This Week in Classical Music: November 2, 2026. Travel II. The Baroque cities of Ragusa, Modica, and Noto were never big on music – architecture was the focus – but Palermo, which Classical Connect visited earlier, was. It had an active musical scene during the Renaissance, its opera house is the largest in Italy, and it has a symphony orchestra, which is considered one of the best in Italy. We’ll cover all of it later.
Travel II, Palermo, Ragusa 2026
This Week in Classical Music: November 2, 2026. Travel II. The Baroque cities of Ragusa,
Modica, and Noto were never big on music – architecture was the focus – but Palermo, which Classical Connect visited earlier, was. It had an active musical scene during the Renaissance, its opera house is the largest in Italy, and it has a symphony orchestra, which is considered one of the best in Italy. We’ll cover all of it later.
The image above is the symbol of Palermo.