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The summer-long festival in Belzano is devoted to the musicians of tomorrow. Youth orchestras, soloists, budding pianists and student musicians are showcased in a prestigious series of events that includes the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition. Every encouragement is given to the young musicians who respond with acclaimed performances. An important part of the festival is the 'Antiqva', a series of 10 concerts of Baroque and Renaissance music held in different historic venues. Famous orchestra directors, renowned soloists, distinguished juries and a festive environment add to the mix at this popular event. | | Dates: Friday 28 March 2008 - Monday 06 October 2008 | | Date Description: Various dates from Mar through to Oct. | | Venue: Various venues in Bolzano (Bozen) | | Opening Hours: Various. A full programme is available from the organiser website prior to the event. | | Cost: Various. |  +39 0471 304 130.  Visit our site  Send us an email |
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In Taormina, the picturesque tourist capital of Sicily, a programme of music, drama, film and arts performances is held throughout the summer in the town's well-preserved Greek Theatre. Actually rebuilt substantially by the Romans, the location is fantastic, perched over the Sicilian coastline and snow-capped Mount Etna rising behind. Among the many film screenings, concerts and plays performed there is a programme of modern music. Elton John, James Taylor and Alanis Morrissette have appeared here in past years. | | Dates: Sunday 01 June 2008 - Tuesday 30 September 2008 | | Date Description: TBC. Usually various dates throughout Jun to Sep. | | Venue: Teatro Greco | | Opening Hours: Various. | | Cost: TBC. | | +39 0942 23243. Visit our site Send us an email |
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Warm summer evenings in Rome are filled with the exciting possibilities of 'Estate Romana' - the three-month-long Roman Summer festival. Classical music, jazz and rock, film and theatre take place mainly at open-air venues throughout the city. Concerts are staged at archaeological sites and monuments. Church steps and piazzas provide a stage for all kinds of musical performances. City parks host entire music festivals and open-air screens are set up on the River Tiber Island and on the top of Gianicolo Hill, showing popular late night movies. Indeed much of Rome becomes a stage from June through to September. Theatrical performances take place in the ruins at Ostia Antica; the Baths of Caracalla become a classical music venue. The entire Foro Italico becomes an entertainment space with rock concerts, discos, and a huge open-air gymnasium. | | Dates: Sunday 01 June 2008 - Tuesday 30 September 2008 | | Date Description: TBC. Usually mid-Jun until mid-Sep. | | Venue: Mainly outdoor venues throughout Rome | | Opening Hours: Various. | | Cost: Various. | | +39 06 6574 4441. Visit our site Send us an email |
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The Tiberina Island, mid-stream in the centre of historic Rome, becomes the setting for a season of films and film-related socials in the summertime. Evocatively lit, the island provides a romantic setting for a full programme of mainstream and cult movies, retrospectives and previews. Movie makers and stars mingle with the film watching public on the island 'village' which converts, after midnight, to an elegant 'lounge' under the stars where people from the film industry and cultural world gather to enjoy music at the piano bar. The event extends to dancing, fashion shows, food and wine tastings and themed evenings. | | Dates: Thursday 19 June 2008 - Sunday 31 August 2008 | | Date Description: Various dates throughout Jun and Aug. | | Venue: Tiberina Island (Isola Tiberina) | | Opening Hours: Various. A full programme is available from the festival website. | | Cost: Various. | | +39 06 5833 3113. Visit our site Send us an email |
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Where gladiators once battled to the death, aficionados now enjoy opera amid an atmosphere of refinement and civility. Verona's Roman Arena has survived the ravages of time and earthquakes to provide one of the most fascinating modern event venues in the world. Through the summer, a programme of opera takes place on two to six evenings of the week. The tradition of opera at this 2,000-year-old open-air theatre dates from 1913. The opera stage is the biggest in the world. 15,000 spectators fill the venue, and opera performances attract over half a million visitors each year. There is a great range of ticket prices, depending on prestige and location. | | Dates: Friday 20 June 2008 - Sunday 31 August 2008 | | Date Description: Various dates throughout Jun and Aug. | | Venue: Roman Arena | | Opening Hours: Performances begin at 2100 or 2130. | | Cost: Various. | | +39 045 800 5151. Visit our site Send us an email |
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Kals'Art is a two month long festival of music, cinema and theatre performances that takes place in various locations throughout the city of Palermo. The streets, parks and pretty piazzas in the former Arab quarter of Kalsa are turned over to the event which includes a great line-up of entertainment ranging from theatre performances and film screenings to live music and arts exhibitions. Unquestionably a marvellous city at any time of the year, but the added attraction of Kals'Art makes this a great time to visit. | | Dates: Tuesday 01 July 2008 - Sunday 31 August 2008 | | Date Description: Two months across Jul and Aug. | | Venue: Various venues in Palermo | | Opening Hours: Various. | | Cost: Various. | | +39 (0)91 605 8111. Visit our site Send us an email |
