Meditazioni silenti

Emilia Menini  (Naples, 11-12-1939) was born in a family made up of high officials. Her father, Mario Menini, was an admiral in the war navy and a leader for forty years. He was linked to the highest aristocracy in Turin, where he was born. Her grandfather, Davide Menini was a colonel in the Alpines and is a hero from the Battle of Adua, which took place in 1896. He lost his life on the battlefield when he was thirty-five and he is still named in history books. Her other grandfather, Antonio Lirer, and her uncle Raffaele Lirer, were Was Navy Officials. He two brothers, Davide and Giovanni Menini, had charges in the army too.  
Living in such a militarized environment, she received a cast-iron education and was used to obeying without protesting. Meanwhile, she developed a strong love for her homeland and learnt to respect the seniors.  
Her parents made her develop her love for classical music, bringing her to concerts since she was a child. That is how her passion for the violin started, but she was forced to play the piano, which she didn’t play anymore after getting the diploma.
She also developed a strong passion for the ballet, uìbut she was forced to leave it because of her study needs.  She attended the Liceo Classico Sannazzato and, after that, she got the teaching qualification at the Scuola Mazzini. Then, she got a degree in Ancient literature with the highet grades and stardet teaching literature until 2007, when she went on retirement.