Lyrical Charm

This evocative concert featuring Marianna Ivashchenko, soprano, and Massimiliano Franchina, piano, offers a musical journey deeply connected with Rome and its artistic heritage, while also opening a window onto the broader world of lyric expression.

The evening begins with the graceful charm of Gaetano Donizetti’s Oh vieni al mare!, a work born during the composer’s Roman years, when his style absorbed the elegance and vitality of the city’s cultural life. The program then briefly crosses borders with two art songs by Mikhail Glinka — Alla cetra and Pur nel sonno.

A return to Rome’s musical lineage follows with the poetry and lyrical finesse of Giovanni Sgambati, one of the most influential Roman composers of the 19th century. His Fior di Siepe and Te solo embody the gentle nobility and expressive purity characteristic of the Roman school. This thread continues naturally with Francesco Paolo Tosti, who spent significant years in Rome…