The 3MBS Dante 700 Festival
The 3MBS Dante 700 Festival
The 3MBS Dante700 Festival celebrates the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s death. The festival is curated by 3MBS presenters, Margot Costanzo and Karen van Spall and commemorates the poet’s legacy through a lecture series, a broadcast festival, live performances and an Illumination’s streamed audio documentary series.
The Women of La Commedia
Find out about the plethora of other woman Dante meets in his three part journey, culminating in the unexpected personality of Beatrice, his one true love and muse. Featuring: Professor Diana Glenn (ACU), a world expert on the depiction of women in la Commedia . She unfolds her original theory of…
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Journey Through Hell
The first 34 Canti of la Commedia involves Dante’s journey through the grim and gloomy landscape of hell with Virgil as his guide. Uncover Dante pilgrim’s pathos for fellow poets condemned to hell, his disdain for the licentiousness of Florence and his utterly original conception of the greatest si…
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From Purgatory to Heaven
Featuring: Music from Symphonies 4 and 5 completing Boris Tischenko’s Cycliade with additional music from Mahler, Debussy, music from the time of Dante, a Swedish a cappella choral work and the highly innovative Dutch oratorio Paradiso that incorporates the soundtrack of the moon landing. Paolo B…
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Dante and Beatrice
Fact or fiction in the life of Dante and Beatrice. Featuring: Dante, an opera by Godard in its world premiere recording performed by Veronique Gens, mezzo soprano, as Beatrice, and Edgaras Montvidas as Dante. Symphony no 1 by Boris Tischenko, first of the Beatrice Choreosymphonic Cycliade Dr Simo…
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Francesca da Rimini
Discover the most fascinating of the souls Dante meets in his journey through Hell whom Rodin immortalised in his sculpture The Kiss. Sinner or innocent victim? Featuring: The quest for the best Dantean musical version of Francesca. Is it: The Liszt symphony that started the romantics musical obs…
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