Holiday Performances Around Italy

| Thu, 12/15/2011 - 20:26

After all the Christmas shopping, eating, and setting up of presepi, there are still hundreds of holiday events to attend throughout Italy.

From Italian Christmas song concerts to live nativity scene re-creations, Italy Magazine has put together a list of the upcoming events:

17th of December
Perugia: Ode to Christmas, XXV Edition. At the Abbazia di San Pietro from 8:30 pm.

18th of December
Todi: Christmas Concert with music by Alessandro Scarlatti. At Santa Maria Assunta in Piazza del Popolo from 6:00 pm.

Perugia: Concert of traditional songs with a Christmas choir. At the Auditorium Marianum on Corso Cavour from 5:00 pm.

19th of December
Rome: Handel's Messiah at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia from 9:00 pm.

20th of December
Perugia: Christmas Concert featuring the "Soloists of Perugia". From 9:00 pm in the Sala dei Notari.

23rd of December
Todi: Holiday concert with gospel choir. At Teatro Comunale on Via Mazzini from 9:15 pm.

24th of December
Vatican City: Unveiling of the Nativity Scene in St. Peter’s Square.

26th of December
Todi: Concert of Santo Stefano in the Sala del Consiglio (Palazzi Comunali) at 5:00 pm.

28th of December
Assisi: Christmas Concert at 6:00 pm in the Basilica Inferiore di San Francesco.

1st of January
Monte Castello di Vibio: New Year's Concert with Italian-Austrian feast.

5th of January
Perugia: New Year's Concert "... Vienna! Vienna ..! with Symphony Orchestra of Bulgari. At 9:00 pm in Teatro Morlacchi.