The Garden
Opening days
The Garden is open to the public
from March 30 to November 3, 2024
• Opening days:
- Tuesday
- Thursday
- Saturday
- Sunday
• Opening hours:
from 9.00 am to 7.00 pm
(last entry at 6.00 pm)
ph: +39 081-986220
Via Francesco Calise, 45
80075 Forio (NA), Italy
History of Gardens
La Mortella Gardens were created in 1958 by Lady Susana Walton , the wife of Argentine origin of the English composer Sir William Walton . Today La Mortella belongs to Fondazione William Walton La Mortella, that manages the garden, opens it to the public, takes care of the administration , and is in charge of cultural activities.
Susana Walton
Was born in Argentina and received the type of education held to be appropriate for a girl of her social class. She learned to speak English before Spanish, her native tongue, and it was expected that she would become engaged and, after a suitable number of months, marry a young Argentinian of an equal status.
Sir William Walton
Is considered as one of the greatest English composers of the twentieth century. A determining factor in the development of his career was the patronage of the eccentric Sitwell family (the siblings Edith, Osbert and Sacheverell) who took him under their wing in 1919 when he left Oxford.
Foto del mese
- Duo BeckerMusiche di Schubert, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff
- Duo BeckerMusiche di Mendelssohn, Debussy, Rachmaninoff
- Duo S. Manvati - G. LazzariMusiche di Mozart, Messiaen, Schumann, Enescu
- Duo S. Manvati - G. LazzariMusiche di Mozart, Messiaen, Schumann, Enescu
- Duo L. Garcia Muramoto - P. TirroMusiche di Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, Walton
- Banda Musicale 'AURORA - Città di PANZA'Direttore - Nicola Lauro. Musiche di Rossini, Dvorak, Bellini, Verdi, Walton, Khachaturian, Morricone, Piovani.
- Orchestra del Conservatorio Alfredo Casella - L’Aquila'Vissi d'Arte': Una celebrazione di Eleonora Duse con musiche da lei amate e letture di Almerica Schiavo. Direttore - Roberto Zarpellon. Musiche di Puccini, Brahms, Mozart, Rossini, Rota.
- Cambridge University Jazz OrchestraBrani del repertorio classico da Big Band, con citazioni blues e swing tradizionali, arrangiamenti vocali, proposte di jazz contemporaneo.
Music activities
During the year there are three different concert seasons: in Spring and in Autumn the chamber music recitals are held on Saturdays and Sundays in the indoor Recital Hall; in Summer the Festival of Youth Orchestras with symphonic concerts held every Thursday evening in the Greek Theatre.
Trio Hermes
Programma 23 giugno - ore 17:00
Musiche di Mendelssohn Hensel, Pizzetti
Trio Hermes - Archi e pianoforte
Modalità di prenotazione e tariffe