Our Background
Who We Are
Founded by Gabriella Ravazzi and Manlio Palumbo Mosca in 1978, recognized and sponsored since its inception by the then Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, Spazio Musica is a non-profit association.
The Masterclasses for instrumentalists and singers, held by the most famous international teachers, see every year the participation of young promises from all over Italy, Europe, USA, Russia, Korea, Japan, China, South America, Israel, Egypt and Australia.
Among the many teachers that Spazio Musica can boast we mention:
Cello: Riccardo Agosti (Italy), Michael Flaksman (U.S.A.)
Piano: Massimiliano Damerini (Italy), Alexander Lonquich (Germany)
Violin: Felice Cusano, Giulio Franzetti, Daniele Gay (Italy)
Singing: Gabriella Ravazzi, Paolo Montarsolo and Paride Venturi (Italy)
Conductors: Daniele Agiman, Antonello Allemandi, Maurizio Arena, Aldo Ceccato, Aldo Faldi, Marco Guidarini, Vittorio Parisi, Stefano Ranzani, Bruno Rigacci
Pianists Collaborators: Giovanni Andreoli, Carlo Caputo, Giulio Laguzzi, Riccardo Marsano, Dante Mazzola, Roberto Mingarini, Leonardo Nicassio
Jazz: Steve Lacy, Mal Waldron, Giorgio Gaslini, Barry Harris, Clifford Jordan
Dance: Alex Ursuliac (Austria), James Urbani, Jacqueline de Min (France), Jleana Iliescu (Romania)
Opera and Concert Season
Founded in Liguria in 1978 as "Teatro Tempo," then became "Spazio Musica" in 1984, has produced in recent years more than 1000 shows in which they have alternated in addition to prestigious teachers and the best students of the same, the most famous international artists.
For the concert we mention among many: the flutist Severino Gazzelloni, the pianists Jorge Demus, Alexander Lonquich and Massimiliano Damerini, the cellist Michael Flaksman, the orchestras of the soloists of Prague, the Soloists Aquilani, the singers Paolo Montarsolo, Gabriella Ravazzi, Louis Alva, Katia Ricciarelli.
For jazz big names like Steve Lacy, Mal Waldron, Giorgio Gaslini, Barry Harris, Clifford Jordan, Renato Sellani, the Miami Jazz Band.
Spazio Musica, since 1995 has extended its activity from the initial Liguria to Orvieto, Umbrian town of great artistic traditions, and in a beautiful architectural context such as the Teatro Mancinelli, nineteenth-century jewel that allowed the realization of the operas prepared by the International Opera Laboratory and signed by world-famous directors such as Beppe De Tomasi, Paolo Micciché, Massimo Scaglione, Stefano Vizioli works in theatres such as the Metropolitan in New York, La Scala in Milan, Regio in Turin and Fenice in Venice.
In these years at the Teatro Mancinelli in Orvieto have been produced and performed with great success dozens of operas, among which we remember "The Marriage of Figaro", "Don Giovanni" and "Così fan tutte" by W. A. Mozart, "The secret wedding" by D. Cimarosa, "Cavalleria Rusticana" and "Zanetto" by P. Mascagni, "La Cambiale di Matrimonio", "Il Signor Bruschino", "Il Barbiere di Siviglia", "Cenerentola" by G. Rossini, "Suor Angelica", "Gianni Schicchi", "Tabarro", "La Bohème" and "Madama Butterfly" di G. Puccini, “L’Elisir d’Amore” ed “Il Campanello” di G. Donizetti, “Il Telefono” e “Amelia al Ballo” di G. C. Menotti, “Falstaff”, “Un Ballo in Maschera”, “Rigoletto”, “Il Trovatore” e “La Traviata” di G. Verdi, promuovendo il debutto di giovani artisti, cantanti, conductors, teachers collaborators from various European and non-European countries.
International competitions
The International Competition for Opera Singers is at its 28th edition and has allowed to enhance and introduce into the world of work dozens of young singers.
The International Competition "Luigi Mancinelli" for Opera Conductors has reached its eleventh edition and has entered as a novelty filling a gap in the field of conducting competitions, being one of the few in the world reserved for opera.
It boasts a jury of the highest international level and the participation of many candidates from all over the world.
