The Festival Valle d’itria Martina Franca has announced its revised 2020 edition.
Opera
The first work of the season will be “Il borghese gentiluomo” with music by Richard Strauss. The work based on a comedy by Moliere will star Stefano Massini and Davide Gasparro sharing the title role alongside Vittorio Prato, Ana Victoria Pitts, Barbara Massaro, Manuel Amati, Nico Franchini, Vassily Solodkyy, Alfonso Zambuto, Alberto Comes, Eugenio Di Lieto, and Djokic Strahinja. Michele Spotti conducts the production by Davide Gasparro.
Performance Dates: July 14-August 1, 2020
Richard Strauss’ “Arianna a Nasso” will be shown in a new Italian version by Quirino Principe. The cast will include Carmela Remigio in the title role, Piero Pretti as Bacchus, Jessica Pratt as Zerbinetta, and Vittorio Prato as Arlecchino. Fabio Luisi conducts the production by Walter Pagliaro.
Performance Dates: July 21-August 2, 2020
Concerti sul Mare
Lidia Fridman joins the Trio Gioconda De Vito for an evening of music by Massenet, Wagner, Skrjabin, Sinopoli, Ravel, and Debussy.
Performance Date: July 15, 2020
Francesco Meli and Luca Salsi an evening of music by Verdi and Liszt.
Performance Date: July 28, 2020
Il canto degli ulivi
Alex Esposito and Carmen Santoro perform music by Mozart, Verdi, Gounod, Berlioz, Offenbach, and Boito.
Performance Date: July 16, 2020
Leonor Bonilla, Lidia Fridman, and Carmen Santoro perform music by Mozart, Bellini, Händel, Dvořák, Monteverdi, and Rossini.
Performance Date: July 20, 2020
Veronica Simeoni and Michele D’Elia perform in recital with music by Monteverdi, Purcell, Gluck, Mozart, Haydn, Wagner/Liszt, and Mahler.
Performance Date: July 23, 2020
Musica nel chiostro
Pianist Federico Colli performs music by Schubert, Shostakovich, and Beethoven.
Performance Date: July 17, 2020
Violinist Francesca Dego and Daniele Rustioni perform music by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Boccadoro, Ysaÿe, and Ravel.
Concerti a Palazzo Ducale
Francesca Aspromonte and Sara Mingardo perform with Il Pomo d’oro conducted by Francesco Corti. The concerto Barocco will include by Rossi, Strozzi, Scarlatti, Locatelli, Händel, Hasse, Galuppi, and Porpor.
Performance Date: July 29, 2020
Jessica Pratt and Xabier Anduaga star in the recital “di Bel Canto” with music by Rossini, Offenbach, Donizetti, and Bellini.
Performance Date: July 30, 2020
Anna Caterina Antonacci and Francesco Libetta perform alongside Antonio Greco and Orchestra Cremona Antiqua. The program includes music by Monteverdi, Charpentier, Leo, Respighi, Martucci, Strauss, Poulenc, and Ravel.
