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The musical fortunes of Friuli-Venezia Giulia (Furlanija – Julijska krajina) are closely tied to its political fortunes over the course of centuries, all having to do with proximity to the great maritime Republic of Venice as well as to the Austro-Hungarian empire and the vicissitudes of being a heavily contested area during the first World War.
Awarding Maestro Valter Sivilotti during the 2017 Patria del Friuli Festival in Valvasone Arzene. The composition in the Friulian language entitled Incuintri al doman (Towards Tomorrow), written by Renato Stroili Gurisatti and set to music by maestro Valter Sivilotti in 2017, is the official anthem of Friuli.
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan Publishers. Maniacco, Tito. 2002. Storia del Friuli: il lavoro dei campi, la tradizione gastronomica, le radici della cultura contadina, le rivolte, il dramma dell'emigrazione e la nascita dell'identità di una regione ...
Friuli comes from the Latin term Forum Julii ('Julius' forum'), a center for commerce in the Roman times, which today corresponds to the city of Cividale. [10] The denomination Venezia Giulia ('Julian Venetia', not referring to the city of Venice but to the Roman province of Venetia et Histria) was proposed by the Italian linguist Graziadio Isaia Ascoli, with the intention of marking the ...
Slavia Friulana is known for its rich folk traditions. Numerous folk and ethno music bands come from the region, and many of them are extremely popular throughout Slovenia and the Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The best-known of these bands are probably the Beneški fantje ("Venetian Lads"), which are considered to be oldest still existing Slovene band.
The Villa Manin was restored in the mid and late 1960s after it, together with about 18 acres of parkland, was sold to the Region of Venezia Friuli Giulia by the Manin family for a nominal sum. Since then, it has hosted numerous popular music concerts by major international acts and was the site of three episodes of Jeux sans frontières.
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It is the home of Teatro Stabile del Friuli Venezia Giulia, one of Italy's major public theatres. The artistic director is Antonio Calenda. The theatre was built in 1878 and designed by Nicolò Bruno. It was heavily restored in 1928, 1969 and 1999. While the original capacity was over 5,000, it can now sit 1,531.