State Conservatory of Music Benedetto Marcello is the Conservatory of Venice, founded in 1867 and dedicated to Benedetto Marcello.
It is based in Palazzo Pisani which is a Venetian palace located in the San Marco district, overlooking the Rio del Santissimo and bordering with Palazzetto Pisani and with Palazzo Morosini, overlooking Campo Pisani, adjacent to Campo Santo Stefano.
It was born in 1867 as a concert company and music school, with the name "Benedetto Marcello Music Society and School", founded by Count Giuseppe Contin of Castelseprio together with Antonio Buzzolla, Ugo Errera, Gustavo Koppel and Cesare Trombini.
The institute was equalized to the Regi Conservatori in 1915 ("Liceo Civico Musicale Pareilato Benedetto Marcello").
In 1940, when Gian Francesco Malipiero was director, he became the "Benedetto Marcello" State Conservatory.
«The last major renovation was entrusted to Girolamo Frigimelica, architect of the Pisani family, the same who built the imposing Pisani villa in Stra. The purpose of the construction was eminently celebratory: the noble Pisani family, at the time one of the richest in the city, wanted a palace worthy of its greatness, gradually making its way through the neighboring houses to reach the Grand Canal. Famous people, sovereigns and princes stayed here: the chronicles speak of the magnificence of the furnishings and decorations, of the gallery full of paintings by the most famous painters. The huge facade of the building, criticized by some for its ostentation, is enlivened by two large arches above the main entrance "
(Benedetto Marcello)
"[In Palazzo Pisani] the only remarkable thing [there is] is the courage of the ancient owner to spend so much money badly"
(Pietro Selvatico)
Conservatory of Venice - State Conservatory of Music Benedetto Marcello - Pisani Palace
Address: Sestiere di San Marco, 2810, 30124
Phone: 041 522 5604
Site:
https://www.conservatoriovenezia.eu/Location inserted by
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