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A centre of Italian music for hundreds of years, Naples still has an excellent classical music culture. Other than the obvious (opera and large-scale classical concerts at the Teatro di San Carlo), however, you may need to scratch below the surface to find it.

Opera is the musical form that most neatly fits the Neapolitan psyche. Born out of Baroque exuberance and love of elaborate theatricality, Naples is one of its most natural homes. Neapolitan opera went through its golden period in the 17th and 18th centuries, when a dividing line was drawn between serious and comic opera. Naples excelled at the latter and became the centre of the genre. The city’s most famous composer, however, Alessandro Scarlatti, was an exponent of opera seria, with its grandiose da capo arias.

The Associazione Scarlatti organize a good programme of chamber music in various venues, much of it in the Teatro delle Palme. There is also an excellent small local baroque scene, based around the Capella della Pietà de’ Turchini. Other concerts can often be heard at the Lutheran Church, the Anglican Church and the Goethe Institute. The Ravello Concerts are the pick of the various music festivals and seasons in the area, both for quality and setting.

Associazione Alessandro Scarlatti, piazza dei Martiri 58, T 081-406011, http://www.napoli.com/assocscarlatti Concerts from about €15 upwards.

Cappella della Pietà de’ Turchini, via Santa Caterina da Siena 38, T 081-402395, http://www.turchini.it Tickets from about €5. The Baroque Orchestra Cappella della Pietà de’ Turchini hold excellent regular concerts of mainly Neapolitan music in the attractive Chiesa di Santa Caterina da Siena.

Chiesa Anglicana (Christ Church), via San Pasquale a Chiaia 15b, T 081-411842, murrayg@libero.it

Chiesa Evangelica Luterana, via Carlo Poerio 5, T 081-663207, http://www.lutero.org

Goethe Institute, riviera di Chiaia 202, T 081-411923, http://www.goethe.de/napoli An interesting programme of events with a Germanic theme can be seen for free at the Goethe Institute. Evenings often consist of film together with live music.

Teatro delle Palme, via Vetriera 12, T 081-418134.

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