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The Conservatorio di Musica Egidio Romualdo Duni is a state music conservatory in Matera, in the Basilicata region of southern Italy. It is named after Egidio Romualdo Duni, an eighteenth-century composer from Matera who is associated with the Neapolitan musical tradition. The institution began in December 1965 as an outpost of the Bari conservatory and later developed into Matera's higher music-education institution.
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Where is the Conservatorio Egidio Romualdo Duni located?
The conservatory is in Matera, in Italy's Basilicata region, and is named after the composer Egidio Romualdo Duni. Duni was an eighteenth-century composer from Matera associated with the Neapolitan musical tradition. [Official conservatory history](https://www.conservatoriomatera.it/conservatorio/)
When was the Matera conservatory established?
It began in December 1965 as a detached section of the Conservatory of Bari. It became an autonomous institution with legal and administrative independence in October 1969. [Official conservatory history](https://www.conservatoriomatera.it/conservatorio/)
What can students study at the Conservatorio Duni?
The conservatory offers preparatory courses and academic first- and second-level programmes, with departments covering voice and musical theatre, new technologies, winds, keyboards, strings, theory, composition, and conducting. It also supports international study through Erasmus and other student services. [Official conservatory site](https://www.conservatoriomatera.it/)
What historic building houses the Conservatorio Duni?
The historic headquarters are at Piazza del Sedile 2 in Matera, in the Palazzo del Sedile. The site includes the Raffaele Gervasio Auditorium and departments such as Musical Theatre and New Technologies. [Historic site information](https://www.conservatoriomatera.it/luogo/sede-del-conservatorio/)
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