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AT THE ITALIAN EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON D.C. On June 21 and 22, 2016 Moving Out, a theatrical play with arias and duets was performed at the Italian Embassy in Washington D.C. for the Festa della musica. The original text by Riccardi is in English and the sung parts are both in Italian and in English. On stage were two singer/ actresses, Elisa Prosperi and Virginia Guidi, accompanied at the piano by Riccardo Riccardi. Download

AT RADIO CANARIA On March 17, 2016 an interview with Riccardo Riccardi by Rubén Mayor was aired on Radio Canaria. The subject was Riccardi’s music and his thoughts on contemporary music: “The music of the second half of the twentieth century has been very important from an historical perspective. True, but perhaps we need to keep going, which means to keep trying new things. However, unfortunately, when the public sees ‘contemporary,’ or ‘contemporary music’ they become fearful, and they may be right. I call it ‘ex-contemporaneous music,’ in the sense that the term, contemporary, has lost its meaning: it no

AT THE KRAKOW ACADEMY  On October 16, 2015 the Spoldzielnia Muzyczna, conducted by Maciej Koczur, performed the Shakespeare & Gossip Suite (op. 64 bis) from the opera of the same name, at the Krakow Academy.