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In the Venice of the early eighteenth century, where music permeated every street and the Ospedale della Pietà shaped generations of exceptionally trained young musicians, comes to life 'Primavera', the new film by acclaimed opera and theatre director Damiano Michieletto. Inspired by the Strega Prize-winning novel Stabat Mater by Tiziano Scarpa, the film is a powerful and visually arresting portrait of a young woman navigating talent, identity, and freedom. 'Primavera' will be released internationally after already securing distribution in more than twenty-five countries.

In the baroque splendour of the Palácio Nacional de Mafra, one of the most fascinating monumental complexes in Portugal, VCR Classica+ presents the concert dedicated to the Stabat Mater and Salve Regina by Domenico Scarlatti and José de Nebra, recorded on 8 October 2025 with the ensemble La Grande Chapelle conducted by Albert Recasens.

VCR Classica+  Tuesday 2 December 2025 - 9:00 PM

In Milan, inside the Deposito of Fondazione Prada, one of the most anticipated events of the musical autumn is underway: the new edition of the Riccardo Muti Italian Opera Academy, this year entirely dedicated to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s 'Don Giovanni'. Until 30 November 2025, the public has the opportunity to attend lessons, rehearsals and sessions led by Maestro Muti, experiencing from within the interpretative process behind one of the great masterpieces of opera.

A new international music competition dedicated to young talents in piano, voice and musical creation is born in Arcore, near Milan: the Agnesi International Music Competition, named after Maria Teresa Agnesi, an extraordinary female figure of the Italian eighteenth century, a composer and intellectual of remarkable modernity.