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| | Festival Internazionale di Musica da Camera | |
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Cervo is a picture postcard tourist town with rooftops rising steeply from the Ligurian shoreline. On a little square in front of the historic church of Corallini, a season of classical concerts enthrals all who come here, not just with the quality of the music but with the architectural and scenic beauty of the open-air venue. Many great musicians have performed here over the years. | | Dates: Friday 04 July 2008 - Sunday 31 August 2008 | | Date Description: TBC. Usually six days (Tues-Sun) in Jul. | | Venue: Piazza dei Corallini | | Opening Hours: Various. | | Cost: Various. | | +39 0183 409 018 Visit our site Send us an email |
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Established in 1932, the Accademia Musicale Chigiana has worked towards providing master class tuition for some of the principal musical instruments including the piano, guitar, flute and violin. Each year it presents the 'Micat in Vertice' concert season which includes many great performances by some of the country's top musicians and orchestras. | | Dates: Friday 04 July 2008 - Saturday 30 August 2008 | | Date Description: TBC. Usually six days (Tues-Sun) in Jul. | | Venue: Palazzo Chigi Saracini | | Opening Hours: Usually from 2100. | | Cost: Various. | | +39 (0)5772 2091. Visit our site Send us an email |
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The small medieval town of Barga in Tuscany is home to the baroque Teatro dei Differenti, venue since 1973 of Opera Barga. What began as a series of courses for young singers and musicians grew into a full operatic programme of smaller, lesser-known operas of the baroque period together with more modern and contemporary compositions. | | Dates: Friday 04 July 2008 - Saturday 30 August 2008 | | Date Description: TBC. Usually six days (Tues-Sun) in Jul. | | Venue: Teatro dei Differenti | | Opening Hours: Various. | | Cost: Various. | | +39 0583 723 250 Visit our site Send us an email |
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Puccini was born in Lucca in 1858, but lived most of his life in the small village of Torre del Lago, 18km (11 miles) away. One of the most distinguished composers of the 20th century, his life and works are celebrated in the Puccini Opera Festival, staged at a purpose-built open-air theatre in Torre del Lago. Visitors - of which there are about 40,000 each year - also visit the Maestro's birthplace in Lucca and other places in the district where he lived and worked. His mortal remains lie in the Villa Mausoleum, close by the theatre. Some of the greatest names in opera - Mario del Monaco, Guiseppe Di Stefano, Luciano Pavorotti, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras - have appeared at the festival in the past. | | Dates: Friday 11 July 2008 - Sunday 05 October 2008 | | Date Description: TBC. Usually six days (Tues-Sun) in Jul. | | Venue: Puccini Theatre | | Opening Hours: Various. | | Cost: Euro 33-160. | | +39 0584 350 567 Visit our site Send us an email |
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This medieval town, a former residence of popes and rival to Rome, hosts an important festival of Baroque music through the late summer, with performances in various churches and historic cultural venues throughout the town. An innovative festival, it gives many little-known operas and chamber concerts their first airing in Italy | | Dates: Friday 01 August 2008 - Friday 31 October 2008 | | Date Description: TBC | | Venue: Various venues in Viterbo | | Opening Hours: TBC. Most concerts begin 2100 | | Cost: TBC | | +39 0761 291 000 Visit our site Send us an email |
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| | International Film Festival | |
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The Venice International Film Festival (Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica) attracts many movers and shakers, stars and icons of the movie business. Hollywood output formed an important part of the programming in the early years, but the emphasis has now switched to European and international films although the odd Hollywood blockbuster still finds its way on to the schedule. The venue is Venice Lido, the long, thin island just across from the main city. Each year the prestigious Silver Lion is awarded for best director | | Dates: Friday 01 August 2008 - Tuesday 30 September 2008 | | Date Description: TBC. Usually 10 days in late Aug / early Sep | | Venue: Venice Lido | | Opening Hours: Various. A full programme is available from the festival website prior to the event | | Cost: TBC | | +39 041 521 8711 Visit our site Send us an email |
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| | International Organ Festival | |
