Baroque Period

Four Centuries of Opera

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Although the elements of opera can be traced back to ancient mystery theater, the first traces that will lead to the development of opera as a new musical-theatrical genre can be found in church performances and 14th century mysteries, where words and music were combined. These traces can also be followed in the so-called intermezzos, … Read more

Hadrian’s Villa in Tivoli

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In Tivoli, a town near Rome, there is one of the most beautiful residential buildings built during the long existence of the Roman Empire. On an area of ​​about a hundred hectares, more than thirty individual buildings of this unique urban complex were built, which, although devastated by centuries of looting and devastation, still show … Read more