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Italian opera is declared the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by Unesco
2023-12-08 09:45:15 / BOTA
UNESCO announced that it included the four-century-old Italian operatic art under its Intangible Cultural Heritage category, according to the BBC.
Italian opera developed in the late 1500s and early 1600s in Florence, at the court of the Medici family.
It usually involves intricate plots, staging and virtuoso singing.
Opera singing joins other famous Italian practices such as pizza or the art of climbing alpine peaks.
"This is an official confirmation of what we already knew. Opera singing is a world excellence," said the Italian Minister of Culture, Gennaro Sangiuliano, in a statement after UNESCO's decision.
UNESCO described Italian opera as "a physiologically controlled way of singing that increases the carrying capacity of the voice in acoustic spaces such as amphitheatres and churches".
She added that art promoted "collective cohesion and sociocultural memory", as well as being "a means of free expression and dialogue between generations".
The first great composer of opera is considered to be the Italian Claudio Monteverdi, who lived from 1567 to 1643.
The Italian newspaper "La Repubblica" emphasizes that the assessment comes on the eve of the traditional inauguration of the 2023-2024 season at the "La Scala" opera house.
Today there are around 60 opera houses across Italy – a global record – while opera singers such as 20th century tenor Luciano Pavarotti are revered as major stars.
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