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Scientific Committee: Angela Albanese (PI), Marina Bondi, Benedetta Bronzini, Vincenzo Gannuscio.

Organising Committee: Angela Albanese, Benedetta Bronzini, Carmen Ceschel, Vincenzo Gannuscio, Chiara Molinari.

International Partners of the UniMore Unit

Alessandro Carrera (University of Houston, Texas); Jesse Rosenberg (Northwestern University, Chicago); Marc Jeannin and David Pouliquen (University of Angers); Uta Felten (University of Leipzig); Ita Mac Carthy and Hector Sequera Mora (Durham University); Federica G Pedriali (University of Edinburgh); Elena Pierazzo and Philippe Vendrix (Université de Tours).

Partners

Conservatorio “Vecchi Tonelli” (Modena), Conservatorio “A. Peri” (Reggio Emilia), Conservatorio “G. Puccini” (Gallarate), Conservatorio “L. Refice” (Frosinone), Conservatorio “L. D’Annunzio” (Pesacara), Conservatorio “C.G. Da Venosa” (Potenza), Università Telematica degli Studi IUL (Firenze), Accademia delle Belle Arti di Frosinone.

Grant

INTAFAM_00038 “POLIMNIA. L’Opera per tutti! International Lifelong Learning and Performance for Training New Music Professionalities and Education of Communities in Italy”. The project is part of Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza (PNRR) – M4 C1 I3.4 Subinvestimento Partenariati strategici / iniziative per rinnovare la dimensione internazionale del sistema AFAM, granted by the European Union – NextGenerationEU.

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Monday	September 22nd 2025
9:00		Meet & Greet *Davide Mazzi, Department of Studies on Language and Culture – University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Marina Bondi, Vecchi-Tonelli’ Conservatory of Modena and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Giuseppe Fausto Modugno*, ‘Vecchi-Tonelli’ Conservatory of Modena

9:30		Chair: Marina Bondi Keynote *Antonella Coppi,* IUL, Florence Polimnia and Opera for All! The Italian Lifelong Learning Artistic Project for Social Change
10:30		Keynote *Federica G. Pedriali*, University of Edinburgh Invisible Cities: Opera and Intermedia Transformations in Calvino’s Urban Imaginary
11:30	Coffe Break
12:00		Chair: Giovanna Buonanno Keynote *Gaetano Stella,* Conservatory of Frosinone Pietro Platania’s Spartaco: A Forgotten Success Between Erudition and Verismo
13:00	Lunch Break
14:30		Keynote *Riccardo Santoboni, Maurizio Giri,* Conservatory of Frosinone *Spartacus 2.0: Rewriting and Remediation of a Forgotten Opera from the Late 19th-Century Neapolitan School.*
16:00	Coffe Break
16:30		Chair: Massimo Sigillò Massara Keynote *Giorgio Barberio Corsetti,* Accademia d’Arte Drammatica Silvio D’Amico Prologo fra i sassi alla Cavalleria Rusticana: I sette peccati capitalisti
18:00		Opening Concert *SeiOttavi* Vocal Harmony Germana Di Cara (Soprano), Alice Sparti (Mezzo-Soprano), Giulia Fassari (Alto), Simona Trentacoste (Alto), Ernesto Marciante (Tenor), Vincenzo Gannuscio (Baritone), Massimo Sigillò Massara (Bass).

Tuesday	September 23rd 2025
10:00		Chair: Serena Guarracino Keynote *Jesse Rosenberg,* Northwestern University *“Opera and Race”: A Bulletin on an American University Course*
11:15	Coffe Break
11:30		Keynote *Alessandro Carrera,* University of Houston *Opera and the Borders of Cancel Culture*
13:00	Lunch Break
14:30		Chair: Vincenzo Gannuscio Poster Session
16:30	Coffee Break
17:00		Workshop *Benedetta Bronzini,* University of Modena and Reggio Emilia *Anna Serlenga* Corps Citoyen *Opera as a Social Device: Selam Opera! (Berlin) and Trap Community Opera (Milan)*
18:30		*Guided Tour of the Pavarotti-Freni Opera House*
Wednesday	September 24th 2025
10:00		Chair: Francesca Fantappié Keynote *Philippe Vendrix,* University of Tours *Musicological Research and the Challenges of Data Science and Heritage Science*
11:15	Coffee Break
11:45		Keynote *Marc Jeannin,* University of Angers *Bringing Opera to Broader Audiences: The Impact of Technology and Cross-Cultural Dimensions*
13:00	Lunch Break
14:30		Chair: Alessandro Carrera Keynote *Silvia del Zoppo,* Conservatory of Gallarate L’Antologia di Spoon River a Milano: Actualizations and Reinterpretations of a “Secular Oratorio”
16:00	Coffee Break
16:30		Workshop *Attilio Cantore, Stefano Dalfovo, Silvia Del Zoppo*, Editor di Music Paper *Music Paper: New Challenges in Digital Music Communication*
17.30		Concert *David Pouliquen* *Opera Arias*
Thursday	September 25th 2025
10:00		Chair: Francesca Fantappié Keynote *Alberto Mammarella,* Conservatory of Pescara Un bagno freddo o Una notte fortunata: An Unknown and Unpublished Source for the Reconstruction of Neapolitan Musical Theatre in the Late 19th Century
11:15	Coffee Break
11:45		Keynote *Vania Cauzillo, Theresa Schmitz,* University of Basilicata – RESEO What is a Community Opera? Exploring the Role of Professionals in Collaborative Opera Creation / Aspects of Contemporary Opera for Young Audiences: a Genre between Adult Concepts and Children’s Reception
13:00	Lunch Break
14:30		Chair: Benedetta Bronzini Keynote *Hector Sequera Mora,* University of Durham *Text and Action: Let Opera Speak! Lessons from History*
16:00	Coffee Break
16:30		Workshop *Giuliano Bracci,* Conservatory of Piacenza *Transcribing Between Listening, Memory and Invention*
17:30		Awarding of Certificates and Closing Remarks *Angela Albanese*, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
18:00		Final Concert Giuseppe Fausto Modugno, Paolo Andreoli, Conservatory of Modena