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Founded in 2023, Italian-born guitarist Antonio Forgione and Virginia native flutist Lindsay Carr Bartlett met while teaching for the Music Outreach Program in Lincoln, Nebraska. After a few informal sight-reading sessions, their shared love of the repertoire and desire to prioritize music in their lives led them to explore performance opportunities throughout the state. Their ensemble name, La Dolce Vita, is a play on the Nebraska state slogan, "The Good Life," translated into Antonio's native Italian. The name also evokes Federico Fellini's celebrated film and Italian culture in general.
Lindsay Carr Bartlett, flute
Lindsay has an active studio including adult amateurs, beginners, and advanced high schoolers that consistently participate in honors and all state groups. Outside of her performances with La Dolce Vita, she is involved in Lincoln's flute choir (Coro di Flauti) and has performed at National Flute Association Conventions and multiple venues in Lincoln. Beginning flute at age 10 with Alice Hammel in her hometown of Richmond, VA she went to college at James Madison University studying with Beth Chandler with the intention of becoming a band director. Instead, during student teaching Lindsay looked to performance tracts and spent the next academic year studying with Trevor Wye in Ashford, Kent, England, returning to the States for a masters in flute performance at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with John Bailey. During her time at UNL she interned at the Kennedy Center in DC with the National Symphony Orchestra and now has a full-time career in non-profit management. To round out her time Lindsay enjoys being outside in her garden, with her two rambunctious daughters, or on the running trails.
Antonio Forgione, guitar
Antonio teaches and performs throughout Lincoln and is the music arranger for La Dolce Vita. A native of Sulmona, in the Abruzzo region of Italy, he began studying guitar at age nine with mandolinist and composer Mario Giusti. He continued studying with the Duo Chitarristico Italiano, and his study of music theory, history, and harmony led him to formal music education at the Lorenzo Perosi Conservatory of Music in Campobasso. He has performed since the age of twelve, including in national and international competitions, and has participated in master classes with renowned guitarists such as José Thomas, José Luis Rodrigo, David Russell, and Angelo Gilardino. He has extensive experience as both a soloist and chamber musician. He teaches classical guitar, hoping to share his deep passion and knowledge of the repertoire. While he also holds a master's degree in telecommunications engineering from the Polytechnic University of Milan and works full-time as a senior software engineer, music remains a central part of his life.