Knoxville Opera’s Annual Rossini Festival and International Street Fair
Voted Knoxville’s Best Festival!
Founding Sponsors Dr. Monroe and Sandra Trout
Feast your eyes. Indulge your ears. Taste the fun.
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The 11th Annual event takes place Saturday, April 28, 2012 from 11:00 am – 9:00 pm downtown Gay Street and Market Square. The Rossini Festival is dedicated to celebrating the arts with a spectacular feast of dance, music and opera from the Region’s best talent. The Festival drew over 100,000 people from Knox County and the surrounding region in 2011 to showcase our wealth of culture, live entertainment and education with areas for children, culinary offerings, artisan exhibits and much more. The Rossini Festival International Street Fair is offered FREE to the community each year and is almost entirely dependent upon sponsor support for its survival and growth.
“The Rossini Festival’s culture is extraordinary and serves as a wonderful model for other arts groups throughout the nation to emulate…” –Wayne Brown, Head of Music and Opera, National Endowment for the ArtsJoin us as Knoxville Opera and Pilot Flying J present the 11th Annual Rossini Festival and International Street Fair!
Embrace international – Rossini Festival time is coming for the 11th Year! Events include Knoxville Opera’s production of Otello April 27 and 29; the ever popular (and FREE!) International Street Fair, April 28; and a UT Opera Theatre production with multiple performances (see below).
Highlights:
• 11th year of event
• Approximate attendance 60,000 – 100,000 (dependent upon weather)
• Spans 10 hours, 11 city blocks and Market Square, 400 volunteers
• Local and Regional multi-cultural music and dance performances on 4 outdoor stages featuring 35 groups & 800 entertainers
• Local and Regional artisan exhibits featuring hand-crafted works
• (2) world-class fully-staged opera performances of Verdi’s Otello at the magnificent Tennessee Theatre
• (4) fully-staged opera performances of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro at Carousel Theatre
• Family-friendly Fun Zone with interactive activities and arts engagement for youth
• Over 30 food/beverage booths, over 100 artisan exhibits
Shown below are photos from the 2011 Rossini Festival
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9th Annual Rossini Festival from Knoxville Opera on Vimeo.
2012 featured Rossini Festival attractions include:
International Street Fair
Saturday, April 28, 2012 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Gay Street and Market Square, Downtown Knoxville
Knoxville Opera’s production of Verdi’s Otello
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Friday, April 27, 2012 at 8:00 pm
Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 2:30 pm
