Rossini Festival

Date: 25 Apr 2009 Time: 12 p.m. - 9 p.m. Location: Market Square and Gay Street

Voted Knoxville's best festival!

One of the Southeasts most alluring cultural attractions, Knoxville Opera's Rossini Festival brings a taste of Europe to East Tennessee and celebrates the color, fun and excitement of opera and Italian culture.

The festival combines world class opera performances, art and craft exhibitions, wine tasting, and a wide variety of other events with a vibrant Italian Street Fair on April 25th, from noon to 9 pm.

Downtown Knoxvilles Gay Street is transformed from a busy thoroughfare to a colorful European festival with three stages featuring a range of entertainment options, an upscale Artisans Market, the smells and tastes of authentic Mediterranean foods and beverages, and a special childrens area on Market Square with entertainment, fun and games.

2009 featured Rossini Festival attractions include Knoxville Operas
presentation of Pagliacci (Clowns) by Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Saturday, April 25, 6:00 p.m.
and
Sunday, April 26, 2:30 p.m.
at the Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street.

Tickets available at Knoxville Opera, 865-524-0795, ext. 1.

In addition, a fully-staged, costumed UT Opera Theatre production of Mozarts Don Giovanni (Don Juan), directed by Carroll Freeman, at the Bijou Theatre
Thursday, April 23,

Friday, April 24, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 25, 2:00 p.m.

Sunday, April 26, 8:00 p.m.

Tickets available from the UT School of Music or at Tickets Unlimited.

Vendor applications for the 8th Annual Rossini Festival Italian Street Fair, slated for Saturday, April 25, 12-9 p.m. on Gay Street and Market Square in downtown Knoxville, may be downloaded at http://www.rossinifestival.org/

For further information about the 2009 Knoxville Opera Rossini Festival, contact Knoxville Opera Production Manager Don Townsend or call 865-524-0795, ext. 26.

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