The sixth edition of The Teatro del Silenzio

We have already written a post on the concert of Andrea Bocelli that is to be held in July at the Teatro del Silenzio in Lajatico, but as we have received a communication from the Department of Tourism, Youth and Sports of the Province of Pisa with some more details on this event, we're happy to share them with our blog readers.

Dear Friends of the Teatro del Silenzio,

This year we renew the invitation to participate in the sixth edition of The Teatro del Silenzio, in the splendid frame of the rural town of Lajatico, in the Pisa Province.

The 2011 edition assumes a particular turn, because the Teatro del Silenzio and his Honorary President, Andrea Bocelli, have welcomed with enthusiasm the invitation from the extraordinary ambassador of the Chinese Popular Republic in Italy to host Bravo China.

Bravo China is a show in which Chinese international fame artists meet the main interpreters of the hosting country. All forms of art, from “il bel canto” to dance and to pop music, will meet in a spectacular event that creates a dialogue, a comparison and a high-profile artistic interchange between these two so distant countries that will be made ​​artistically closer by the night of the Teatro del Silenzio.

The past 9 editions of Bravo China have crossed all 5 continents, have been in Hollywood and Rio de Janeiro passing through the acropolis in Athens and Kremlin, Moscow.

On November 6th 2010, on the occasion of the 40th year of diplomatic relation between Italy and China, the Chinese Cultural Year in Italy has been announced and The Teatro del Silenzio has been chosen as one of the main events for the celebrations with the patronage of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities.

Bravo China will also be broadcasted as a big event on the main television stations of both countries.

Besides Andrea Bocelli, another artist of worldwide fame that has performed with all the most prestigious orchestras of the world, Lang Lang, has confirmed his partecipation.

The rest of artistic cast is still to be defined, however, the presence of the grand tenor Dai Yuqiang, the Chinese Opera star, is already confirmed, as well as the presence of the singer and songwriter Liu Huan who performed in the 2008 opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing with the British singer Sarah Brightman, with the song "You and Me".

The Italian cast foresees the participation of the extraordinary artists, such as the violinist Uto Ughi, the mezzosoprano Cecilia Bartoli, the dancer at the Opéra Garnier in Paris Eleonora Abbagnato, the flutist Andrea Griminelli.

The event is set for July 21, 2011 at 8:15 pm.

You can purchase tickets through the Four One music & events site, Vivaticket site and TicketOne site.

Thanks, see you in Lajatico!

Association TEATRO DEL SILENZIO