The 2008 edition reaffirms the parallel between tradition and innovation and features events belonging to the classic repertoire as well as experiments and reworkings in a more contemporary key.

The 21st edition will focus on the "popular aspects in Mozart", i.e. the analysis and deeper understanding of how popular heritage is used in Mozart's works.

To this purpose, the Festival will open with the Singspiel "Der Schauspieldirektor", a parody of the opera "business" in his day; while two of the high points will be the performances by two prestigious orchestras: the London Chamber Orchestra, with Pascal Rogè as a soloist, will be playing some classic pieces in Rovereto on the first weekend of the Festival (25, 26, 27 September); and the Turin Philharmonic Orchestra will perform on the day dedicated to the collaboration between the Festival and the "2 Agosto" International Composing Competition in Bologna. The latter will take place on the second weekend (October 3, 4, 5) and will focus on innovation. The numerous chamber concerts scheduled will also form part of this dialogue which sets tradition opposite contemporaneity. These will include the appointment with Maurizio Zanini and the prime parti of the strings from the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, which will take place in the Mozart palaces, rooms and churches of Vallagarina: from a philological standpoint it is worth mentioning the concert by the Bozen Baroque Ensemble, and, in terms of new languages, the one by the percussionist Evelyn Glennie.

Art Director
Filippo Bulfamante