Month: July 2024
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Lyric Festival of Stone Theatres 2024
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July is traditionally the month in which the celebration of the 1,000 year-old stone theatres of Sicily opens. This Festival of Stone Theatres, directed by Francesco Costa and promoted by the Sicilian Opera Choir, administered by Alberto Munafò Siragusa, takes place each summer, in some of the most beautiful and ancient stone theatres of Sicily,…
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A Monaco Summer Favourite – Concerts at the Prince’s Palace
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The end of July in Monaco heralds a series of Concerts at the Prince’s Palace, and this year the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra has a superb selection on offer, running from 11th July to 4th August. The series opened with a sold-out concert led by American conductor James Gaffigan, General Music Director of Komische Oper Berlin,…
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San Francisco Playhouse stages Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice hit ‘Evita’
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In what must be the highlight of the current season, San Francisco Playhouse stages the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice hit musical Evita. Winner of 9 Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Score, Evita was described by The Stage as “…. the greatest musical the UK has ever created”. The musical tells of…