Sicily

Palermo: Quattro Canti, Porta Nuova, Piazza Indipendenza, Palazzo dei Normanni, San Cataldo, Parco Garibaldi, Church of St. Zita

Sicilians, Puppets at the Museo Internazionale delle Marionette / Antonio Pasqualino

Stromboli and Vulcano Islands / Central Sicilian Landscape near Vizzini

Monreale: Cathedral and Benedictine Cloisters

Sicilian Flora around Etna / Landscapes and Townscapes of Piazza Armerina

Greek Temples of Selinunte, Agrigento and Segesta

Palermo: Fontana Pretoria and Fish Market

Etna

Lipari Islands

Erice

Taormina

Greek Theatre, Segesta / Catacombs of the Convento dei Cappuccini, Palermo / Cemetery of Francavilla

Sicily

Villa Palagonia, Bagheria

Noto / Vizzini / Modica

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Date of Production: 2009-06-02

Playing Time: 01:00:34

Catalogue Number: 2.110518

UPC: 747313551859

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The Places

Sicily has a remarkably varied history. From the ninth century BC it served as a Phoenician outpost and was later colonised by the Greeks, then became part of the Carthaginian Empire until absorbed by the Romans in the third century BC. After occupation by the Ostrogoths, in AD 353 it was reconquered by the Byzantines and subsequently ruled in turn by Saracens, Normans, Germans, French and Spanish. Only in the mid-nineteenth century was the island drawn into the unified country of Italy. The historical changes that Sicily has undergone are reflected in its culture.

The Music

The music chosen for this tour of Sicily is largely Italian, ranging from the Vienna court composer Salieri to Verdi and Leoncavallo. Other composers included are Mozart, Mendelssohn and Bach, the last represented by a characteristic Sicilian dance, and the Italian violinist and composer Paganini.