Un Ospite di Venezia |Event Calendar | October 2023-No. 10
OCTOBER IN VENICE There are several reasons to recommend a visit to Venice, even more so if it falls in the month of October. First and foremost, the mild climate that heralds the winter season but also offers the pleasures that only a few cities can provide. But what to recommend?... Without a doubt, the simplest things. For example, getting intoxicated by a lagoon sunset or strolling until you get lost (only to find yourself again) along the labyrinth of alleys; crossing the Grand Canal by water aboard one of the last gondola ferries or being captivated by the multitude of shop windows and boutiques, or yet, enjoying an aperitif, a coffee, an ice cream, a dinner while savoring the city's small squares or climbing one of the many bell towers and being enchanted by a bird's-eye view.
OCTOBER IN VENICE
There are several reasons to recommend a visit to Venice, even more so if it falls in the month of October.
First and foremost, the mild climate that heralds the winter season but also offers the pleasures that only a few cities can provide.
But what to recommend?... Without a doubt, the simplest things. For example, getting intoxicated by a lagoon sunset or strolling until you get lost (only to find yourself again) along the labyrinth of alleys; crossing the Grand Canal by water aboard one of the last gondola ferries or being captivated by the multitude of shop windows and boutiques, or yet, enjoying an aperitif, a coffee, an ice cream, a dinner while savoring the city's small squares or climbing one of the many bell towers and being enchanted by a bird's-eye view.
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ARMONIE E CARITÀ A VENEZIA:
ALLA SCOPERTA DELLA STORIA MUSICALE
E SOCIALE
Un itinerario dedicato alla storia della musica a
Venezia è una scelta tra le più interessanti e coinvolgenti.
Sicuramente vengono in mente il nome
di Antonio Vivaldi e le sue celebri composizioni,
insieme al celeberrimo teatro La Fenice. Ma
quanti sanno che la musica si rivelò essere una
delle principali fonti di finanziamento per le strutture
assistenziali nella Venezia dei Dogi? E che si
parla di musiciste e cantori donne in un’epoca in
cui alle donne era proibito esibirsi in pubblico?
Rivoluzionaria. Così fu infatti Venezia nel corso
del XVI secolo nel creare un sistema di assistenza
sociale per occuparsi dei bisognosi e dei più fragili.
Dagli orfani ai più indigenti, agli ammalati, gli
Ospedali si specializzarono ad affrontare diverse
emergenze socio-sanitarie grazie a una rete di
mutuo soccorso che coinvolse più strati della società
veneziana. Diversamente da altre città infatti,
a Venezia non nacquero grandi istituti che si occupavano
di varie emergenze, piuttosto ci furono
iniziative gestite dal privato, mirate ad affrontare
difficoltà specifiche. Innovative furono anche le
azioni atte a raccogliere fondi, dalla tradizione
musicale impartita alle ospiti femminili agli investimenti
nell’arte e nell’architettura. Questo itinerario
vi porterà alla scoperta dei tre Ospedali
veneziani: la Pietà e quindi la storia di Antonio Vivaldi
e delle Putte, il complesso dei Derelitti, con
il gioiello della sala della musica e l’Ospedale dei
Mendicanti con la sua chiesa seicentesca.
MUSIC AND SOLIDARITY IN VENICE
When visiting Venice, consider an itinerary discovering
the unique musical heritage of this city. You
have certainly heard of Antonio Vivaldi, or of the
most celebrated opera house, the Fenice Theater.
But did you know how music in Venice financially
supported the social assistance network?
Over the course of the sixteenth century, Venice
revolutionized welfare assistance for the
most vulnerable and needy members of society.
The city’s various welfare institutions, called
ospedali, specialized in caring for those with
specific health or social needs, from orphaned
infants to homeless and impoverished adults,
and were supported by people from all levels of
society. Reaching its climax in the middle of the
18th century, innovative fund-raising initiatives
included concerts laid on by female choirs and orchestras
of the ospedali, which attracted visitors
from near and far. Music accompanied the holy
services held in the churches connected to the
institutes. Special music events with a profane
program were also organized turning these institutes
not just in a sort of music conservatories,
but allowing them to compete with the famous
theaters present in Venice at that time. Thanks
to private bequests and generous donations, the
ospedali acquired impressive building complexes
designed by leading architects and richly embellished
with fine art. This itinerary uncovers three
of Venice’s ospedali: the Pietà, famously associated
with Antonio Vivaldi, the Derelitti, and the
Mendicanti.
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