Marica Bottaro
Marica Bottaro (Italy, 1987) is a professor and researcher.
In 2017 Marica Bottaro defended her doctoral thesis in music history at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and the University of Paris 8 (co-tutelage). Her research interests include the history of French and Italian music between the 19th and 20th centuries. In 2020, she received the special mention of “Alfredo Casella” International Prize, from the National Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome. Qualified as a lecturer (section 18), she was an ATER in Musicology at Aix-Marseille University. She is currently professor of Music History at the Conservatory “G. Tartini” of Trieste, and collaborator at the University of Bologna.
Her project at Villa Medici :
While in residence at Villa Medici, Marica Bottaro will conduct research on the presence and activity of French composer Jacques Ibert (Paris, August 15, 1890 – February 5, 1962) at Villa Medici in Rome, first as a resident and then as director. To the surprise of most, Ibert was awarded the Prix de Rome in 1919 and resided for the next three years at Villa Medici, after which he was appointed director of the same institution from 1937 to 1960. The aim of this project is therefore to reconstruct the life and work of a young musician at the Villa Medici, as well as to explore his role and activities as director of the French cultural institution in the Italian capital. This operation will be carried out thanks to the consultation of documents kept in the library of the Villa Medici, in particular in the archives concerning Ibert’s long periods in Rome.