The Embassy of Italy to the UAE is presenting a tour of the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino opera festival for the first time in the country.
The event has been organised by the embassy in Abu Dhabi to celebrate the 2014 Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
The orchestra will perform in Dubai on November 16 at the Madinat Theatre at the Souk Madinat Jumeirah and in Abu Dhabi on November 17 at the University of Paris-Sorbonne Abu Dhabi.
The 24 musicians will be conducted by maestro Federico Maria Sardelli and they will perform some of the most famous classical symphonies by Antonio Vivaldi and Francesco Maria Veracini.
Tickets can be won through quizzes on the embassy’s Facebook page and through Abu Dhabi Classic FM.
The orchestra, founded in 1928, has worked with the most famous conductors and composers on the international scene and has had many accolades, including winning a Grammy Award in 1990.
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