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Festival, Music
Fierceness (See SAVAGERY.) Bayreuth since 1876, international center for Wagner’s operas. [Opera Hist.: Thompson, 165] (Tanglewood) summer home of Boston Symphony since 1934. [Music Hist.: Thompson, 202–203] internationally famous arts celebration since 1947. [Music Hist.: Thompson, 617] ancient congress of bards, still held annually in Wales. [Music Hist.: Benét, 305] (Spoleto Festival) founded in 1958 by Gian-Carlo Menotti and held annually in Spoleto, Italy. [Music Hist.: NCE, 2599] annual operatic events held in Sussex, England since 1934. [Music Hist.: NCE, 1097] annual summer jazz celebration. [Am. Mus.: NCE, 1927] 300,000 rock music fans attended this festival held near Bethel, N.Y. (August 16, 1969). [Am. Music Hist.: EB, X: 741] Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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