June Music Festivals And Concerts
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Let's be frank. There are so many Italian Music Festivals during June that it can be tiring to scroll down the page. But if you don't scroll you may miss a great one. This page lists June Italian Music Festivals in start date order. Click here for this list in festival name order. Or scroll to the bottom of the page to select the festival region.
Brescia is a city at the foot of the Alps in the Lombardy region of Italy. Bergamo is a medieval walled city. They both have lovely old towns worth visiting. During the month of May and June they jointly host the Festival Pianistico Internazionale di Brescia E Bergamo with concerts almost every night. Many of the concerts are given in one town and repeated in the other on the following evening. For more information consult (in easy to follow Italian) http://www.festivalpianistico.it/dati/2011%20programma%20depliant.pdf.
The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino is held in the Teatro Comunale in Florence, Tuscany. June productions include Swan Lake (June 1 to 5), 3 Listz Concertos (June 8 to 10), and a Monteverdi opera (June 18 to 22). For more information consult https://www3.ribesticket.it/default.asp?language=2.
Ravenna is a small city in the Emilia-Romagna region on the Gulf of Venice. Their Fabula in Festival runs from June 7 to July 9 and includes a whole slew of concerts, opera, drama and ballet, far too numerous to list here. For more information consult http://www.ravennafestival.org/programma_spettacoli/calendario.
Heineken Jammin Festival Mestre Veneto
You probably haven’t heard of Mestre, Veneto but I won’t say the same for the smaller city just across the bridge, Venice. From June 9 to June 11 Mestre hosts the Heineken Jammin Rock Festival that should attract 100,000 youth and perhaps a few geezers. Come early or leave late to enjoy that town next door. For more information consult http://www.carnifest.com/carnivals/Heineken-Jammin-Festival.asp.
Milan is the capital of the northern Lombardy region. More than that it’s Italy’s business and fashion capital. On June 22 it hosts the Gods of Metal concert, quite a business, which promises to be quite a fashion show. My only question is why is this only one day. For more information consult http://www.godsofmetal.it/en/index.php.
It takes two to tango so bring a friend to the Roma Tango Meeting held in Italy’s capital of Italy from June 23 to June 26. You say you don’t tango; lessons are available. For more information consult http://www.romatangomeeting.com.
Spoleto is a walled city perched on a slanting hillside of Umbria in central Italy. Since 1958 it hosts the Festival dei Due Mondi (Festival of Two Worlds), founded by the composer Gian Carlo Menotti. This top of the line arts festival runs from June 24 through July 10. For more information consult http://www.festivaldispoleto.com/interno.asp?id=160&lang=eng.
Trentino-Alto Adige is a bilingual region of northern Italy. The German speakers call it Sued Tyrol. The Sued Tyrol Jazz Festival Alto Adige runs from June 24 to July 3 and includes over 100 concerts and live acts, offered in many cities and towns of this beautiful region. For more information consult http://www.suedtiroljazzfestival.com/?langSJF=en.
Free Liri Blues Festival Free
What do you think about FREE? From June 29 to July 3 the little city of Isola del Liri in the central Italian Latium region hosts the Liri Blues Fest. Concerts are held in the main square (Piazza Boncompagni), in the streets and nighttime means jam sessions. This year’s stars are Eric Bibb, Albert Lee, Sonny Landreth, Bettye Lavette, and Colosseum. For more information consult http://www.liribluesfestival.it/Default.aspx.
If you are into the harpsichord finish the month of June at the Piccola Accadmia di Montisi, located in a hilltop medieval village of southern Tuscany. The Piccola Accadmia di Montisi Summer Festival 2011 runs from June 30 to July 11. The Academy offers classes that are filling up fast. For more information consult http://www.piccolaaccademia.org/content/home.html
Italian Musical Experiences Month By Month
May June July August September OctoberNovember December January February March April
Italian Musical Experiences Region By Region
Abruzzi Apulia Basilicata Calabria CampaniaEmilia-Romagna Friuli-Venezia Giulia Latium
Liguria Lombardy The Marches Molise Piedmont
Sardinia Sicily Trentino-Alto Adige Tuscany
Umbria Val d'Aosta Veneto
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Levi Reiss has authored or co-authored ten books on computers and the Internet, but to be honest, he would rather just drink fine Italian or other wine, accompanied by the right foods. He teaches classes in computers at an Ontario French-language community college. Visit his website www.travelitalytravel.com devoted to Italian travel with an accent on fine Italian wine and food. Visit his central wine website www.theworldwidewine.com with weekly reviews of $10 wine and columns devoted to various aspects of wine including wine and food, humor, trivia, organic and kosher wine and lots more.
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