Farinelli - Farinelli Study Centre

Farinelli Study Centre

Farinelli lived in Bologna from 1761 until his death. The Farinelli Study Centre (Centro Studi Farinelli) was opened in Bologna in 1998. Major events and achievements include:

  • The restoration of Farinelli's grave in the Certosa of Bologna (2000)
  • An historical exhibition Farinelli a Bologna (2001 and 2005)
  • The inauguration of a City Park in the name of Farinelli, near the site where the singer lived in Bologna (2002)
  • An international symposium Il Farinelli e gli evirati cantori on the occasion of Farinelli's 300th anniversary of his birth (2005)
  • An official publication Il fantasma del Farinelli (2005)
  • The disinterment of Farinelli at the Certosa of Bologna (2006)

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