"...and the stars were twinkling"

On the 100th anniversary of Giacomo Puccini's death: an Italian opera evening - performed by mechanical musical instruments and shellac records.

Italienischer Opernabend im Museum Pankow – Collage Museum Pankow zum Opernabend(Elektrisches Pianola (Ausschnitt um 1925), Puccini & Verdi, Musica di strada SignetFoto Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin/ ommons.wikimedia.org_gemeinfrei/Museum Pankow

November 29, 2024 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of composer Giacomo Puccini. His death marked the end of the glittering era of Italian opera. His popularity as an artist was extraordinary, with the New York Times calling him "arguably the greatest European" in 1924. His works are still part of the repertoire of opera houses all over the world today. Italian opera had already achieved world fame with the works of Giuseppe Verdi. Many of the catchy melodies from the operas of Italian composers, including Puccini's contemporaries Ruggero Leoncavallo and Pietro Mascagni, became real evergreens. Around 1900, they were often arranged for mechanical musical instruments before records were able to reproduce authentic recordings. We would like to recall this glorious era with shellac records, arrangements for mechanical musical instruments and selected texts.Translated with DeepL

Meeting point: Exhibition hall

Booking: Due to limited capacity, registration is required:

Next date:

• Date Thursday, 28/November/2024 19:00 bis 21:00
• Venue Museum Pankow - Standort Prenzlauer Allee 227
• Address Prenzlauer Allee 227, 10405 Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg