OPENING GALA DINNER Birth of Swing is driven to distraction by

is driven to distraction by his latest flame

This show will dive deep into the genius of Ellington while honouring the centennial of Armstrong's Hot Five and of Gershwin's iconic Rhapsody in Blue with a specially commissioned new arrangement

Donizetti and Mozart into an international tangle of mischief and seduction

Our Festival concludes in the ancient monastery of San Francesco high up in the Fiesole hills

a ballet gala that celebrates the groundbreaking vision of Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes

OPENING GALA DINNER Birth of Swing is driven to distraction byThe concert in the piazza is followed by the festivals traditional opening gala dinner in the majestic renaissance gardens of the Palazzo Corsini al Prato.