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Tuscany – The “Virtuosi Italiani” at the Pieve a Elici Festival

It’s time again for the Versilia Chamber Music Festival at pieve a Elici (Massarosa, Lucca)!
Last year the two glamorous Russian siblings Kirill Troussov (violin) and Alexandra Troussova (piano) closed the festival. This year they will open it on 5 july, but each date in the programme is a must, not to be missed, as you can see detailed on the back cover.
The Virtuosi Italiani Orchestra will play the Four Seasons of Vivaldi with violinist Cristiano Rossi and flautist Mario Ancillotti on Friday, July 10. This chambre orchestra formed in 1988 is composed of 22 members guided by “konzertmeister” Alberto Martini. They have played in the most important Italian and International theatres and recorded more than 50 CDs. So it’s a great opportunity toh ave them at this festival, and very enjoyable too.

Tickets: 12,00 euro ( full price) – 9,00 euro (concessions) and 6,00 euro ( for AML members).
For info AML +39 0583 469960
www.associazionemusicalelucchese.it

Tuscany – In Florence the Galileo Galilei Exhibition

GALILEO GALILEI.
IMAGES OF THE UNIVERSE FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE TELESCOPE

Galileo’s first celestial discoveries date to exactly 400 years ago, and to mark this fourth centenary the United Nations has declared 2009 the International Year of Astronomy. Florence has decided to pay homage to the human and intellectual epic of one of its most ingenious sons with a lavish and spectacular exhibition at Palazzo Strozzi from 13 March to 30 August 2009: Galileo. Images of the Universe from Antiquity to the telescope.

Florence: Palazzo Strozzi, until 30 august 2009

Exhibition hours:
Daily 9.00 am – 8.00 pm
Thursday 9.00 am – 11.00 pm

INFO
+39 055 2645155

BOOKING
+39 055 2469600 – e.mail: prenotazioni@cscsigma.it – www.galileofirenze.it

Tuscany – The Organ Festival in Camaiore

The 14th edition of the Camaiore Organ Festival will start on July 17 and will be held as usual in the marvellous setting of the Church of Badia di Camaiore.
Eight concerts between July and August with the best Italian organists, and also musicians from France, Germany and England, to please our ears and spirits.
With the music of handel, Haydn, Scarlatti, Mendelssohn and ..Bach of course, we will hear not only four well-known italian organists, winners of National and International contests, but also the French living legend Philippe Lefebvre, regular organist in Notre Dame de Paris, and the English Roger Sayer who was labelled by the critics, in reference to his way of playing, as having the “Midas touch”.

Tuscany – Festival Puccini Torre del Lago Lucca

The Festival Puccini started in july In Torre del Lago,the town is located between Lake of Massaciuccoli and Tyrrhenian sea, near Viareggio.
The Festival welcomes about 40.000 spectators every year to its open-air theatre, just a few steps from the Villa Mausoleum where Giacomo Puccini lived and worked.
His mortal remains are now in a small chapel inside the Villa.
Torre del Lago is a favourite destination of opera lovers and tourists who wish to visit the places where the most beloved composer of the 20th century lived.
More informations on: www.puccinifestival.it

Program of Festival:
Time: 9.15 pm

LA BOHEME:
10-15-19 july
01-14-21 august

TOSCA:
11-17-26 july
09-20 august

TURANDOT:
18-25-31 july
07-22 august

MANON LESCAUT:
02-08-13 august

Tuscany – The S. Martino Labyrinth, Lucca

Next to well known monuments as the famous Ilaria del Carretto’s sepulchre by Jacopo della Quercia, the S. Martino Cathedral, built during the sixth century, preserves also some “mysteries” which need to be mentioned.
One of these is with no doubt the labyrinth situated outside the Church, carved on the pillar leaning against the bell tower. Of a circular shape it shows on its side an inscription in Latin hexameters whose translation says: “This is the labyrinth built by the Cretese Dedalo, and once inside, no one could get out; except for teseo, felpe for love, by Arianna’s string”. One can ask oneself why a clearly pagan symbol is placed at the entrance of a Christian Church.
The ansie can be found in the nearly certain allegoric meaning given to the same labyrinth as a place of sin from which only the love of Christ and faith in God can free us, just as Teseo found the exit tank to the Arianna string.