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Spoleto Festival, also called Festival of the Two Worlds, annual summer arts festival held in Spoleto, Italy. Founded by the composer Gian-Carlo Menotti Menotti, Gian-Carlo (jän`-kär`lō mānôt`tē), 1911–2007, Italian composer. ..... Click the link for more information. and the conductor Thomas Schippers, the festival has been held annually since 1958. It features the works of composers, singers and musicians, as well as writers, actors, painters, and sculptors from all over the world. In 1999, Francis Menotti, the founder's son, became its artistic director. The Spoleto Festival U.S.A., an American version of the festival also instituted by Menotti, has been held in Charleston, S.C., since 1977. Although Menotti broke with the American festival in 1993, it continues to be an active musical institution under its director, the French conductor Emmanuel Villaume, who assumed his post in 2000. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| For 17 days and nights this month, the Spoleto Festival USA descends on Charleston, SC, with dance, music, opera, and theater. He has performed with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra, the Piccolo Spoleto Festival and throughout Uruguay and Argentina. Jones, who is gay, said he and his dance company would not perform at Charleston's Spoleto Festival USA in June if the flag was not lowered by May 26. |
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