Venice - the city of love ! And the city of young lovers and honeymooners who come to experience their love even more intensely in Venice.
Maestro Gian Piero Reverberi, engulfed in the extraordinary atmosphere of Venice, describes, through his more recent works in HONEYMOON ñ Luna di Miele,- the meanderings of a young couple
in Venice. Succumb to the enchantment and let yourself drift into a musical journey of Venice will surge and grow right before your eyes.


This romantic journey begins at the bustling Central Station of Venice, VENEZIA SANTA LUCIA, where, day and night, international travellers cross
paths, many of them setting foot in Venice for the first time.

Strolling through winding side streets and pictoresque plazas, passing by imposing palaces and magnificent shrines, one reaches
Caí (ìCasaî = House) Rezzonico. Built by Baldassare Longhena and finished by Giorgio Massari, at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries, the Rezzonico houses the Museum of 18th Century Venice, and
features a charming look at Venetian life during the rococo period. It is precisely this period which most inspired the music of Rondoí Veneziano.

Our path leads ever deeper into the winding alleyways. But what would Venice be without its very special ìPontiî - the bridges which connect each neighbourhood
to the city? Every street, every winding alleyway.. every path through Venice leads to one of its countless and famous bridges.. some no wider than footbridges which span its wide thoroughfare canals.

On the most famous plaza of Venice, the Piazza San Marco, rises the Palazzo Ducale, the Palace of the Doges (Venetian Dukes). The palace of all palaces !
Venetian palaces - symbols of the cityís maritime predominance! The Palazzo Ducale was long ago, from 67 to 1797AD, the capital of the Republic of Venice. The members of the noble class
elected for life the Chief of the City, himself subject to the scrutiny of six city defenders, or tribunes.

Today the palace is a fascinating museum. On the faÁade, the lower row of columns, bearing the imposing upper segment, symbolizes ìthe city of Venice resting on its many stiltsî.
Through the gothic gate ëPorta della Cartaí, one enters the inner courtyard in which stands the porch on the steps of which, once upon a time, the newly-elected doge was enthroned. The frieze on the ceiling of the Grand Council Hall portrays all the 76 doges who presided in the palace.

Further on, our musical journey leads us to the San Zaccaria cloister, known as the liveliest convent of vibrant 18th century Venice. It was renowned - and
infamous ñ for its convent balls and the love affaires of its nuns. At San Zaccaria, young needy women were sheltered in the best sections of the cloister where neither man nor money was in evidence!

The Friarsí Basilica - Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari -, on the other hand, is a Franciscan church. Its bell tower is the second highest of Venice. Inside the church
can be found the tomb of Tizian, the painter. When he died of the plague in 1576, he was buried there by the monks, despite the Senateís ban on burying those who had died of the plague in the
ìhouses of God.

Many renowned visitors, a lot of whom were artists, headed for Venice in the course of the century. All of the fascinating glories of this city were immortalized in
their works. One of these visitors, a Spanish fashion designer and painter, Mario Fortuny y Madrazo, fell in love with the city in 1889 and settled there. In the San Marco district he acquired the
Palazzo Fortuny. There are still remnants of Master Fortunyís materials: the famous and sumptuous fabrics adorning the walls, with some still in bales as if awaiting the Master himself, still at work
taking measurements.

The melancolic serenade ´ Serenata Veneziana ª evokes the lovers, strolling leisurely through the winding alleyways, and stopping at one of the countless
´ Campi ª, a lamplit piazza of Venice, for an espresso or a glass of Prosecco.

Wandering through the plazas and strolling over the bridges, and through the streets and winding alleyways of Venice, we arrive at the Conservatorio,
Veniceís school of music and dance. Under the windows of the Conservatory, the lovers eavesdrop on the melodies which the diligent students are learning. First there are some string instrument
sounds, followed by those of the brass instruments and clarinettes. But one also perceives the notes of a piano and the voice of a tenor. Both excerpts of ëConservatorioí appeal to the ears of
opera lovers.

Venice and opera ! What springs to the mind more quickly than the image of the very special Venetian theatre and opera house, La Fenice ? Rigolettoí
and La Traviataí of Verdi, and the Semiramisí of Rossini gained worldwide fame at La Fenice theatre. After the devastating fire of 1836 after which the theatre was reconstructed, a new fire, of
criminal origin, broke out in January 1996, leaving only the facade intact. But just like a true phenix which the name represents, the theatre was reborn from the ashes.

With a visit to the Mercantinoí, the lively market, our musical journey reaches its culminating point just before its end.
The merchants are loudly selling their wares, of which the tantalizing odours spread through the air. Imagine all the desires that reach fruition here ! All the delights enjoyed !

As a fitting end to their fantastic journey through Venice, our lovers head for the Lido, Veniceís world-renowned beach. They drift through the day to the tune of the
romantic Serata al Lidoí. The evening sky hosts a shining Luna di Mieleí Honeymoon ñ named for the wedding trip which has sealed our coupleís love for eternity.