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Announced the 14th edition of which will be held from 19 June to 18 July 2021 in places rich in history and art of Friuli Venezia Giulia and Slovenia. Among the shows, Rigoletto at the Castello di Spessa and the Opera tango Maria de Buenos Aires by Astor Piazzolla

For a month the magic of opera will echo in places full of history and art of Friuli Venezia Giulia and neighboring Slovenia: in 2021, from June 19 to July 18, the Piccolo Opera Festival will return , by now consolidated and appreciated appointment of the summer program of Friuli Venezia Giulia, which enriches the cultural and tourist offer with stimulating and unprecedented proposals, attracting the public even from abroad. Now in its 14th edition , the festival directed by Gabriele Ribis will become cross-border , with an original project capable of offering - as its claim states - an authentic "Opera experience without borders ". All this, supported by the recent news that Nova Gorica in Slovenia and Gorizia in Italy will be European Capital of Culture 2025 together and by the path already undertaken for the common enhancement of Collio / Brda, included in the UNESCO Heritage Tentative List.

As a stage, castles, villas, historic gardens

The successful format of the past years has been confirmed, which will lead spectators to castles, ancient residences, historic gardens (some of which are exceptionally open for the occasion) , which will be a splendid stage for the shows and will have as a corollary guided tours, aperitifs, introductions listening, tastings, dinners before and after the musical events. For an experience that will allow you to know not only the architecture, history, landscapes of these extraordinary border lands, but also flavors and wines. A winning combination, also appreciated by Italian and foreign tour operators (mainly Austrians and southern Germany, areas that are the traditional basin of the festival, but also French and Swedish), which have already confirmed the presence of groups at next summer's edition .

"Despite the very difficult moment and all the problems related to the pandemic, we are working for an even richer 2021 edition both for the number of shows and for their location (also in Slovenia) - explains the artistic director Gabriele Ribis - We have also created tourist packages ad hoc, with variable number of days and with the inclusion of even more shows, which further strengthens our already excellent positioning within the European music tourism market. The spirit of the Festival has always been not to adapt the place to the show but the show, in particular the opera, to the place . A castle, a garden or a villa thus become a custom-built stage, where the audience itself becomes an integral part of the staging. "

25 appointments, 4 sections

The Piccolo Opera Festival will stage 25 shows , divided into 4 sections plus a preview , which will offer musical itineraries to be done on foot or by bicycle among the Italian and Slovenian vineyards interspersed with a musical break-refreshment and Concerts of taste with the involvement of local producers.

The heart of the program will be the Opera with two highly acclaimed titles. Rigoletto will be represented at the Castello di Spessa , home of the Piccolo Opera Festival and the traditional stage of the festival. The staging will use natural light for most of the show with a lighting and scenic set-up that will not affect the visual continuity of the Collio landscape, which is intended to be maximized. The second will be a title capable of attracting an audience not only of music lovers, namely the Opera tango Maria de Buenos Aires by Astor Piazzolla (in the centenary of the author's birth), which will be performed in Vila Vipolze in Slovenia (just 7km from the Castle of Spessa).

The Green Music section, or rather the popular musical visits to historic gardens and parks in collaboration with ERPAC and the Academy for the Opera of Verona / National Artistic Center, will be enriched with new prestigious locations. The other two sections, Castelli in Aria and Circulata melodia will also offer a rich program of musical events between Italy and Slovenia, combining great music, multimedia and enhancement of the territory. Many news, which will be gradually told on the site.

21/12/2020
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