The Bel Canto Piano, with Marc Peloquin
Campus Arts Event
The Bel Canto Piano, with Marc Peloquin
Enjoy an evening of solo piano that exemplifies the essence of bel canto, a vocal style focused on the beauty of melody.
FREE
Teatro of the Italian Academy
March 13, 2025 | 7:00 pm
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Repertoire

David Del Tredici
Ode to Music
Yvar Mikhashoff
Casta Diva, transcription of the aria from Bellini’s Norma
W. A. Mozart; arranged for piano solo by Marc Peloquin
Sonata for piano and violin in e minor, K. 304
Charles Dodge
Any Resemblance is Purely Accidental
Yvar Mikhashoff
Trittico Fantasy

Artist Details

The term bel canto means beautiful singing and is the name given to the vocal style that originated in Italy and flourished in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Singers and composers were dedicated to the beauty of melody and emphasized the long, sustained line of the music.

This program features music for solo piano that exemplifies the essence of the bel canto style.Mozart produced some of the great operas of all time and infused his instrumental works with his brilliant sense of drama and lyricism. Bellini was one of the great bel canto composers and had a profound influence on nineteenth century piano music.

The art of transcription flourished in the nineteenth century and continues to this day, creating an entire repertoire inspired by music not originally composed for the piano, many based on works in the bel canto style.

Location

Teatro of the Italian Academy
1161 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10027

About The Event

Marc Peloquin’s performances are, “energetic…refreshing…alive; with remarkable definition and clarity” (NY Times).

Image: Courtesy of Marc Peloquin