Musica Ricercata – DiVerdi | Extraordinary Closing Concert | Orchestra Musica Ricercata and the Choir of Filarmonica Banatul | Conductor: Gabriel Bebeșelea, Soloist: Michael Spyres – Baritenor

As part of the conference “Verdi – The Science of Vocal Art”, interspersed with demonstrative artistic moments, we explore what tuning pitch means and why composers such as Verdi were concerned with the tuning of the orchestra. From 19:00, we discover the difference between the frequency of 432 Hz — often associated with the so-called “Verdi pitch” — and the current standard of 440 Hz, as well as the historical efforts through which Verdi advocated for the establishment of a lower tuning standard, in order to protect the voices of soloists and ensure the sonic balance of ensembles.

Following this introduction — in which concepts such as note, frequency, tuning, and sound vibration are explained and demonstrated — we invite you, from 20:00, to the extraordinary concert “DiVERDI”, featuring selections from the operas of the great Italian composer. The soloist will be American baritenor Michael Spyres, making his debut in Romania.

Performed by the Musica Ricercata Orchestra and the Choir of the Banatul Philharmonic Timișoara.
Conductor: Gabriel Bebeșelea
Assistant conductor: Radu Zaharia

The events are part of the Musica Ricercata | DiVERDI Project.
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Event co-financed by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund (AFCN).
The project does not necessarily represent the position of the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. AFCN is not responsible for the project’s content or for the way in which the project results may be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the funding beneficiary.