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MILESTONES #1 – THE 1977 NORMA
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MILESTONES #1 – THE 1977 NORMA

Since its first edition in 1975 – as explained in our previous article – the Festival della Valle d’Itria has charted a unique course in the musical landscape of opera and bel canto, characterized by innovative artistic choices aimed at the rediscovery not so much of rarity, but of interpretations that could be faithful to...

THE FESTIVAL OF YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW
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THE FESTIVAL OF YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW

With fifty years of history behind it, the Valle d’Itria Festival is now renowned worldwide as the Festival of Bel Canto, Baroque, and the Unheard, thanks to its original formula based on the selection of unknown works and their full-scale productions. Since its first edition in 1975, the Festival has sought to offer an alternative...

1975: THE FIRST EDITION OF THE FESTIVAL
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1975: THE FIRST EDITION OF THE FESTIVAL

Orfeo e Euridice, Festival della Valle d’Itria 1975 The original project of the first edition of the Festival della Valle d’Itria, which took place from August 27th to September 5th, 1975, involved the staging of a couple of operas during the summer period, including Gluck’s Orpheus and Eurydice, which Director Alberto Zedda gave a dramatic...

A FESTIVAL IN ITALY’S DEEP SOUTH
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A FESTIVAL IN ITALY’S DEEP SOUTH

The talk about the Festival in Martina began in the early months of 1975. From Grassi’s intuition, as we saw in the previous article dedicated to the birth of the festival’s vision idea, the Artistic Center “Valle d’Itria” was born, founded and chaired by Alessandro Caroli along with nineteen members.  The theme of the Martina...

BACK TO THE ORIGINS – PAOLO GRASSI AND HIS VISION
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BACK TO THE ORIGINS – PAOLO GRASSI AND HIS VISION

One of the reasons why the Festival della Valle d’Itria exists is Paolo Grassi, the “Milanese from Martina.” Of Martina descent from his father, he is known for shaping the history of culture and performing arts organization in Italy in the 20th century, co-founding the Piccolo Teatro di Milano with Giorgio Strehler. Although he was...