10 Italian Music Festivals Adapting for Summer 2020
In the summer of 2020, numerous Italian music festivals are adapting to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic by hosting events in open-air and socially distanced environments. VIVA! Festival takes place in Puglia from August 6-9, featuring rooftop shows in Locorotondo. Meanwhile, the Hiroshima Sound Garden in Turin runs until September 30, offering a blend of music and theater. Color Fest 8 is set for August 12-13 at Agriturismo Costantino in Maida, Catanzaro. Sparks Festival returns to Parco Grotte di Putignano, Bari, on August 28-29. Bookolica in Tempio Pausania, Sardinia, runs from September 3-6, celebrating a retrospective of Franco Battiato. Other notable events include Accademia Isola Classica & Festival (August 30-September 6) with free concerts on Isola Maggiore, Armonie d'Arte Festival (August 12-28), the Festival dei 2 Mondi di Spoleto (August 20-23 and 27-30) featuring international acts, Time in Jazz (August 9-16) with visual arts, and the debut of ReGeneration Festival at Boboli Gardens from August 26-29.
Key facts
- VIVA! Festival in Puglia runs August 6-9 with rooftop performances in Locorotondo.
- Hiroshima Sound Garden in Turin opens its garden for the first time, running until September 30.
- Color Fest 8 takes place August 12-13 at Agriturismo Costantino in Maida, Catanzaro.
- Sparks Festival in Putignano, Bari, runs August 28-29 with a water theme.
- Bookolica in Tempio Pausania, Sardinia, runs September 3-6 and includes a Franco Battiato retrospective.
- Accademia Isola Classica & Festival on Isola Maggiore, Lake Trasimeno, runs August 30-September 6 with free classical music events.
- Armonie d'Arte Festival runs August 12-28 at Parco Archeologico Scolacium in Roccelletta di Borgia, Catanzaro.
- Festival dei 2 Mondi di Spoleto runs August 20-23 and 27-30 with artists like Riccardo Muti and Monica Bellucci.
- Time in Jazz runs August 9-16 in Berchidda and 15 other Sardinian locations.
- The ReGeneration Festival runs August 26-29 at Boboli Gardens in Florence.
Entities
Artists
- Paolo Fresu
- Franco Battiato
- Fabio Zuffanti
- Giovanni Pulina
- Fabio Cinti
- Roberto Abbado
- Andrea Battistoni
- Monica Bellucci
- Roberto Capucci
- Silvia Colasanti
- Emma Dante
- Ottavio Dantone
- Rosa Feola
- Isabella Ferrari
- Riccardo Muti
- Pier Luigi Pizzi
- Beatrice Rana
- Luca Zingaretti
- Chiara Giordano
- Natalie Dentini
- Claudia Giraud
Institutions
- Club To Club
- Hiroshima Mon Amour
- Associazione Che cosa sono le nuvole Aps
- Associazione Musicale Seraphino
- Fondazione Armonie d'Arte
- Mibact – Direzione Regionale dei Musei
- Gallerie degli Uffizi
- New Generation Festival
- Artribune
- PAV – Progetto Arti Visive
- Tǔk Music
Locations
- Puglia
- Valle d'Itria
- Locorotondo
- Turin
- Torino
- Maida
- Catanzaro
- Lamezia Terme
- Putignano
- Bari
- Murgia barese
- Tempio Pausania
- Sardinia
- Isola Maggiore
- Lake Trasimeno
- Umbria
- Roccelletta di Borgia
- Spoleto
- Berchidda
- Sassari
- Florence
- Boboli Gardens
- Prato delle Colonne
- Vasca dell'Isola
- Palazzo Corsini al Prato
- Piazza Duomo
- Teatro Romano
- Parco Archeologico Scolacium
- Parco Grotte di Putignano
- Agriturismo Costantino
- Casara di Berchidda
- Italy