The edition we propose in Martina Franca is the rare 1912 version, with a rhythmic adaptation in Italian by Quirino Principe; featuring Carmela Remigio, Jessica Pratt, Pietro Pretti, and Vittorio Prato among the protagonists of the performance directed by Walter Pagliaro Palazzo Ducale, Martina Franca Tuesday 21 July, 9pm Live streaming from the Web TV...
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Il borghese gentiluomo by Strauss opens the 46th Festival della Valle d’Itria
Starring Stefano Massini; Michele Spotti conducting the Orchestra del Teatro Petruzzelli di Bari; Davide Gasparro authors the mise en espace Franco Punzi reaches his 40th year as president of the Festival Palazzo Ducale, Martina Franca Tuesday 14 July, 9pm Live streaming on the Web TV of the Fondazione Paolo Grassi and on Italiafestival.tv Il borghese...
Festival della Valle d’Itria: the 46th edition, with its great voices of our time, hosts the myth of Ariadne, between the Palazzo Ducale, our cloisters, and country houses
Between the 14th July and the 2nd August we have two performances in the name of Strauss: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme conducted by Michele Spotti, and Ariadne auf Naxos conducted by Fabio Luisi; we also have a series of concerts with some of the best belcanto performers of our time. Amongst our singers feature Anna Caterina...
Festival della Valle d’Itria: it’s an OK for the 46th edition, to be held from the 14th July to the 2nd August 2020, with a revised programme inspired by Strauss
On the 14thJuly Martina Franca will open its doors with Il borghese gentiluomo conducted by Michele Spotti Arianna a Nasso is conducted by music director Fabio Luisi Confirming our yearly event is a sign that things are picking up for the local economy, and for the workers in the fields of theatre and the performing arts...
The Festival della Valle d’Itria discloses the names of the artists for the 2020 edition, 14 July to 2 August
Among the conductors and directors of Martina Franca’s 46th festival, names such as Fabio Luisi and Walter Pagliaro, Michele Spotti and Davide Gasparro, George Petrou and Andrea Chiodi will tread the boards of the Palazzo Ducale. Star of the Symphonic concert is violinist Francesca Dego, with the Orchestra del Petruzzelli involved in all the productions For...
Festival della Valle d’Itria: the online sale of the operatic titles of the 2020 edition is open
Great advance and spread in foreign tourist markets for the next summer program New discounts for residents in Martina Franca and for the under-30s An unprecedented novelty: in coincidence with the San Martino festivity, the online sale of the tickets for the next edition of the Festival della Valle d’Itria is open. A result strongly...
Festival della Valle d’Itria: preview of the operatic titles of the 2020 edition
The 20th century music, the Opera in Masseria and two rarities of the early 19th century come back For the first time in the history of the Festival della Valle d’Itria, the current edition closes with the announcement of the operatic titles of next year: a result strongly desired by the Paolo Grassi Foundation, in...
International Masterclass for violin and chamber music by Aylen Pritchin
This masterclass “Gioconda De Vito” is dedicated to students from conservatoires and music schools, as well as professional musicians, with no age or nationality restriction. Participation is also possible as auditors. The violin and chamber music courses will take place at the Fondazione Paolo Grassi, in Via Metastasio n.20, in the old town of Martina...
Festival della Valle d’Itria: the final of the International Opera Awards
The “Festival della Valle d’Itria” in London for the International Opera Awards night Gala This night the winners will be announced. The event from Martina Franca was nominated as “Best Festival of the year” The President Franco Punzi is in London to represent the Festival from Martina Franca at Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London, this...
The programme for the 45th Festival della Valle d’Itria is now available
The programme for the 45th Festival della Valle d’Itria is now available: “Dawns and blazes. Naples and Europe: the golden century” From the 16th July to the 4th August 2019, Martina Franca will reveal its musical treasures in the atrium of the Palazzo Ducale: Cimarosa’s Il matrimonio segreto, Manfroce’s Ecuba, Porpora’s Orfeo, and Offenbach’s Coscoletto...