Pergolesi Spontini Foundation

The Pergolesi Spontini Foundation is an Italian cultural organisation established in Jesi in 2000 to promote the artistic legacies of composers Giovanni Battista Pergolesi and Gaspare Spontini. Pergolesi was born in Jesi in 1710, while Spontini was born in nearby Maiolati in 1774, giving the foundation a strong territorial connection to the Marche region and its musical heritage. The organisation was created by the Marche Region, the Province of Ancona, the Municipality of Jesi, and the Municipality of Maiolati Spontini. The municipalities of Montecarotto, Monte San Vito, Monsano, and San Marcello participate as associated members, while the Chamber of Commerce of Ancona joined as a contributing participant. Private companies also support the foundation. Its central mission is both cultural and scholarly. The foundation seeks to strengthen the reputation of Pergolesi and Spontini by collecting, organising, cataloguing, and studying documentary and musical sources. It works with national and international institutions and relies on musicologists and study committees to review the composers’ works, support research, and address questions of authenticity, performance practice, and historical interpretation. This research informs the foundation’s public programming, particularly performances using historically appropriate or original instruments. The foundation’s most visible activity is the Festival Pergolesi Spontini, an international festival launched in 2001. Held in Jesi and other locations in the Province of Ancona, the festival presents works by Pergolesi, Spontini, and other composers. Each edition is organised around a thematic subject that creates connections between the two titular composers and broader musical or cultural contexts. Performances are developed through source research and attention to historically informed stylistic and executive choices. The foundation also produces opera under support from Italy’s national performing-arts funding system. Its production activity includes the Festival Pergolesi Spontini and the traditional opera season of the G.B. Pergolesi Theatre in Jesi. Since 2005, it has managed the theatre and its traditional opera season, which generally runs from September through December. The Pergolesi Theatre has held the Italian designation of theatre of tradition since 1968, reflecting its established role in opera production and presentation. Beyond festivals and opera, the organisation manages a network of six theatres in the Province of Ancona: the G.B. Pergolesi Theatre and Valeria Moriconi Theatre in Jesi; the Gaspare Spontini Theatre in Maiolati Spontini; the City Theatre in Montecarotto; the P. Ferrari Theatre in San Marcello; and La Fortuna Theatre in Monte San Vito. This network gives the foundation a wider regional role in theatre operations and cultural programming rather than limiting it to composer commemoration. The foundation has also developed a music-publishing and editorial function based on musicological research and critical review. Since 2009, it has held a quality certification issued by TÜV, according to the cited reference material. Overall, the Pergolesi Spontini Foundation combines heritage preservation, scholarly activity, historically informed performance, opera production, festival programming, and theatre management. Its identity is closely tied to Jesi, Maiolati Spontini, and the wider Marche cultural landscape, while its festival and research collaborations provide an international dimension.

