MASCARADE FESTIVALINO 2024
THURSDAY 30 MAY - SUNDAY 2 JUNE 2024 FLORENCE
OPERA, BALLET, DINNER & DANCING
GALA TICKETS SUPPORT THE WORK OF FONDAZIONE MASCARADE OPERA AND ARE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE.
TO RESERVE YOUR FULL GALA TICKET, CONTACT: info@mascaradeopera.com
GALA PROGRAMME
OPENING NIGHT
THURSDAY 30 MAY
FONDAZIONE MASCARADE OPERA - 56, VIA IL PRATO
The Festivalino opens with a gala evening at the Palazzo Corsini al Prato, headquarters of the Fondazione Mascarade Opera (FMO), to mark the launch of a new fresco and portrait cycle in support of the foundation’s scholarship endowment for the training of the world’s most talented emerging opera artists.
6.00pm
Welcome aperitivo. Entrance to the Palazzo from 56 via il Prato. Guests walk through a virtual exhibition across the state rooms introducing the new ‘Florentine Camerata’ of fresco artists and the work of celebrated portraitist Jamie Coreth. Curtains part to reveal the Giardino Corsini.
7.30pm
Opera concert in the Limonaia performed by alumni of Mascarade Opera & The New Generation Festival - soprano Alexandra Lowe, mezzo-soprano Marvic Monreal, tenor Aaron Godfrey-Mayes and baritone Gurgen Baveyan - accompanied by Mascarade Opera’s Artistic Director, Julia Lynch. Followed by a presentation about the foundation’s new endowment campaign.
8.45pm
Gala Dinner - ‘tavolo imperiale’ banquet down the avenue of statues in the Giardino Corsini.
Midnight: Carriages from 115 via della Scala
DRESS CODE: Black tie or anything fabulous that makes you happy
‘GIOVANI VOCI ALL’OPERA’
FRIDAY 31 MAY
TEATRO DELLA PERGOLA - 30, VIA DELLA PERGOLA
7.00pm
Giovani Voci All’Opera - the showcase production of the emerging artists who are currently trained and supported by the Fondazione Mascarade Opera. Expect some of your favourite moments by Mozart, Donizetti and Verdi. Scenes from six different operas have been tied together into a fully staged devised show directed by Jean-Romain Vesperini and conducted by Maestro Wyn Davies with the Orchestra Filarmonica di Firenze - La Filharmonie.
9.30pm
Dinner and dancing in the Ballroom of Teatro della Pergola, with Arachel Dolphie and Daisy’s Cuban Big Band, followed by Adam & The Apples.
Early hours: Carriages from 30 via della Pergola.
DRESS CODE: Black tie or anything fabulous that makes you happy
LUNCHTIME CONCERT
SATURDAY 1 JUNE, 12.00 noon
FONDAZIONE MASCARADE OPERA - 56, VIA IL PRATO
Instrumental recital led by Mascarade Opera's Artistic Director Julia Lynch in the Sala dei Concerti at the Palazzo Corsini al Prato. Maestra Lynch will be joined by Tijmen Huisingh (violin) and Ross Montgomery (clarinet) for a beautiful lunchtime concert.
Doors open from 11:30am. Pre-concert drink in the loggia.
DRESS CODE: Smart casual
‘REUNITED IN DANCE: SIMBIOSI’
SATURDAY 1 JUNE, 7 PM
TEATRO DELLA PERGOLA - 30, VIA DELLA PERGOLA
The gala production Simbiosi is presented by the remarkable company 'Reunited in Dance', a star-studded ensemble of dancers impacted by the war in Ukraine. Led by Xander Parish OBE, a former principal dancer at the Mariinsky Ballet in Saint Petersburg, the company features Russian and Ukrainian dancers who were previously part of Russia’s most elite dance companies. Simbiosi hopes to show that dialogue and reconciliation can still be found in dance and art. Conducted by Maestro Gavriel Heine with the Orchestra Senzaspine di Bologna.
9.30pm
Dinner and party with the dancers at a surprise location.
DRESS CODE: Black tie or anything fabulous that makes you happy
CLOSING SUNDAY LUNCH
SUNDAY 2 JUNE
Countryside location near Florence will be confirmed for full-programme gala ticket holders.
12.30pm
Choral concert performed by Vox Medicea conducted by the director of FMO’s Sacred Music Programme, Mark Spyropoulos.
1.30pm
Closing lunch.
DRESS CODE: Summer chic
*The countryside closing lunch and concert on Sunday 2 June are exclusive to those with a ticket to the whole-weekend full gala programme only.*
GALA TICKETS SUPPORT THE WORK OF FONDAZIONE MASCARADE OPERA AND ARE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE.
TO RESERVE YOUR FULL GALA TICKET, CONTACT: info@mascaradeopera.com