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CASTLES IN THE PROVINCE OF BRESCIA. The Castle
of Brescia, first of all, and that in defense of the medieval
town of Sirmione: romantic, scenic, majestic. And then the
fortresses of Breno and Padenghe and Padernello and
those that dot the hills of Franciacorta. Ancient fortresses
that now houses private homes or prestigious wineries that
produce and sell to the public the great wines of
Franciacorta. Places to visit and to dream.
THE GREAT THEATRE OF BRESCIA. The current hall of
the Grand Theatre was built in 1810 by architect Luigi
Canonica and was decorated in 1862 by the hand of
Girolamo Magnani. Remarkable is also the ceiling of the
hall of today Reduced, with faux balustrade overlooking the
sky animated by numerous figures of the Olympian gods .
The Grand Foyer , opened in 1772, is one of the most
remarkable examples of eighteenth-century architectural
splendor applied to a structure of the show. Trivia: Madama
Butterfly by Puccini was greeted enthusiastically at the
Teatro Grande in Brescia on May 28, 1904 , after the failure
of the first performance at La Scala . From there he began
his luck. the billboard of the theater, between tradition and
modernity , ranging between performances of opera ,
dance, music and cultural events. The great theater also
hosts every year in spring the International Piano Festival of
Brescia and Bergamo , one of the world's largest events
on the piano www.teatrogrande.it - www.festivalpianistico.it
ART GALLERIES. Along with a strong tradition of public
institutions, the province of Brescia is a land of important
private galleries. The Galleria Massimo Minini from 1973 is
among the most important in the world and is home to
artists such as Anish Kapoor, Sol Lewitt, Jan Fabre,
Maurizio Cattelan, Vanessa Beecroft, just to name a few.
Next to it in recent years has developed a thriving market
of galleries of contemporary art and p h o t o g r a p h y ,
concentrated particularly in the quadrangle between Tybalt
Brusato Square, Via Museums, Piazza Duomo and Via
Tosio in Brescia.
THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY. The city is home to the
Museum of the Benedictine monastery of San Salvatore -
Santa Giulia, founded in 753 AD by the Lombard king
Desiderius. It occupies the north-eastern area of the
ancient city , where, over the centuries , have overlapped
and layered significant archaeological and monumental.
Santa Giulia City Museum - Via Museums, 81 / b - 25121
Brescia Tel 030 297 7833 / 7834 Fax 030 297 8222
www.bresciamusei.com
INTERNATIONAL PIANO FESTIVAL OF BRESCIA AND
BERGAMO. The International Piano Festival of Brescia
and Bergamo is considered one of the world's most
important festival dedicated to the piano. In 1986 he was
awarded the Premio Abbiati Italian Music Critics and
awarded the Liszt Medal of the Hungarian Ministry of
Culture. Since 1988 belongs to the Association
Européenne des Festivals. Co-Founder Federfestival (now
Italiafestival), is placed under the High Patronage of the
President of the Italian Republic, and on the occasion of
the presentation of the XXIX in Strasbourg has obtained the
patronage of the President of the European Parliament.
Born in 1964 as a tribute to the great pianist Arturo
Benedetti Michelangeli in Brescia birth, on the initiative of
the Master Augustine Orizio - who is still the artistic director
- w a s q u i c k l y e x t e n d e d t o B e r g a m o . I n f o :
www.festivalpianistico.it
Gardone: FESTIVAL OF VITTORIALE. "A marble basin
under the stars" is how the poet Gabriele d'Annunzio
imagined the ideal theater to represent their shows, of
course nestled in the frame splendia Vittoriale example of
one of Wagner in Bayreuth. Should have been called
"Parlaggio". It was the poet himself who chose the place :
a vantage point of the park, where you can admire the
Isola del Garda, Monte Baldo, the peninsula of Sirmione
and , above all, the impressive Rock of Manerba - where
Goethe seems to recognize the profile of Dante. In 1931
the poet 's work entrusted to the architect of the Vittoriale,
Gian Carlo Maroni, who sent in Pompeii because he
thought the new construction on the example of the
Roman world's oldest. Work began between '34 and '35,
but were soon interrupted due to financial difficulties,
exacerbated the beginning of the war and the death of the
poet. Taken by the will of the Foundation twenty years later,
in '52 , they finished the following year, to the architect
Mario Moretti and Italo Maroni , brother of Gian Carlo. On 8
August 1953, the theater was solemnly opened with a
concert by the Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala
conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini. Today it houses a season
with international stars of music, theater, dance. Info:
www.anfiteatrodelvittoriale.it
Useful links: http://www.bresciatourism.it/