Beatrice: Renaissance Princess of Naples - A Classical Music Concert

On Thursday, April 11 at 7 PM at Palazzo Diomede Carafa in Naples, the headquarters of the Archival and Bibliographic Superintendence of Campania, the classical music concert 'Beatrice, Princess of Naples in the Renaissance' will take place, starring the ensemble Tasto Solo. The new site-specific project of the Pietà de' Turchini Foundation is realized in collaboration with the Instituto Cervantes of Naples, Oficina Cultural Embajada de Espana, the Archival and Bibliographic Superintendence of Campania, and the Rotary Club Naples. Tasto Solo, for the first time in Naples thanks to its director and founder Guillermo Pérez, boasts a long tradition of research in rediscovering the early realms of musical art from the 13th to the 16th century: in the concert of April 11, it will present compositions linked and dedicated to Beatrice, setting to music the journey of this great lady of the Renaissance, heir to a humanistic and cosmopolitan culture, with multiple aesthetics, languages, and influences. The concert will be introduced by Elisa Novi Chavarria, a professor of Renaissance History at the University of Molise. Built around the figure of a charismatic descendant of the Crown of Aragon and protagonist of a period of European history, not only on the political level but especially on the cultural one, 'Beatrice, Princess of Naples in the Renaissance' is a concert that combines creativity, historical research, and virtuosity in the exploration of medieval and early Renaissance music. To participate in the event, reservation is required by email at segreteria@turchini.it. The story: Beatrice grew up in the rich kingdom of Naples conquered by the Aragonese in 1442 during their vast geographical and cultural expansion. She was crowned Queen of Hungary in 1476 following her marriage to the nephew of Alfonso V of Aragon, King Matthias Corvinus. She was a cultured woman with a refined musical education, her mentor being the composer, theorist, and musician Johannes Tinctoris. Following her coronation, Beatrice would contribute to making Hungary one of the most active centers of the early Renaissance. During her reign, she and her husband also promoted the spread of various musical styles from the late 15th century, following the examples of the repertoires preserved in the 'Mellon Chansonnier', perhaps copied under the supervision of Tinctoris as a gift to the young royal couple. Beatrice and Corvinus finally became patrons of numerous Italian intellectuals and artists, collectors of books, and founders of the mythical 'Corvina' library, as well as promoters of the construction of the first palaces according to Italian models.