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'City of the living, city of the dead'

a sound journey through the Modena cemetery

  • DATA

    Sunday 26 October 2025 - 3 p.m.

  • WHERE
    Cemetery of Modena
  • INFO

Sunday 26 October 2025 - 3 p.m.

An afternoon of music, memory and architecture to rediscover Modena's cemetery from a new perspective.

A headphone itinerary with live music and final choral concert.

The route, marked by several stages, will guide participants through the avenues and monuments of the historic cemetery, interweaving stories and suggestions about the lives of its inhabitants.

Four musicians will perform live pieces by Ravel, Mahler, Beethoven and Camille Saint-Saënsaccompanying the audience in an immersive experience between history, art and sound.

The journey will culminate at "cemetery 'cube' designed by Aldo Rossiwhere a concluding choral performancein dialogue with the architectural space.

To participate you must carry a mobile phone and audio headphones.

Throughout the day, in the Aldo Rossi's new cemetery there will also be a listening boothhere visitors can listen to 'voices of the dead' and leave their memories, thoughts and messages dedicated to loved ones.

A unique opportunity to experience the cemetery as a place of living memory and encounter between past and presentwhere music becomes a bridge between worlds.