Bertelsmann to Present Multimedia Exhibition to Celebrate Puccini’s 100th Anniversary

By David Salazar

Bertelsmann is set to present a new multimedia exhibition in honor of Puccini this April.

From April 18 to May 16, the presentation will honor the 100th anniversary of the famed Italian composer using archives from the Archivio Storico Ricordi, which was acquired by Bertelsmann in 1994 with its purchase of Casa Ricordi.

“The Archivio Storico Ricordi has been part of Bertelsmann since 1994,” said Bertelsmann Chairman & CEO Thomas Rabe in an official press statement. “Then as now, we wish to preserve it as a world heritage of classical music and make it accessible to scholars and the general public. Be it digitally or, as now, in the visual experience of an exhibition with invaluable exhibits and contemporary installations. ‘Opera Meets New Media’ is an exhibition about how technological innovations can disrupt traditional art forms and create new ones. This kind of innovative access to the Archivio Storico Ricordi enables us to use its holdings as a source of inspiration and knowledge.”

The exhibition is open daily between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. at Bertelsmann in Berlin.

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