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“Festivals take us where we have never been or, if we have been there, take us by a new route. By that yardstick, Spoleto Festival USA is both a true festival and a destination as worthwhile as its charming host city.”
-The Toronto Star
“Today’s Charleston renaissance is fueled by the Spoleto Festival every spring…on any given day the cultivated set of the city matches the sophisticates of London or Paris.”
-Travel + Leisure
“In late spring, Charleston is the backdrop for the Spoleto Festival USA, a first-rate international performing arts festival held throughout Charleston in historic churches, theaters and outdoor spaces.”
-Town & Country
“In addition to being the largest event of its kind in the Americas, Spoleto Festival USA remains one of the continent’s major showcases for artists and ensembles on the way to significant careers.”
-The Toronto Star
“An intoxicating three weeks of music, dance, theater, comedy and art events that draws both international and local crowds.”
-The Philadelphia City Paper
“[Frédéric] Antoun is the total package…a glorious talent. [Nicole] Cabell is pitch perfect. [Maestro] Placidi reaches into Gounod and literally pulls out the heart strings.”
-The Globe and Mail on Roméo et Juliette
“Cabell’s Juliet exudes the passion of young love. Her voice sparkles and glows. No matter how high Gounod’s rapturous melodies soar, Cabell exults in them.”
-The Charlotte Observer on Roméo et Juliette
“Bravo to the entire cast and production team for making this revolutionary fairy-tale production even more fun to watch.”
-The Charleston City Paper on Don Giovanni
“[Andrew von Oeyen] now at 26…translates the haunting, lyrical phrases with consummate grace and sensitivity that go beyond skill and technique.”
-The Post and Courier
“Villaume handled this awe-inspiring score with flash and spirit. The Spoleto orchestra played like they were on fire, supplying the sensuality and adventure Strauss wrote into his score.”
-The Post and Courier on Mahler’s Fifth Symphony
“Flummerfelt kept the score moving at a brisk pace, and the combined choir and chorus responded to [his] unique and unmatched direction at every turn.”
-The Post and Courier on Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor
“A manic, ultra-physical romp, with a sassy original score…and a completely fresh take on the story.”
-The Toronto Star on Tristan & Yseult
“[An] exceptional US debut…a must see!”
-The Charlotte Observer on Tristan & Yseult
“Precisely aimed wit…with a marvelously understated irony.”
-Financial Times on Mike Daisey’s Monopoly!
“Sara Baras…took flamenco to new heights. Their steps at times seemed almost superhuman.”
-The Greenville News on Ballet Flamenco Sara Baras
“Charleston’s Spoleto Festival has it…a bond with its audience as a brand-name, no-questions-asked event.”
-Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“See Charleston at her very best as she shines during the Spoleto Festival.”
-Frommers.com
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