A new responsibility to strengthen the role of Italian festivals across Europe We are pleased to share that Michele Punzi, President of the Fondazione Paolo Grassi, has been appointed to the Board of Italiafestival, the association that brings together some of the most important Italian festivals in the fields of music, theatre, literature, and performing...
The Festival della Valle d’Itria Earns ECOEVENTS Environmental Certification We are pleased to announce that the Festival della Valle d’Itria has obtained the ECOEVENTS environmental certification, an official partner of Legambiente. This achievement is a testament to the Festival’s concrete commitment to environmental protection and the promotion of sustainable best practices. It is a recognition...
Friday, December 20 at 19:00 in the Auditorium of the Fondazione Paolo Grassi will be held the presentation of the book celebrating the 50 editions of the Festival Della Valle d’Itria. The volume is composed of photographic collections of the most significant opera productions represented in the editions of the historical Festival, and is enriched...
On November 8 and 9, Martina Franca will host an important event to discuss and exchange views on the future and prospects of festivals: the international conference “The Role and Function of Festivals in the 21st Century.” On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Festival della Valle d’Itria, the Paolo Grassi Foundation, in...
Scheduled for Monday, April 22nd at 11:00 AM at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, the press conference unveiling the 50th edition of the Festival della Valle d’Itria is set to take place. This event has become a tradition in honor of Paolo Grassi, co-founder of the Piccolo Teatro in Milan alongside Giorgio Strehler, and one...
As every year, we renew the invitation to contribute to the realization of the Festival della Valle d’Itria, which celebrates its 50th edition this year. An important milestone that increasingly directs our gaze towards the future, a future full of dreams, thanks also to your contribution. You can support the Festival by donating 5X1000 within...
Also this year the collaboration with the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Bari has produced surprising results and bears the name of the student Emanuela Carbonara. The call launched last December, aimed to give students maximum freedom in the creativity of the image, so that it was exciting, communicative and recognizable in the local, national...
The world icon of opera, Grace Bumbry, is dead. Protagonist of the historic edition of “Norma” in 1977 at the Festival della Valle d’Itria, we remember her in this photo close to President Franco Punzi, while he gave her the “Rodolfo Celletti” 2022 Career’s Award. “We want to celebrate an internationally renowned artist, who has...
Great day in Martina Franca because Festival della Valle d’Itria won its 10th Abbiati Award, the highest recognition of Italian music critics. The commission of the 42nd edition of the “Abbiati” Award, composed of Alessandro Cammarano, Andrea Estero, Carlo Fiore, Angelo Foletto, Susanna Franchi, Giancarlo Landini, Patrizia Luppi, Gianluigi Mattietti, Gregorio Moppi, Carla Moreni, Stefano...
On Friday March 24th, the Board of Directors of the Paolo Grassi Foundation, composed of Gianfranco Palmisano (Mayor of Martina Franca), Michele Punzi, Rinaldo Melucci, Roberto Venneri and Piermassimo Chirulli met and voted unanimously the new President of the Foundation: Lawyer Michele Punzi. “I accept this appointment with a great sense of responsibility, aware that...
