The Ravella Festival returns from 31 May to 13 July with a packed programme of music, dance and theatre for Romagna’s summer.
From June to July Ravenna becomes a stage for artistic events
The main venues of the festival include Ravenna’s Pala Mauro de André, the Alighieri Theatre and the Basilica of San Vitale. The events take place not only in theatres but also in basilicas with their golden mosaics, in cloisters and historic buildings, as well as on the beach, in the pine forest and in many other places, including the town of Cervia-Milano Marittima.
Riccardo Muti will open the Festival on 31 May
The 36th edition will be inaugurated on 31 May with a concert by Riccardo Muti with the Cherubini Orchestra and violinist Giuseppe Gibboni, and will conclude on 13 July with the dance gala “Les Étoiles.” Exceptional conductors including Zubin Mehta and Daniel Harding stand out among the artists who also include Cat Power, Max Richter, Pietro Fresa and Alexander Gadjiev. There will also be many theatre productions, such as Bhagavadgītā, a sacred Indian text, and the third and final adventure of Don Quixote.
Where there is music, there can be no evil
The title chosen for this edition is “Donde hay música no puede haber cosa mala” - ‘Where there is music, there can be no evil, a quote from the famous squire of world literature, Sancho Panza, which is an opportunity to reflect on the courage and transformation of this value.
