Events Details
A celebration of 200 years of Italian studies at Columbia University, with a musical performance by the Rootless Neapolitans. The Rootless Neapolitans early music ensemble, led by harpsichordist Ben Katz, presents a program dedicated to the legacy of Mozart librettist and Columbia Italian professor Lorenzo da Ponte (1749–1838), with an emphasis on da Ponte’s Jewish heritage and connection to New York.
In 1825, Lorenzo da Ponte, librettist of many of Mozart’s operas, was appointed Professor of Italian Literature at Columbia College, making him the first professor in that field in the United States. In 1927, the department was officially founded at Casa Italiana.
In 1825, Lorenzo da Ponte, librettist of many of Mozart’s operas, was appointed Professor of Italian Literature at Columbia College, making him the first professor in that field in the United States. In 1927, the department was officially founded at Casa Italiana.
About Sacred Music
Sacred Music offers free public concerts at St. Paul’s Chapel located in Columbia University.
While Columbia’s campus remains closed to the public, you can register in advance for each concert, and you will be able to get onto campus for that concert. You must register separately for each concert, and there is a strict deadline: 11am the day before each concert (Please don’t use the same email address to register more than one person).
If you are a student, faculty member, or staff member at Columbia and you can already get onto campus, you don’t need to register.
While Columbia’s campus remains closed to the public, you can register in advance for each concert, and you will be able to get onto campus for that concert. You must register separately for each concert, and there is a strict deadline: 11am the day before each concert (Please don’t use the same email address to register more than one person).
If you are a student, faculty member, or staff member at Columbia and you can already get onto campus, you don’t need to register.
Location
St. Paul's Chapel
1160 Amsterdam Ave
New York, NY 10027
Image: Courtesy of Religious Life at Columbia University