TITAS Presents the Dallas Debut of
Italy's Interpreti Veneziani

edited by Madelyn Miller, the TravelLady

TITAS opens 2009 with the Dallas debut of Venice, Italy’s INTERPRETI VENEZIANI at McFarlin Auditorium on Friday, January 23 at 8:00 PM.

Even though it is difficult to reproduce the Venetian atmosphere and Vivaldi’s music in concert halls, Interpreti Veneziani manage to do the impossible - they unfold the silence of the lagoon and the romanticism of the city wherever they go, feeling that no other composer renders Venice better than he does.

This group of master musicians made their debut in 1987, immediately gaining reputation for the "youthful exuberance and all-Italian brio characterizing their performances," becoming a main attraction for both local and visitors to the romantic city. In Venice only they play a total of some 350 concerts, with over 60,000 subscribers to their own season at the San Vidal Church, where Vivaldi used to play, and where his spirit still hangs strong.

Playing on original instruments, specializing in mostly Baroque music, the individual talent of the members, their expertise as soloists and ensemble musicians and the high level of performances have earned the Interpreti an enthusiastic welcome from both audiences and critics alike.

Their most recent major achievements include appearances in the Bayreuth Festival and concerts in Stockholm’s Royal Palace during the "Water Festival"; and in Leningrad’s Belozelsky Hall, participation in the World Vision telemarathon at the Kirov Theater to mark the reinstatement of the name St. Petersburg; a concert at the Osaka Symphony Hall in live broadcast for Japanese radio; concerts at the Tokyo Kjoy Hall and the Yokohama Minato Mirari Hall during three tours in Japan, and participation in the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields festival in Ballarat and Melbourne Australia, where they have toured in 2003.

"The eight string players and harpsichordist of the Interpreti Veneziani Baroque Orchestra of Venice put on an exceptional program of Italian and French baroque music..." (Letter V)

Interpreti Veneziani have 15 albums to their name, all on Rivo Alto label.

More information about Interpreti Veneziani can be found at www.interpretiveneziani.com.

Tickets ($14 - $59) for Interpreti Veneziani are available at the TITAS Box Office, 3625 N. Hall Street, Suite 740, Dallas, TX, or by phoning 214-528-5576 or 800-462-7980, or online at www.titas.org. TITAS also offers a $5 Youth Ticket (K-12) that is available only at the McFarlin Auditorium Box Office on the day of the show. Group discounts are available - call the TITAS Box Office for more information.

This performance is made possible through the generous support of American Airlines, TACA, Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, Mid-America Arts Alliance, Radisson Central Dallas, Heritage Auction Galleries, The Dallas Voice, TACA, TCA and WRR 101.1

TITAS is the premier presenter of eclectic and international dance and music performers in North Texas. Founded by Tom Adams in 1982 as a non-profit 501(c)(3) cultural/educational institution, TITAS has provided Dallas/Fort Worth audiences with such performers as American Ballet Theatre, Pilobolus, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Philip Glass, KODO Drummers, STOMP and many others. TITAS is now celebrating its 26th Anniversary Season under the direction of current Executive Director Charles Santos.

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