(1952-2014) Civitella Ranieri provides an ideal situation for a creative artist. It allows plenty of time for complete solitude without interruption where an artist can allow his or her ideas the unlimited space they need to develop. At the same time there is the...
Civitella was a time of peace and happiness. During our stay in the Umbrian hills, I felt renewed, completing a movement for duo piano, some flute choir pieces, and, most important, the libretto for a new monodrama in my Herstory series, this one on Emily Dickinson in...
The magic of a historical castle, peace, friendly people, freedom, great food, nature: these are some of the very special ingredients I found at Civitella. The working process was fluid and the resonances in my studio (Don Giovanni) were very inspiring. There was no...
