Voted Knoxville's best festival!

ROSSINI FESTIVAL 2010!

One of the Southeast’s most alluring cultural attractions, Knoxville Opera's Rossini Festival brings a taste of Europe to East Tennessee and celebrates the color, fun and excitement of opera and Italian culture. 

The festival combines world class opera performances, art and craft exhibitions, wine tasting, and a wide variety of other events with a vibrant Italian Street Fair.

Downtown Knoxville’s Gay Street is transformed from a busy thoroughfare to a colorful European festival with four stages featuring a range of entertainment options, an upscale Artisan’s Market, the smells and tastes of authentic Mediterranean foods and beverages, and a special children’s area on Market Square with entertainment, fun and games.

2010 featured Rossini Festival attractions include:

Italian Street Fair

Saturday, April 24, noon- 9:00 pm

Gay Street, Downtown Knoxville

Knoxville Opera’s presentation of ROSSINI'S The Barber of Seville

Friday, April 23, 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, April 25, 2:30 p.m.

at the Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street.

Tickets available at Knoxville Opera, 865-524-0795, ext. 1.

A fully-staged, costumed UT Opera Theatre production at the Bijou Theatre

To be announced...

Tickets available from the UT School of Music or at Tickets Unlimited.

For further information about the 2009 Knoxville Opera Rossini Festival, contact Knoxville Opera Production Manager Don Townsend or call 865-524-0795, ext. 26.

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Artisans application