May Music Festivals And Concerts
The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino is held in the Teatro Comunale in Florence, Tuscany all throughout
the month of May. For more information consult http://www.maggiofiorentino.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=191&Itemid=103&lang=en
P.S. The English links don't always seem to work but it's worth spending some time at this
site if you will be in Florence in May, 2012 and love fine music.
From May 3rd to 13th Florence also hosts the Fabrica Europa 2012 - Festival internazionale della scena contemporanea "international and national contemporary expressions of dance, music, theatre as well as visual arts and multimedia." For more information consult http://fabbricaeuropa.ffeac.org/fabbricaEuropa_2012.page
Teatro Comunale Florence
Cervia Italy Port
The seaside resort of Cervia in the central Italian region of Emilia-Romagna boasts some 10 kilometers (about 6 miles) of sandy beaches and a salt museum. On selected Saturdays and Sundays from April 29 to May 27 it hosts the International Guitar Festival "Luigi Legnani in honor of a local boy born towards the end of the Eighteenth Century whom Paganini called the "best guitar player" of the time. For more information consult http://www.legnanifestival.it/EN/EN_Index.html
As always, or almost always, there's lots of music happening in Rome. Don't miss the May Day Musical (Primo Maggio) in Piazza San Giovanni. For more information consult http://kadmusarts.com/festivals/3891.html
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/images/doc/programma-completo-2012.pdf.
Cagliari is the capital of Sardinia, Italy’s second largest island. Finish the month of May at the European Jazz Expo as they say “an extraordinary journey into the music through traditions, art, culture, gastronomy, environment.” For more information consult http://www.jazzinsardegna.it/en (Please note, as of the end of April this was still displaying the 2011 calendar.
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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About the Author
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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