The Pergolesi Spontini Foundation was established in Jesi in 2000 through a public-institutional partnership involving the Marche Region, the Province of Ancona, the Municipality of Jesi, and the Municipality of Maiolati Spontini. Its creation reflected the cultural relationship between the two local composers after whom it is named: Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, born in Jesi in 1710, and Gaspare Spontini, born in Maiolati in 1774. The foundation’s remit extends beyond commemoration. It was established to improve knowledge of both composers, promote their reputations, preserve relevant sources, and encourage research and performance in collaboration with Italian and international institutions. The foundation expanded its institutional base through the participation of nearby municipalities. Montecarotto, Monte San Vito, Monsano, and San Marcello became associated members, and the Chamber of Commerce of Ancona entered as a contributing participant. Private companies also provided support. This structure connected the foundation to a regional cultural network rather than making it solely an organisation of the city of Jesi. In 2001, the foundation created the Festival Pergolesi Spontini. The festival was conceived as an international event for presenting the music of Pergolesi and Spontini, together with works by other composers. Its programming is linked each year to a thematic concept and takes place in Jesi and other cities in the Province of Ancona. The festival’s performances are informed by research into surviving sources, historically appropriate instruments, and questions of style and execution. This combination of scholarship and performance became a defining feature of the foundation’s public identity. The foundation later assumed responsibility for the G.B. Pergolesi Theatre and its traditional opera season. Since 2005, it has managed the theatre and the season, which is generally scheduled between September and December. The theatre had already been recognised as an Italian theatre of tradition in 1968, giving the foundation responsibility for an established opera institution with a distinct historical status. Opera production receives support through Italy’s national performing-arts funding framework, including activity connected with both the festival and the theatre season. The organisation’s responsibilities also developed into the management of a wider theatre network. It manages six venues in the Province of Ancona: the G.B. Pergolesi Theatre and Valeria Moriconi Theatre in Jesi, the Gaspare Spontini Theatre in Maiolati Spontini, the City Theatre in Montecarotto, the P. Ferrari Theatre in San Marcello, and La Fortuna Theatre in Monte San Vito. Through these venues, the foundation operates as a regional cultural manager as well as a specialist organisation devoted to two composers. Research and publishing form another continuing part of its work. The foundation engages musicologists and study committees to investigate, review, and catalogue the works of Pergolesi and Spontini. The resulting scholarship supports music publishing and helps shape the interpretation of works presented in its festivals and opera productions. Since 2009, the foundation has been the recipient of a quality certification from TÜV, according to the cited Wikipedia reference. The available reference material does not identify a separate corporate parent, private owner, chief executive, financial results, or official website URL. The foundation is best understood as a publicly supported cultural institution whose activities combine local heritage responsibilities with national and international music scholarship and performance.

• 2009

  TÜV quality certification

  [1]Pergolesi Spontini Foundationen.wikipedia.org

  The foundation became a recipient of quality certification from TÜV, according to the cited reference.

• 2005

  Management of the G.B. Pergolesi Theatre

  [1]Pergolesi Spontini Foundationen.wikipedia.org

  The foundation took on management of the G.B. Pergolesi Theatre in Jesi and its traditional opera season.

• 2001

  Festival Pergolesi Spontini launched

  [1]Pergolesi Spontini Foundationen.wikipedia.org

  The foundation began the international Festival Pergolesi Spontini, dedicated to the performance and promotion of the two composers’ music and related repertoire.

• 2000

  Foundation established

  [1]Pergolesi Spontini Foundationen.wikipedia.org

  The Pergolesi Spontini Foundation was established in Jesi by the Marche Region, the Province of Ancona, and the municipalities of Jesi and Maiolati Spontini.

A regional Italian cultural institution with an international artistic and scholarly remit, positioned at the intersection of composer heritage, historically informed performance, opera production, music research, and theatre management.

• Music festival · 2001

  Festival Pergolesi Spontini

  An annual international festival created in 2001 and held in Jesi and other cities in the Province of Ancona. Its programmes feature Pergolesi, Spontini, and other composers, with each edition organised around a connecting theme. Performances are developed through study of historical sources and attention to original instruments and historically informed performance questions.

• Opera season · 2005

  G.B. Pergolesi Theatre traditional opera season

  The foundation’s principal recurring opera programme at the G.B. Pergolesi Theatre in Jesi. Managed by the foundation since 2005, the season generally takes place from September through December. The theatre has been recognised as a theatre of tradition in Italy since 1968.

• Music scholarship and publishing

  Music research and publishing

  A research-led activity involving musicologists and study committees who collect, catalogue, examine, and review sources relating to Pergolesi and Spontini. The work supports studies, critical review of their compositions, and music publishing connected with performance and dissemination.

• Theatre management

  Regional theatre management

  Management of six theatres in the Province of Ancona: the G.B. Pergolesi and Valeria Moriconi theatres in Jesi, the Gaspare Spontini Theatre in Maiolati Spontini, the City Theatre in Montecarotto, the P. Ferrari Theatre in San Marcello, and La Fortuna Theatre in Monte San Vito.

1. 1Pergolesi Spontini Foundationen.wikipedia.org