Thanks to Sheraton Lake Como Hotel, the Lambda Quintet, a brass quintet, takes spectators on a journey through cinema, starting with pieces by George Gershwin.
Festival
The hypnotic sound
Music at dawn. The percussion ensemble from Teatro alla Scala devotes himself mainly to 20th century repertoire.
Sax… action!
A walk from Castle to Castle. It starts at Teatro Sociale, where the Round Tower Castle once stood, and ends at the Baradello Castle with a sunset concert. Thanks to Slow Lake Como, it will be possible to have a walk among history, nature and curiosities.
L’ELISIR D’AMORE
The Festival opens with 200.Com A project for the city, in its 8th edition with L’elisir d’amore by Gaetano Donizetti, on stage Wetnesday 29th June, Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd July. Conducting Orchestra 1813, choir and professional singers will be the Conductor Azzurra Steri. The direction is entrusted to Manuel Renga. Main characters will be the AsLiCo singers, winners and finalists of past editions of the Competition for Young Opera Singers.
FATOUMATA DIAWARA
on 7 july Fatoumata Diawara is back performing in Como, city where she lives and has built her family. She will present Fenfo, the album that earned her two Grammy Award nominations in 2019, co-produced by Diawara and Matthieu Chedid and recorded between Mali, Burkina Faso, Barcelona and Paris.
DAVIDE ALOGNA and AYSO ORCHESTRA
On 8 July, renowned Como violinist Davide Alogna will perform with the AYSO Orchestra (Apulian Youth Symphony Orchestra), led by the baton of Conductor Teresa Satalino. Music by L. Bernstein, F. Mendelssohn, I. Stravinskij.
KATAKLÒ ATHLETIC DANCE THEATRE in BACK TO DANCE
Kataklò Athletic Dance Theatre, the main physical theatre Italian Company, returns to the scene praising the restart: we are Back to Dance! In Como at Festival Como Città della musica, on 9 July.
THE BLACK BLUES BROTHERS
The Black Blues Brothers is on stage on Sunday July 10: the acrobatic musical comedy tribute to the legendary movie The Blues Brothers. Breathtaking acrobatics, human pyramids, limbo with fire, and much more!
Under Hildegarda sign
The performance comes from the encounter of multiple expressive plans. Hildegard von Bingen’s music, recitation of her texts and live painting art inspired by the performance and projected on a tarpaulin: a sort of jam session in which everything finds its place.