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The long-standing International Organ Festival of Aosta began life back in 1966. Of interest mainly to lovers of classical music and in particular to organ music enthusiasts, it is a festival of Europe-wide importance, hosting concert artists of international stature. The original aim was to promote organ music of the highest quality in an entertaining format, and in recent years the scope has expanded to help introduce the visitor to the monumental richness of the town of Aosta, and in particular its cathedral. Music of Bach, Liszt, Guillou, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Merkel and Bossi are included in a very wide repertoire for voice and organ | | Dates: Friday 01 August 2008 - Tuesday 30 September 2008 | | Date Description: TBC. Usually three weeks from late Aug and into Sep | | Venue: Aosta Cathedral and various churches | | Opening Hours: Concerts begin 2130 | | Cost: Various | | +39 (0)165 236 627 Visit our site Send us an email |
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| | Roccella Jonica Jazz Festival | |
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Down on the toe of Italy, the small seaside town of Roccella Jonica is the scene of a big summer jazz festival, featuring Italian artists and many top international names. In addition to a great line-up of musicians, experimental theatre is also on the agenda, and artistic performances incorporating elements of literature and opera. It is an innovative programme that uses some unusual venues including a small arena in a rocky outcrop. Performances also take place in traditional theatres as well as a number of outdoor venues around the town | | Dates: Friday 01 August 2008 - Sunday 31 August 2008 | | Date Description: TBC. Usually about one week in Aug | | Venue: Various venues and locations | | Opening Hours: Various | | Cost: TBC | | +39 0961 720 260 Visit our site Send us an email |
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Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) was born in the town of Pesaro on the shores of the Adriatic, where a festival of his work is now held each year in his honour. The Rossini Festival has seen many of the great composer's lesser-known works revived and some of them have since entered the standard operatic repertoire. The festival was established in 1980 to support to the publication of Rossini's complete works and is now an important fixture in the operatic calendar | | Dates: Friday 01 August 2008 - Sunday 31 August 2008 | | Date Description: TBC. Usually several weeks in Aug | | Venue: Teatro Rossini and other venues | | Opening Hours: TBC | | Cost: TBC | | +39 0721 380 0294 Visit our site Send us an email |
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| | Stresa Musical Weeks (Settimane Musicali di Stresa) | |
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On the shore of Lake Maggiore the traditional resort of Stresa is the main host of a summer festival of classical music that spreads itself among surrounding towns and villages. Churches, basilicas and historic buildings in lakeside and island villages have extended the festival far beyond its main Palace of Congress home. Founded in 1961, the festival is associated with many great artists with whom it regularly collaborates. In addition, young musicians who have won international competitions frequently perform here. The festival has its own resident orchestra and also co-operates with the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai in the development of artistic co-productions. The festival represents an opportunity to attend performances of the highest quality, be they of symphonic or chamber orchestras, conductors or soloists, of international renown or emerging talent. | | Dates: Friday 01 August 2008 - Saturday 06 September 2008 | | Date Description: TBC. Usually 10 days in late Aug / early Sep | | Venue: Palazzo dei Congressi and various | | Opening Hours: Various. A full programme of events is available from the organiser website prior to the event | | Cost: Various. | | +39 0323 31095 Visit our site Send us an email |
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Since 1895, the Venice Biennale has set standards in promoting contemporary art and culture to a wide audience. An international pace-setter, this prestigious institution manages and promotes artistic programmes, including the Venice International Film Festival, the International Art Exhibition, the International Architecture Exhibition, a festival of contemporary music and festivals of theatre and of dance. Most of these are regarded as world class events in their own right. Through programmes of workshops, concerts, exhibitions and performances, the Venice Biennale has attracted worldwide acclaim as well as occasionally provoking controversy. Various venues are used for the Biennale and there is a permanent site at the Giardini Publicci, where many countries maintain their own pavilions, and where a thematic international exhibition is also held. In even-numbered years, this site is used for the biennial Architecture Exhibition, where many of the world's leading architects display their skills and visions. | | Dates: Wednesday 27 August 2008 - Saturday 06 September 2008 | | Date Description: TBC. Usually about one week in Aug | | Venue: Various venues in Venice | | Opening Hours: Various. | | Cost: Various. | | +39 (0)41 521 8898. Visit our site Send us an email |
