo della lirica: si tratta infatti di uno dei primi omaggi al compositore toscano in vista delle celebrazioni per il…

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The Gilded Bronzes from Cartoceto di Pergola

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In Pergola, a small town in the Marche region, there is a treasure unique in the world, a very important example of Roman statuary of enormous historical and artistic importance: the group of the Gilded Bronzes from Cartoceto. The Bronzes, known as “Golden Bronzes from Cartoceto di Pergola” is one of the few equestrian groups from the Roman era that…

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The Monastery of the Holy Cross of Fonte Avellana

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The Monastery of the Holy Cross of Fonte Avellana, in the province of Pesaro and Urbino, is a very imposing structure, the result of a numerous series of extensions, on the slopes of Mount Catria.   The Monastery of Santa Croce di Fonte Avellana was founded around 980 by the first followers of Romualdo di Ravenna, like numerous other realities…

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The medieval church of Santa Croce dei Conti in Sassoferrato

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Between east and west and sacred and profane symbols, the abbey of Santa Croce dei Conti Atti in Sassoferrato fascinates with its history and appearance. Probably a Templar garrison, the exact dating of the foundation of the church of Santa Croce is not known: a first thesis refers it to the Counts Atti, dating back to 1100, while a document…

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The archaeological site of the Roman city of Urbs Salvia

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The Roman city of Urbs Salvia, in the Marche region, stretched along the slope of San Biagio hill to the bottom of the valley, reaching the Fiastra river which, 3-4 km from the archaeological site, flows into Chienti river. The Roman city, oriented north, in the flat part had the extra urban part with the amphitheater. The current road, which…

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