Voted Knoxville's best festival!

ROSSINI FESTIVAL 2010!

FOUNDING SPONSORS DR. MONROE AND SANDRA TROUT

One of the Southeast’s most alluring cultural attractions, Knoxville Opera's

Rossini Festival Italian Street Fair brings a taste of Europe to East Tennessee

and celebrates the color, fun and excitement ofopera 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, 2010 noon- 9:00 pm

Gay Street and Market Square, 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.

Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902

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.

Food vendor application

Artisans application

Thanks to all who attended the 8th Annual

Rossini Festival Italian Street Fair!

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Photos from the 2009 Knoxville Opera

Rossini Festival Italian Street Fair