Opera festivals Opera festivals The Festival d’Aix-en-Provence is an opera festival that takes place in numerous venues in the centre of Aix-en-Provence throughout July each year. It features international-calibre performances and musicians and is directed by Stéphane Lissner, who is also artistic director of La Scala opera house in Milan. In 2006, it features concerts and operas as well as masterclasses. These include Wagner's Das Rheingold to be conducted by Sir Simon Rattle with Sir Willard White as Wotan; Mozart's The Magic Flute, conducted by young maestro Daniel Harding; Rossini's Italian in Algiers; the Berlin Philharmonic playing Mahler's 5th Symphony; Pierre Boulez, conducting and on the piano and works by English composer Henry Purcell. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aix-en-Provence Festival"
The annual Bayreuth Festival in Bayreuth, Germany is devoted principally (but not exclusively) to performances of operas by the 19th century German composer Richard Wagner. Wagner himself conceived of and promoted the idea of a special festival to showcase his own works, in particular his monumental cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen and Parsifal. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bayreuth Festival"
Garsington Opera is an open air opera festival held each summer in the gardens of Garsington Manor, in the village of Garsington, near Oxford, England. ...more on Wikipedia about "Garsington Opera"
Glyndebourne Opera Festival is a music festival held at Glyndebourne House near Lewes, England. ...more on Wikipedia about "Glyndebourne Opera Festival"
Savonlinna Opera Festival is held annually in the city of Savonlinna in Finland. The Festival takes place at the medieval Olavinlinna (St. Olaf's Castle), built in 1475. The castle is located amid spectacular lake scenery. ...more on Wikipedia about "Savonlinna Opera Festival"
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