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Exploring Art Academia In Urbino, Italy

A collection of student stories covering arts and music within the different universities of Urbino.

Nora Jackson

DePaul Students Learn Melodies of The Italian Opera

In the picturesque town of Urbino, Italy, four opera students from Depaul University delve deep into the melodies and stories of Italian opera, under the guidance of their professor who accompanies them on piano on July 10th 2023. They must focus on both singing in Italian and portraying the characters they represent. In order to do this they take Italian classes along with their musical courses.
Intense expressions and fervent gestures reveal the passion behind the voices of these opera students as they rehearse Italian opera songs in Urbino, Italy on July 10th 2023.
With arms outstretched and voices raised, these dedicated Opera students from Depaul University immerse themselves in the beauty of Italian opera during a practice session in Urbino, Italy on July 10th 2023.
Guided by their professors’ expertise, the Opera students from Depaul University perform with utmost dedication in Urbino, Italy on July 10th 2023.
Charming and talented, these Depaul University opera students steal the show in Urbino, Italy, as they bring the magic of Italian opera to life with their stunning voices and passionate performance on July 10th 2023.
A moment frozen in time: an opera student from Depaul University pours her heart and soul into perfecting her Italian opera repertoire during a study abroad experience in Urbino, Italy on July 10th 2023.
Mouths wide open, these talented opera students from Depaul University bring the magic of Italian opera to life singing their hearts out. in Urbino, Italy on July 10th 2023.
A tender moment between American opera students studying abroad in Urbino, Italy, as they express their passion for Italian opera through soul-stirring melodies on July 10th 2023.

“…We really dive into what it means to sing every aspect of Italian music …”

Volodymyr Lymar, depaul university student

Lexie Burns and Kassidy Hudson

Each summer, Musica nelle Marche provides student musicians with the opportunity to travel to Urbino, Italy to immerse themselves in the local culture and the country’s rich musical history. In the summer of 2023, opera student Volodymyr Lymar traveled with the program from DePaul University in Chicago. He offers insight into why he loves opera, how the Urbino program has furthered his studies, and how the experiece has helped prepare him for a career as a countertenor singer.

Louisa mattozzi

Reinterpreting The Ducal Palace

Urbino, Italy – Since 1912, visitors from all over Italy and the world have made the journey to walk the halls of the National Gallery of Le Marche in this historic Renaissance city.

But the collection’s most significant piece of art has remained largely overlooked—the palace itself.

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Nora Jackson

A Look at The University of Urbino’s Art Restoration and Conservation Program

Passionate art restoration students and faculty at the University of Urbino delicately move a historic painting onto a table for a closer examination on July 10th 2023. This painting is from a church in Borgo Pace, Italy.
A labor of love: A passionate art restoration student, Chiara D’Amario, soon to graduate from the University of Urbino, skillfully rejuvenates an artwork from a private collector on July 10th 2023.
A closer look at this student’s work, she is restoring a work believed to be from 17th-century Tuscany, depicting an angel protecting an infant on July 10th 2023.
Two students work diligently at a table in the Art Restoration lab at the University of Urbino on July 10th 2023.
Two students restore a painting while standing on scaffolding in the Art Restoration lab at the University of Urbino on July 10th 2023.
A closer look at one of these students’ work as she adds a white substance to the large painting she is restoring on July 10th 2023.
Professor Luisa Landi and assistant professor Chiara Ciocchetti speaking to their art restoration class at the University of Urbino about a painting that recently came in from the church in Borgo Pace on July 10th 2023.
Some tools the students use for their work on a shelf. A sign taped on the shelf translates to “Please carefully store your brushes after use, please sort them by material, such as the sample jars below:” on July 4th 2023.

Our Team

Louisa Mattozzi

Writer and photographer

Kassidy Hudson

Filmmaker

Lexie Burns

Filmmaker

Nora Jackson

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Emma Ihara

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Cecilia White

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