Knoxville Opera’s Annual Rossini Festival and International Street Fair
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Rossini Festival – Knoxville, TN
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Join 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.
Knoxville Opera organizers are instituting a “green’ initiative for the International Street Fair and requesting vendors, artisans and festival goers to NOT use Styrofoam and other non-recycle-able materials. Thanks to the generosity of Waste Connections, recycle containers will be located at each major intersection and in market square throughout the Street Fair on Saturday the 28th.
This year, Knoxville Opera also proudly acts as an official drop point to Second Harvest FoodBank of East Tennessee to help eliminate hunger in our community. Each month, Second Harvest fills 155,000 requests for food assistance (up 28% from last year). Please help Knoxville Opera support our community by bringing non-perishable food items to the Street Fair or during a performance. A food collection station will be in the lobby at Tennessee Theatre.
9th Annual Rossini Festival from Knoxville Opera on Vimeo.
Knoxville Opera and Pilot Corporation present the 11th Annual Rossini Festival and International Street Fair.
Over 170 food and artisan exhibits, a kids area, beer, wine, 4 outdoor stages with live performances throughout the day.
Saturday April 28th, 2012 11am-9pm downtown Gay Street and Market Square.
Kickin’ it International…Knoxville Style!
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One of the Southeast’s most alluring cultural attractions, Knoxville Opera’s Rossini Festival International Street Fair brings a taste of Europe to East Tennessee and celebrates the color, fun and excitement of opera and International culture.
The festival combines world class opera performances, art and craft exhibitions, wine tasting and a wide variety of other events with a vibrant International Street Fair.
Downtown Knoxville’s Gay Street is transformed from a busy thoroughfare to a colorful street festival with four stages featuring a range of entertainment options, an upscale Artisan’s Market, the smells and tastes of authentic International foods and beverages and a special children’s area on Market Square with entertainment, fun and games.
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
Photos from the 2010 Knoxville Opera Rossini Festival Italian Street Fair
