fondazione pietà de' turchini -centro di musica antica

The Centre of Music Antica Pietà de'Turchini is a non-profit association founded in 1997 to give form to the project of artistic valorization and inter-disciplinary research dedicated to the musical and theatrical Neapolitan patrimony of the XVI-XVIII century and its reflection on contemporary European musical production.
In 2010 the association transformed itself into a private foundation that proposes itself even more as an aggregation pole, of productive exchange between musicians, students, and researchers who continue to defend a positive image of Neapolitan culture worldwide. It has started an intense training program for young musicians and singers that work along the guidance of prestigious musical directors from all over Europe.
Faithful to its mission the Foundation dedicates a special attention to the research and valorization of the great Neapolitans musicians of the XVII/XVIII/XIX centuries. The most original aspect that characterizes the Foundation is the capacity to conjugate execution and staging along with the research and scientific reflection.
In addition a double editorial series has been produced of partitures and plays with more than flattering success as the last book dedicated to the Neapolitan History of Music and performances of the seventeenth century.
The Foundation adheres to EMW (European Mozart Ways); the Da Ponte Network; the Federculture; and to Sistema Med (Sistema Muscia e Danza in Campania).