The Jordan Italian Forum for Cooperation (JIFCO), in
collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and the Jordan Tourism Board, is
proud to announce the concert led by Maestro Riccardo Muti on July 9, 2023,
with the stunning backdrop of the historic Jerash Amphitheatre. Within the
frame of Ravenna Festival’s Roads of Friendship project, which aims to promote
friendship and communication through music, the concert will see young
Jordanian musicians join the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra in a performance
of the second act from Gluck’s Orpheus and Eurydice, arias and choirs from
Bellini’s Norma (including ‘Casta diva’), and Brahms's Schicksalslied. The 200
Italian and Jordanian musicians will perform under Muti’s baton also in Ravenna
(7 July) and Pompeii (11 July): the common thread of the shared Roman past
links two long-buried cities – one was entombed by the ashes of the Mount
Vesuvius, the other by the desert sands – to Ravenna, whose port of Classe the
emperor Augustus chose for his Eastern Mediterranean fleet.
اضافة اعلان
Since 1997, Ravenna Festival's annual Roads of Friendship
pilgrimage has visited places that have made ancient and contemporary history.
This year, The Roads of Friendship travels to Jordan, a country that not only
provides support to the refugee camps within its borders alongside the UNHCR
and international organisations, but has also integrated most of the refugees
into its communities. The concert in Jerash, the 'Pompeii of the East', will
pay tribute to this admirable spirit of brotherhood while offering the
Jordanian community and music enthusiasts from all over the world a
once-in-a-lifetime experience. This remarkable event, also an opportunity to
appreciate Jordan's rich cultural heritage and natural beauty, will be covered
by the Italian press invited by the Ravenna Festival.
Moreover, the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts will host
a joint mosaic exhibition by young artists from Ravenna and Madaba, opening on
July 3, 2023. This exhibition will showcase the cultural background and
artistic talent of young artists. Following its debut in Jordan, the exhibition
will travel to Ravenna and feature in the Biennale exhibit in October 2023.
JIFCO is also promoting a cultural tour of Jordan during the first week of
July, which will include a concert at the magical city of Petra and Amman
Amphitheatre; the organization is working closely with international tour
operators and travel agents to promote this tour.
The partnership between JIFCO, the Ministry of Culture, and
the Jordan Tourism Board highlights Jordan's commitment to promoting cultural
exchange and tourism. The concert in Jerash is supported by the Italian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (which, in line with
the strategy of strengthening cultural ties between Italy and Jordan, will open
a new Italian Cultural Institute in Amman), with the assistance of the Italian
Embassy in Amman, and by the Emilia-Romagna Region.
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