Tuscany Concerts And Music Festivals
I don't think that I need to convince anyone to visit Tuscany's capital Florence in April. But you might want to choose your dates to take part in the 10th Firenze Tango Festival running from April 25 to May 1. For more information consult http://www.tangoclub.it/dettaglio_oggetto.php?id_spettacolo=95
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
Montisi Tuscany Italy
If you are into the harpsichord stop by 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
Pistoia is a relatively unknown walled, medieval city in Tuscany. From July 8 to 10 it hosts the Pistoia Blues and some concerts and activities such as a photo exhibition dedicated to Jim Morrison are FREE. The final concert with Lou Reed is not. For more information consult http://www.pistoiablues.com/edizione-2011/programma-en.php
Beautiful Siena has been described as Tuscany's best-preserved medieval city. From July 9 to September 6 it hosts the 80th edition of the Estate Musicale Chigiana, held at various venues. Daniel Barenboim does Rossini, Mozart, and Beethoven in the final performance of this classical festival. For more information consult http://www.chigiana.it/Pagina.aspx?IDMenu=Concerti&IDPagina=estate_musicale&livello=1 .
Torre del Lago, Tuscany lies between the Lake of Massaciuccoli and the Tyrrhenian Sea. Home to some 11, 000 every year it hosts the Festival Pucciniano, attracting about 40 thousand Puccini lovers. This year's 56th edition presents La Boheme, Turandot, and Madame Butterfly from July 22 to August 27. For more information consult http://www.puccinifestival.it/website/eng/index.asp
Return to Siena and banish those early January blues at the Siena Guitar Festival 2012 on January 4th. Make sure to For more information consult http://sienaguitarfestival.blogspot.com/ .
I don't think that I have to introduce Florence Italy. For four days from March 15 to March 24 it proudly presents Donezetti's Anna Bolena at the Teatro Comunale. For more information consult http://www.maggiofiorentino.it/index.php?lang=it and get a Google translation. The site has an English-language button, but it didn't work.
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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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