RAI Presents A Special Opening Night Concert and Reception
6:30 pm Monday, Dec. 1
RAI Presents A Special Opening Night Concert and Reception
The Mayor of Florence, Leonardo Domenici, joins host broadcaster RAI in welcoming delegates to Florence with a special concert in the stunning Salone dei Cinquecento at the Palazzo Vecchio, the massive Romanesque fortress-palace that serves as the city’s town hall. Built in 1494 as the seat of the 500-member Grand Council, and then enlarged to accommodate the court of Grand Duke Cosimo I, the Salone dei Cinquecento features large and expansive frescoes, painted ceiling panels by Vasari and, at the central niche at the south of the hall, Michelangelo’s famous marble group The Genius of Victory. Orchestra Dei Ragazzi Della Scuola Di Musica Di Fiesole conducted by Mº Edoardo Rosadini will perform selections from Italian composers, including Puccini and Vivaldi, and the concert will be followed by a reception at 7:30 pm.
Location: Salone dei Cinquecento (Hall of the Five Hundred), Palazzo Vecchio (transportation provided from Hilton Florence Metropole beginning at 5:30 pm)
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