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Pre-dating its more famous counterpart in Sienna, horses have raced around the streets of Asti once a year since 1275. The event now takes place at the Piazza Alfieri which is converted into a stadium for the occasion. Each neighbourhood and village of Asti enters a horse in its own colours and the racing is fiercely competitive. Much more than just a horse race in the street, there is a spectacular performance of the "Sbandieratori" on the day before - troupes of drummers and flag-throwers creating dazzling shows of movement, noise and colour and forming human towers. On the day itself there is an incredible procession of 1,400 characters in elaborate medieval costume with trumpeters, drummers, more flags, horses, oxen and assorted other livestock. They begin on the Cathedral Square to finish at the site of the Palio | | Dates: Monday 01 September 2008 - Tuesday 30 September 2008 | | Date Description: TBC. Usually one Sun in Sep | | Venue: Piazza Vittorio Alfieri | | Opening Hours: 1000-1830 | | Cost: Various. Some events are free | | +39 0141 399 482 Visit our site Send us an email |
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In one of the major wine growing regions of Italy, producers and buyers come together each year at Asti's Palazzo del Collegio and the marquee erected in its courtyard, to sample and to buy and sell. This is also a great opportunity for visitors to debunk the negative vibes associated with Asti Spumante and to try some of the really outstanding wines of the region. There are also exhibitions and demonstrations, many varieties of local dishes are on sale, and there are celebration dinners and musical entertainments in the evenings. Douja d'Or, the Cup of Gold, is a 22-carat affair that runs more or less in parallel with the spectacular Asti Palio, making this the place to be in September for wine buffs and horse racing fans | | Dates: Monday 01 September 2008 - Tuesday 30 September 2008 | | Date Description: TBC. Usually 10 days in Sep | | Venue: Palazzo del Collegio | | Opening Hours: TBC | | Cost: Free entry; fee for tasting tickets | | +39 0141 535 211 Visit our site Send us an email |
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| | Independent Days Festival | |
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Part of a series of rock music concerts run in various cities in Italy, Bologna hosts the September event. Past performers include Bad Religion, Queens of the Stone Age, The Bravery, Skin and Futureheads. The roll call of the Independent production team is somewhat more impressive including bands such as Coldplay, Radiohead, Franz Ferdinand and The Darkness. In Bologna, acts run simultaneously in the main arena and the marquee. There is usually a free warm-up event the day before the concert, with live and DJ music | | Dates: Monday 01 September 2008 - Tuesday 30 September 2008 | | Date Description: TBC. Usually a Sun in early Sep | | Venue: Arena Parco Nord | | Opening Hours: TBC. Usually 1300-2400 | | Cost: TBC | | +39 0434 208 631 Visit our site Send us an email |
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| | International Festival of Urban Theatre | |
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Four days are set aside each September for the Festival Internazionale del Teatro Urbano, when performers invade the streets of central Rome, transforming urban spaces into improvised theatre spaces for live spaces. Young performers and alternative theatre groups are given an opportunity to shine, and visitors can join in too. The aim is to combat indifference with surprise "guerrilla tactics" and events can spring up in unsuspected places such as street corners, or any spot deemed in need of "carnivalisation". As Shakespeare once wrote, "All the world's a stage", and many surprised passers-by find themselves performing on it. There are always a few surprises in store to provoke a reaction and involve the audience in what they are seeing | | Dates: Monday 01 September 2008 - Tuesday 30 September 2008 | | Date Description: TBC. Usually four days in Sep | | Venue: Streets in Rome | | Opening Hours: TBC | | Cost: Free | | +39 06 6574 4441. Visit our site Send us an email |
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One of the longest running events on the motor racing calendar, the Italian Grand Prix draws huge crowds of car-mad racing fans every year to the track at Monza, 16km (10 miles) from Milan. Michael Schumacher won the famous race five times in recent years, including in 2006, but has since then retired. Rubens Barrichello and Juan Pablo Montoya have also lifted the trophy twice each since 2000 | | Dates: Monday 01 September 2008 - Tuesday 30 September 2008 | | Date Description: TBC. Usually one weekend in Sep | | Venue: Monza Race Track | | Opening Hours: TBC | | Cost: TBC | | +39 039 24821 Visit our site Send us an email |
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| | Joust of the Quintana (Giostra della Quintana) | |
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In this festival, mounted riders representing the 10 districts of the town of Foligno compete by tilting at a figure which originally represented an enemy. | | Dates: Monday 01 September 2008 - Tuesday 30 September 2008 | | Date Description: TBC. Usually one weekend in Sep. | | Venue: Main squares of Foligno | | Opening Hours: Sat from 2100; Sun from 1500. | | Cost: TBC. | | +39 0742 354 459. Visit our site Send us an email |
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| | Madonna di Piedigrotta Festival | |
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The Madonna of Piedigrotta is brought out of her resting place in the church named after her once in every 50 years. Celebrations in her name, though, take place on a regular basis, once each year. A very moving celebration, the emphasis is upon the slow return of the procession to the shrine, after a visit to the shore where a boat parade takes place at Mergellina. This reflects the legend that the image of the Madonna was rediscovered by fishermen. There are church services and masses in honour of the Madonna, and the occasion is also marked by theatrical performances and music concerts | | Dates: Monday 01 September 2008 - Tuesday 30 September 2008 | | Date Description: TBC | | Venue: Church of Santa Maria di Piedigrotta | | Opening Hours: All day | | Cost: Free | | +39 081 410 72 11 Visit our site Send us an email |
