Conservatory of Music San Pietro a Majella – Napoli

Early in 2010 I had the opportunity to revisit the Conservatory of Music, to visit my old friends and research music.

Together with my friend and NMS Artistic Adviser Giuseppe Devastato we visited the Library and returned with pictures we thought you would enjoy.

The Conservatory has a beautiful lobby with two concert halls; Sala Scarlatti and Sala Martucci. On the first and second floors there are the classrooms. On the first floor there is also, the Secretary, the Director's office and the famous Library, which is the depositary of thousands of manuscripts.

These photographs are of the library.

Main room with manuscripts	Room with autographed manuscripts
Fortepiano - a tavolino Oldest exemplar of English manifacture, donated to Domenico Cimarosa by Catherine the Great of Russia	Music stand of Gioacchino Rossini
On the music stand, manuscript of Regole by Nicola Sala	Vincenzo Bellini - Adelson e Salvini Manuscript autographed. ca. 1825
Regole - Partimenti - by Giovanni Paisiello for Her Royal Highness Catherine the Great of Russia	Mº Longobardi with NMS Artistic Adviser Mº Giuseppe Devastato
Mº Longobardi with Librarian Mr. Ciro Ferraris and portrait of Leonardo Leo	Mº Longobardi with Librarian Mr. Ciro Ferraris
Mº Devastato and Librarian Mr. Ciro Ferraris and portrait of Giovanni Paisiello.	Mº Giuseppe Devastato next to the bust of Giuseppe Verdi
Mº Giuseppe Devastato	Portrait of Domenico Scarlatti
Portrait of Saverio Mercadante	Portrait of Carlo Broschi, known as Farinelli, celebrated castrato
Sala dedicated to Gioacchino Rossini	Rooms dedicated to Pergolesi, Paisiello and Cimarosa