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Robert Friedman

Assistant professor, New York University School of Continuing Education
Freelance Art Consultant
B.F.A., Yale University School of Art and Architecture
M.A., Art History, New York University Institute of Fine Arts


Past Lectures:

  • Art and Architecture in the Bel Canto Era:
    Part I – Visual Arts
    Part II – Architecture
  • Cities of the Bel Canto Era: An Architectural and Artistic Look at Urban Italy (Milan, Florence, Parma, Naples and Venice)
  • Opera Houses of the Bel Canto Era: A Discussion of Famous Opera Houses and the Works that were Performed in them (Milan, Florence,Parma, Naples and Venice)
  • Bel Canto Opera and the Romantic Movement in the Arts:
    Part I – Bel Canto and the Cultural Scene in Paris
    Part II – European Visual Arts in the Bel Canto Era
  • The Arts, Literature and Politics in Europe: 1810-1860
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Bel Canto Institute 2021 Summer Programs in Florence, Italy are in a fluid state due to the pandemic. This means we are not accepting applications for 2021 at this time. With the United States Department of State advisory ‘Reconsider Travel to Italy’ and the current conditions in Italy and the United States, we are not able to move forward at this time. Safety of participants is always a major concern to this organization. Please check this site after January 1 for updates. We are hopeful.