Goldoni, Verdi, and the Myth of Venice

Feb 23, 2024 933

When: Starts on Friday, March 22 · 6:30pm PDT - Where: House of Pacific Relations - Hall of Nations, 2191 Pan American West Road San Diego, CA 92101 United States

Through the works of 18th-century playwright Carlo Goldoni, and 19th-century composer Giuseppe Verdi, Professor Franca Barricelli will explore how the "Myth of Venice" -- the facts and fictions of the blurry origins and spectacular longevity of the "Serenissima" -- sustained the notion of Venetian exceptionalism after its collapse to Napoleonic troops.

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