‘The Scarlatti universe: artists, sovereigns and diplomats around a great family’ I Proposals until February 28

On the occasion of the 300th anniversary of Alessandro Scarlatti’s death and the 340th anniversary of Domenico Scarlatti’s birth, the aim is to examine the context in which the Scarlatti family operated, trying to reconstruct the dense map of their relations with political and artistic realities. The international colloquium will be an opportunity to reflect not only on their musical works, but also on biographies, production systems, international relations and artistic strategies across the continent, from an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary perspective.

The official languages of the conference are Portuguese, English, Italian and Spanish. Abstracts, in Word format (.doc), should not exceed 300 words. In the same file, applicants should include a brief curriculum vitae of no more than 150 words, indicating their name and surname, postal address, e-mail address and telephone number, as well as their institutional affiliation. The colloquium e-mail address is universoscarlatti@gmail.com.

The event will take place from 4 to 7 September at the Biblioteca da Ajuda I Palácio Nacional de Mafra. The scientific committee includes José Camões, Francesco Cotticelli, Teresa Chirico, José María Domínguez, Paologiovanni Maione, Giuseppina Raggi and Iskrena Yordanova (Music in the Modern Period Group).