The harmony and the refined
nature of the ceramics of the Capodimonte Museum alongside San
Carlo theatre costumes, art inspired by Vesuvius and music will
form the core of an exhibition showcasing history.
The exhibition, entitled 'Napoli Napoli. Di Lava, Porcellana
e Musica' ('Naples Naples: Of Lava, Porcelain and Music') will
open on September 21 and run through June 21 at the Capodimonte
Museum and Royal Forest.
Curated by Sylvain Bellenger and sponsored by the Capodimonte
Museum and Royal Forest(Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte) in
collaboration with Naples' Teatro di San Carlo, produced and
organized by the Electa publishing house, the exhibition will
enable visitors to dip into the Bourbonic era, when the city was
the capital of the kingdom during the 18th century and beyond,
from the years of Charles III to those of Ferdinand II.
There are many sides of Naples that the exhibition reveals,
from the most frivolous and playful - that of culture, music and
theatre - to the most tragic, with the constant threat that
Vesuvius may erupt at any time.
Visitors travel through 18 halls from the Royal Apartment,
with a spectacular and engaging set design created by the artist
Hubert le Gall as the direction of an opera: over 1,000
exhibition pieces will be on display including 600 porcelain
pieces from the Royal Factories of Capodimonte and Naples, over
100 costumes from Teatro di San Carlo, musical instruments,
artworks, furniture and taxidermy stuffed animals.
Music will take center stage for the 'tale', mixing mystery
and history, documenting the handover of power, the evolution of
society, changes in fashion and aesthetic tastes.
Inside of each hall, through the use of dynamic headphones,
visitors will be able to listen to the music of famous composers
from Giovanni Pergolesi to Domenico Cimarosa, Giovanni Pacini,
Giovanni Paisiello, Leonardo Leo and Niccolo Jommelli.
The project, which is the last part of the trilogy of
exhibitions planned by director Sylvain Bellenger for the
valorisation of museum collections("Carta Bianca. Capodimonte
Imaginaire", held December 2017 to December 2018 and "Depositi
di Capodimonte. Storie Ancora da Scrivere" from December 2018
until September 2019 were the other two parts), many themes are
woven throughout.
There is image paid to Naples as capital of music, the Grand
Tour, Egypt-mania, China, a hall with materials from the birth
of mineralogy studies, animals with some stuffed exhibits from
the Zoological Museum of the Università Federico II of Naples,
the mask of Pulcinella and the games, fashion and celebrations
in vogue at that time.
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