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Christmas in July… the Italian way

May 27, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Rheingau Music Festival, Leipzig Bach Festival, Spoleto Festival and Aldeburgh Music Festival all have tickets available. Whee!

Milan’s La Scala also has a summer season, and it definitely takes the cake for strangest programing. They’re doing Puccini’s La Boheme in July with Gustavo Dudamel conducting. Who would have guessed that the Italians take Christmas in sweltering July seriously? Add a young conductor known for his bravura to a sappy Puccinni classic, and, well, I feel the need to  experienced the strangeness of it all.

Categories: Festivals · Italy · Travel

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