The photographic exhibition Eyewitness: War and Peace, featuring the work of renowned war photojournalist Manoocher Deghati, will open on Friday, June 27 at 7:30 PM in Piazza Roma, Martina Franca. The exhibition is one of the special events of the 2025 Festival della Valle d’Itria. The display route will stretch from Piazza Roma to Piazza...
The Festival della Valle d’Itria is proud to announce its participation in the national campaign “R1PUD1A”, promoted by EMERGENCY, an initiative that reaffirms the principle enshrined in Article 11 of the Italian Constitution: “Italy rejects war as an instrument of offense against the freedom of other peoples and as a means of settling international disputes.”...
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...
As part of its long-standing tradition, the Festival della Valle d’Itria once again celebrates two outstanding figures from the world of music and culture with the D’Arcangelo Award and the Bacco dei Borboni Award. The “Lorenzo and Pasquale D’Arcangelo” Journalism Award will be presented to Eva Pleus, a Viennese-born music critic based in Milan. A contributor to...
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...
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...
