Opera Houses and Music Festivals in Central and Eastern Europe:
Looking for New Talents and New Audiences.
EU funding opportunities to enhance cooperation and networking, stimulate creativity and innovation,
promote knowledge sharing and professional development of young artists
Trieste, 21 June 2014
PROGRAMME
10.00 - 10.30
Welcome addresses
 Amb. Giovanni Caracciolo di Vietri, CEI Secretary General
 Mr. Claudio Orazi, General Manager and Artistic Director, Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi
 Mr. Roberto Cosolini, Mayor of Trieste
 Mr. Gianni Torrenti, Regional Councilor for Culture, Autonomous Region Friuli Venezia
Giulia
10.30 - 11.45
Keynote addresses
 Mr. Emilio Dalmonte, Deputy Head, European Commission Representation in Italy,
Rome
 Ms. Cristina Loglio, Chair of Working Table “Creative Europe”, Italian Ministry of Culture
and Tourism (MIBACT)
 Mr. Darko Brlek, Artistic and General Director of Ljubljana Festival, President of
European Festivals Associations (EFA)
 Mr. Marco Marinuzzi, Consultant in European Policies and International Relations,
Autonomous Region Friuli Venezia Giulia
11.45 - 12.30
Discussion
12.45- 14.15
Lunch break
14.30 - 17.00
Roundtables on Cooperation among Opera Houses, Music Festivals and Youth Orchestras in
Central and Eastern Europe: challenges and opportunities. Launching of project’s ideas and
discussions with invited Opera Houses, Festivals and Youth Orchestras.
In cooperation with Teatro Verdi and Ravenna Festival
17.00 – 17.30
Conclusions by Amb. Giovanni Caracciolo di Vietri and Mr. Claudio Orazi
17.30 – 18.00
Farewell cocktail (terrace of Teatro Verdi)
18.30
Concert Le Quattro Stagioni di Antonio Vivaldi