"Assisi in the world" festival was born in Homage to Umbria project and it lives in it .Each edition is dedicated to a benficiary foundation who helps children all lover the world.Unicef is the principal sponsorship since 2008.


I Edition-2006

The first edition has been consacrated by Lorin Maazel, Uto Ughi, Mariella Devia,Laura Musella, Ottorinio Baldassarri, The St.National Academie Chorus , Maggio Musicale Fiorentino conducted by Thomas Netopil, Toscanini Symphony Orchestra, The Rome Philharmonics.
 

II Edition -2007

The second edition of the festival started with Requiem Mass by Verdi conducted by Lorin Maazel and Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and Toscanini Symphonic Orchestra with 4 splendid opera singers in St.Francis Upper Church in Assisi.A lot of concerts of prodigy musicians coming from al lover the world in the most beautiful churches of Assisi preceded the Requiem Mass by G.Verdi.

III Edition -2008

The third Edition of the festival started with the Easter concert in Orvieto Dome transmitted by the most important National TV Rai1 with Maggio Musicale Fiorentino conducted by Seiji Ozawa.Then a lot of concerts of prodiy musicians coming from al lover the world in the most beautiful churches and in the most beautiful theatres in Assisi and all over Umbria.The festival was conclused by a concert of Uto Ughi in Lyrick Theatre in Assisi.

IV Edition.2009

The fourth edition of the festival started in Orvieto Dome with Maggio Musicale Fiorentino conducted by Zubin Mehta and it finished in Assisi in Lyrick Theatre with a concert of Uto Ughi.Between the first and the last one a lot of concerts of prodigy musicians coming from all over the world in the most beautiful churches and in the most beautiful theatres of Assisi and all lover Umbria.

V Edition-2010

The fifth edition of the festival started with the Easter concert in Orvieto Dome with Maggio Musicale Fiorentino conducted by Zubin Mehta .The Easter concert was transmitted in eurovision by the most important italian Tv Rai 1 and it had a great success of public(2.500 persons in the Church), of press and of critics.

On the 2nd of may Uto Ughi and the Rome Philharmonics played a splendid concert in Morlacchi Theatre of Parugia.

The festival finished on 6th of june in Assisi after 12 concerts of prodigy musicians coming from all over the world.

VI Edition-2011

The festival began on 15th of april with Requiem Mass by Giuseppe Verdi conducted by Zubin Mehta and broadcasted by Rai 1 Tv in eurovision from Orvieto Cathedral.

The festival went on with other 14 concerts that prodigy musicians coming from alla over the world and two orchestras made by young and very young musicians played in the  finest Churches in Umbria.

Other prestigious event was the concert , broadcasted by Rai History ,that Uto Ughi played in the Castelluccio Flowred Plain  on the 3rd of july in front of 5.000 persons.
 

VII Edition-2012

The festival started on the 3rd of april with the traditional Easter Concert , broadcasted by Rai 1 TV from Orvieto Cathedral , and conducted by Zubin Mehta.

The festival went on with other 14 concert played in the finest Churches in Umbria by prodigy musicians coming from all over the world and by two orchestras made by young and very young musicians.

Other prestigious event was the concert , broadcasted by Rai 1 Tv, played by Uto Ughi in the Castelluccio Flowered Plain in front of 5.000 persons.

 

   
 



Laura Musella

Artistic Director of
"Assisi in the World" festival
 

 
   
       
       


   

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