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| | MilanoVendeModa (Autumn-Winter Fashion) | |
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One of the top fashion shows in the world, MilanoVendeModa, held at Fieramilanocity every year in September, is the must-attend event for all self-respecting fashionistas. This is a great opportunity to see the autumn-winter collections by the biggest names in the business, find out about all the latest trends, and mingle with the rich and famous, as anybody's who's anybody in the fashion world, from models to magazine editors and designers, gather for the glitzy event | | Dates: Monday 01 September 2008 - Tuesday 30 September 2008 | | Date Description: TBC. Usually over four days (Thurs-Sun) in Sep | | Venue: Fieramilanocity | | Opening Hours: TBC | | Cost: TBC | | +39 (0)2 3498 4405. Visit our site Send us an email |
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This marathon concert of rock and pop music takes on a political edge by throwing its weight behind the campaign to end poverty. A line-up of favourite Italian bands together with a surprise guest artist draw big crowds to this free concert at a stadium in the suburbs of this historic city | | Dates: Monday 01 September 2008 - Tuesday 30 September 2008 | | Date Description: TBC. Usually one Sat from Sep to Nov | | Venue: Arena Parco Nord | | Opening Hours: TBC. Usually 1300-2400 | | Cost: Free | | +39 02 762 1171 Visit our site Send us an email |
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Naples is the spiritual home of the pizza, and every year in September, the city gets together to celebrate its most famous export. The streets are full of vendors selling their margheritas, calzone and quattro stagioni to passers-by, and the delicious smell of freshly cooked pizza pervades in every district. The 10-day event is probably the largest festival dedicated to the pizza anywhere in the world, and an excellent excuse to gorge on one of the simplest, but most popular, dishes there is | | Dates: Monday 01 September 2008 - Tuesday 30 September 2008 | | Date Description: TBC. Usually 10 days in Sep | | Venue: In and around Naples, especially around the harbour area | | Opening Hours: 1900-2400 | | Cost: Various | | +39 081 795 1111 Visit our site Send us an email |
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| | Terra di Siena Film Festival | |
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Each year thousands of film students and professionals from Italy and across the world travel to Siena in Tuscany for the Terra di Siena Film Festival. Boasting an eclectic screening programme that includes films from all over the world, the festival also includes a complete retrospective about an author, a filmmaker or an actor. Founded in 1996, the Terra di Siena Film Festival is dedicated to independent filmmaking and is one the most important film festivals in Central Italy | | Dates: Monday 01 September 2008 - Friday 31 October 2008 | | Date Description: TBC. Usually about five weeks from late Sep | | Venue: Various cinemas in Siena | | Opening Hours: Various | | Cost: Various | | +39 (0)577 292 347 Visit our site Send us an email |
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| | Torino Settembre Musica (September Music) | |
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Turin's Settembre Musica is a festival of classical music that brings some of the greatest contemporary musicians to the pretty city of Piedmont. In addition to a great line-up of modern interpretations of classical music, visitors can also kick back to enjoy a range of jazz, blues and ethnic musical performances. Performances take place in various locations throughout Piedmont including many of its stunning baroque buildings | | Dates: Monday 01 September 2008 - Tuesday 30 September 2008 | | Date Description: TBC. Usually about three weeks in Sep | | Venue: Various locations in Turin | | Opening Hours: Various. A full programme is available from the festival website prior to the event | | Cost: TBC. 2007 prices: Euro 3-40 | | +39 011 442 4703 Visit our site Send us an email |
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| | Ravello Classical Music Festival | |
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A two-month long music and art event, this event is also known as the Amalfi Coast Chamber Orchestra Festival. The concerts take place in the Ravello villa that inspired Wagner's "Parsifal", and also at a convent in the nearby seaside village of Conca dei Marini. The main venue includes a suspended stage, built around the gardens of the villa and hanging above a cliff 350m (1,150ft) above the sea. A full musical teaching programme runs in parallel with a series of concerts. Top artists and musicians are attracted here, where the music is rivalled in excellence only by the location - the stunning landscape of the famous Amalfi Coast | | Dates: Tuesday 02 September 2008 - Saturday 08 November 2008 | | Date Description: TBC. Usually about five weeks from late Sep | | Venue: Villa Ruffino | | Opening Hours: Concerts begin 1830 | | Cost: Euro 25 | | +39 089 858 149 Visit our site Send us an email |
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