Italy and Albania join forces to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi with a performance, Albania’s first, of the Requiem composed in 1874 to commemorate Alessandro Manzoni, the famous Italian writer. The performance in Tirana, on Wednesday 11 September, will be repeated in Shkodër. The initiative was organised by Fiesole Music School and the Fondazione Idea, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana. It enjoys the patronage of the Italian Embassy and support from the Belle Air low-cost airline and the Italian Consulate in Shkodër. Read more, in Italian