Roberto Berzero (1956), Claudio Ferrara (1990), Heinrich Unterhofer (1958), Giorgio Barozzi (1989), Angelo Palmisano (1988), Filippo - Maria Magi (1980), Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857-1919), Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945), Silvia Baroni Pasolini (1852-1920), Nicky Pipita (1987), Christian Paterniti (1990), Francesco Vitucci (1991)

The pieces recorded here have a common characteristic: they are all inspired by lines of poets who were born in Romagna or attracted by this enchanted land. On the one hand Pascoli and Moretti, on the other Panzini, who was practically a citizen of Rimini, and Carducci, who was an enthusiastic visitor in the countryside of Cesena. Romagna is the placewhere their respective memorial buildings stand, ranging from those in San Mauro Pascoli and Cesenatico to the Casa Rossa in Bellaria and Villa Silvia in Lizzano, above Renato Serra’s Cesena. These four houses actually have been united by a strong project, whose goal was to give rise to a musical competition under the aegis of the four illustrious men of letters. This was the origin of the “Primo Concorso internazionale di composizione lirica da camera su testi di poeti e scrittori di Romagna”, organised by n.o.t.a. Music, a cultural association that is quite zealous and innovative in the sphere of didactic and productive activities. A selection from this competition constitutes most of the programme of the cd.