Alessandra Palidda

Alessandra Palidda is a Senior Lecturer in Music at Oxford Brookes University, with prior roles at Cardiff University, University of Sheffield, and University of Wales Trinity Saint David. She holds a PhD in Historical Musicology from Cardiff University (2018) and a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (2020). Her research focuses on musical transnationalism, urban musicology, and intersections between music, political change, and print culture in 19th-century Italy.

• Education
  • PhD in Historical Musicology (Cardiff University, 2018)
  • MA in Musicology (Milan Conservatorio, 2013)
  • BA in Cultural and Musical Heritage (2010)
  • BMus in Singing (Milan Conservatorio, 2007)

Her publications examine music’s role in republican Milan, transnational court music, and print media’s influence on operatic dissemination. She actively engages in singing (BBC National Chorus of Wales, Oxford Bach Choir) and festival production. Alessandra collaborates with Milan’s Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi on research teams exploring Lombardy’s musical heritage.

Scientific Awards

• Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (Oxford Brookes University, 2020)