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Themusic of Genoa includes a number of importantmusical venues.Genoa, a majorport, is the capital of the region ofLiguria and in the 19th century aspired to recognition as a cultural center more in keeping with its role as a major city in the history of theRisorgimento, the political, social, and military movement that eventually led to theunification of the modern nation state ofItaly.
TheTeatro Carlo Felice was built in 1828 and named for the monarch of the thenkingdom of Sardinia (which included the present regions ofSardinia,Piedmont,Savoy, andLiguria). The theater was the center of music and social life in the 1800s. On various occasions in the history of the theatre, presentations have been conducted byMascagni,Richard Strauss,Hindemith andStravinsky. In 1829 theGenoa Conservatory was established.
On the occasion of theChristopher Columbus celebration in 1992, new musical life was given to the area around the old port, including the restoration of the house ofNiccolò Paganini. Additionally, the city is the site of theTeatro Gustavo Modena, the only theatre to have survived the bombings of World War II relatively intact. The city is the site of theNiccolò Paganini music conservatory. In the town of Santa Margherita Ligure, the ancientAbbey of Cervara is often the site of chamber music concerts.Giovine Orchestra Genovese, one of the oldest concert societies in Italy, was founded in Genoa in 1912 and has been organizing its concerts at the Teatro Carlo Felice since 1991.
The city has also produced a well-known form of folk music intrallalero, apolyphonic vocal music, performed by five men, thetenor,baritone,alto,chitarra andbass. Trallalero thrived in Genoa in the early 20th century, especially the 1920s, when there were many clubs likeTugini's in the city.
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