Tigran Mansurian’s ‘Purgatory’ performed at Ravenna Festival

Panorama, Armenia
Sept 13 2021

CULTURE 10:52 13/09/2021 WORLD

Ravenna hosted another concert dedicated to the 700th death anniversary of Dante Alighieri as part of the 32nd edition of the Ravenna Festival on Sunday, September 12.

The orchestra, led by world-famous Italian conductor Riccardo Muti, performed, among other pieces, great Armenian composer Tigran Mansurian’s “Purgatory”, inspired by Alighieri’s “Divine Comedy”, the Armenian Embassy in Italy reported.

Maestro Mansurian was present at the concert.

Ambasciata d’Armenia in Italia Embassy of Armenia in Italy

21 hours ago

On September 12, another concert dedicated to the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s death took place in Ravenna within the framework of the Ravenna Festival. The program of the orchestra led by the world-famous maestro Riccardo Muti included the famous Armenian composer Tigran Mansuryan’s work “Purgatory”, inspired by Dante Alighieri’s “Divine Comedy”. Maestro Mansuryan was also present at the concert.

Il 12 settembre Ravenna ha ospitato, nell’ambito del Ravenna Festival, un altro concerto dedicato al 700° anniversario della morte di Dante Alighieri. L’orchestra, diretta dal Maestro di fama mondiale Riccardo Muti, ha suonato il “Purgatorio” del grande compositore armeno Tigran Mansuryan, ispirato alla “Divina Commedia” di Dante Alighieri. Al concerto era presente il Maestro Mansuryan.

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