Q – What do the Italians do best apart from lift the World cup, wine and food?
A – Opera of course!
If you love a bit of opera then you simply can’t afford to miss the open-air opera festival at Macerata’s Sferisterio in Le Marche this summer. Taking place on Saturday 31st July, Wednesday 4th, and Sunday 8th August (2010 dates) – the open-air opera festival at Macerata’s Sferisterio is an absolute must. There’s seating for 3,000 and you can expect “ a grand opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré from Carré’s play “Faust et Marguerite”, which was first performed in Paris on March 19, 1859.
The Sferisterio Opera Festival