Albornoz Palace Hotel. Art, culture, emotion.

Thursday, 30 July 2015

Futurist Preview for the Sperimental Lyric Season of Spoleto

69° Sperimental Lyric Season

Monumental Complex of San Nicolò

12th-13th August 2015, 6:00 p.m.

“Teatro Lirico Sperimentale di Spoleto”, one of the most prestigious cultural institutions in the city, is ready for the double preview of the 69° Lyric Season at San Nicolò.

The kermesse, titled “Tarataratarata Eine Kleine Klostermusik”, will bring the audience to discover the musical Futurism, thanks to the collaboration of Daniele Lombardi, composer, pianist and great expert of the features regarding the futurist avantgarde. In his multimedial show of musical theatre, there wil be also the performance of Arte Media Firenze and it is composed by four programmes, that take place in different scenarios in the San Nicolò complex.

Directed by Fabio Maestri and Lombardi himself, many singers and instrumentalists of the “Lirico Sperimentale” will attend the preview, along with the famous flautist Roberto Fabbriciani e the soprano Ana Spasic; the screenplay is by Filippo Tommaso Martinetti, scene coordination by Luca Bargagna and music by Lombardi.

There are great expectations for the preview, scheduled for next 12^th and 13^th August at 6:00 p.m., while the Season will be inaugurated on 11th September.

Thursday, 16 July 2015

Spoleto Study Abroad - 19,26,30 July 2015

“Spoleto Study Abroad”

Musical Concert Series are coming back

19 July – 26 July – 30 July 2015

AlbornoZ Palace Hotel Spoleto (PG)

On Sunday 19th July 2015 the musical event Spoleto Study Abroad comes back to Spoleto; a cultural project designed by Lorenzo Ricci Muti, who has been promoting the intellectual and artistic success of young american musicians, for the last 18 years. The iniziative aims to appraise and stimulate the knowledge of Spoleto city, its history and its cultural heritage in young artists, who try the internship experience. Students come not only from United States, but from all corners of the worlds, like Russia, Spagna, Singapore, Svezia, accompanied by teachers, selected for their technical experience and genuine passion in working with young students. During the three-week programme, both American and Italian teachers will perform in concerts and several other events, in order to share their talent and technical ability. Spoleto Study Abroad will be directed by Lorenzo Muti, musician of Spoleto origins while his wife Jill is the director of a prestigious private school in Charleston, South Carolina.

The concert series will take place in the Menotti Hall at AlbornoZ Palace Hotel of Spoleto and will have the same structure of the midday concerts of the Festival of the Two Worlds. The event will starts on Sunday 19th July at 11.00 am, music by Claude Debussy , Faurè, Massenet, Casella, Reinecke. At the piano Simona Granelli, contralto Mary Gayle Greene, flute Jill Muti.

Following, on Sunday 26th July, at 11.00 am, music by C.Ph. E. Bach, Giancarlo Menotti, Handel, Barber, Scarlatti. At the piano Simona Granelli, contralto Mary Gayle Greene, flute Jill Muti, harpsichord Angelo Rosati, violoncello Ivo Scarponi.

The event will end on Thursday 30 July, at 9.30 pm, music by Bracci, Burton, Gershwin, Shumann, Vivaldi. At the piano Simona Granelli, contralto Mary Gayle Greene, flute Jill Muti, harpsichord Angelo Rosati, violoncello Ivo Scarponi.

Free entrance.

Wednesday, 13 May 2015

At the Albornoz Palace Hotel the Umbrian Wine & Food specialities!

Our restaurant Le Ginestre, at the Albornoz Palace Hotel of Spoleto, is the ideal place where the Umbrian culinary tradition and the flavours of modern cooking meet up. Our menus glorify local excellence, like the black truffle of Spoleto and Norcia, the D.O.P. olive oil of Trevi, the Sagrantino wine of Montefalco and many other zero-kilometer typical products of the region. Every day from 12:30 am to 2:00 pm and from 7:30 pm to 10 pm (excluding the weekly closure), we wait for you at Albornoz Palace Hotel, the ideal location for big and small events.

VINI NEL MONDO, SPOLETO 30 MAY- 2 JUNE 2015

Vini Nel Mondo 2015

All The Spirit of Wine

Celebrating its 10th Anniversary, “Vini nel Mondo” comes back to the streets and squares of Spoleto, from 30^th May to 2^nd June, with a new edition, full of original and not to be missed events for all wine lovers. It will bring you to discover the best Italian and Umbrian wine production, together with “Cantine Aperte” exhibition that will take place on Saturday 30^th and Sunday 31^st May. In the several cellars among the streets you will taste and buy the most famous and high-quality wine labels. Tasting guided tours, wine classes and seminars with sector experts will be held at Rocca Albornoziana and Chiostro of San Nicolò.

In addition, on Monday 1^st June, an exciting Wine Night Show with live music will take place in Piazza Duomo, Piazza Garibaldi and Piazza Libertà. From this year, entry tickets for the exhibition are also available online. Lastly, for visitors and exhibitors, special offers are available by “Con Spoleto” with reduced rates for accommodations in several hotels located in Spoleto.

Thursday, 19 March 2015

PREVIEW SPOLETO 58 FESTIVAL OF 2WORLDS

Mozart will inaugurate the 58th Spoleto Festival of 2Worlds!

The 58th edition of the Festival of 2Worlds will be inaugurated with a new production, in collaboration with the Ravenna Festival and the Teatro Coccia in Novara, of Mozart’s Così fan tutte based on the libretto written byLorenzo Da Ponte: the story of a bet on the faithfulness of women, an extraordinarily complex Opera on the meaning of love. The Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra, founded by Riccardo Muti, is conducted by James Conlon, the internationally renowned conductor, the stage setting and costumes are by the Oscar winners Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo, the lighting by Daniele Nannuzzi and directed by Giorgio Ferrara. (Teatro Nuovo Gian Carlo Menotti, June 26-28-29).

For the Final Concert, Jeffrey Tate, amongst the most renowned and versatile British conductors of his generation, will be conducting the Italian Youth Orchestra of the Fiesole Music School, with music by Franz Schubert and Johannes Brahms. (Piazza Duomo, July 12)

The Dance section will open with Sara Baras, amongst the most renowned and versatile stars of Spanish flamenco, bringing the show Voces to the Spoleto 58 stage in the role of passionate choreographer as well as regal performer. With a journey through the history of flamenco, he and his company will pay tribute to the wonderful artists who have made this art well-known and loved all over the world:Paco de Lucia, Camarón de la Isla, Antonio Gades, Enrique Morente, and Moraito and Carmen Amaya. (Teatro Romano, June 27-28)

Dans le pas de Noureev, will be an Italian premier exclusively for the Spoleto 58 Festival of 2Worlds, starring the Ballet du Capitole de Toulouse, under the artistic direction of Kader Belarbi, the étoile who danced at the Paris Opera when Nureyev was present. The show pays tribute to the legendary Russian dancer and choreographer of the twentieth century and to his most famous creations. (Teatro Romano, July 9-10-11)

On the occasion of the Festival, the Albornoz Palace Hotel promote special offers for both groups and individuals. For any further information and prices, please feel free to contact us! We are at your complete disposal!