Wouldn’t it be magical to spend a night at the opera in 1780s Vienna? Or at the greatest club in Harlem during the roaring ‘20s? Or simply just to have the best night out in the most beautiful city on earth? It would, and you can have it all and more at The New Generation Festival.
Four enchanting dates in Florence to rival the magnificent carnivals of the Renaissance. With all-new acoustics, an exquisite dining experience prepared by new generation chefs, and a firmament of rising stars from across the globe, the 2019 New Generation Festival marks the dawn of a whole new golden age. Don’t miss the chance to say that you were there.
An international event in the private Gardens of the Palazzo Corsini - a renaissance masterpiece belonging to one of the oldest families in Florence.
A platform for The Stars of Tomorrow giving young music talents from every corner of the world the chance to shine in a stunning Italian setting; presenting the highest standard of opera, music and theatre in an annual festival.
A programme of opera, theatre and music played live and streamed.
An annual event that breaks down barriers between generations and brings together all genres of music in one place; from opera to jazz and pop. Our motto: GREAT MUSIC IS GREAT MUSIC.
A festival by new generation artists to inspire new generation audiences.
music by W. A. Mozart, libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte
Conducted by Jonathan Santagada
Directed by Victoria Stevens
Start 19:30 | Interval: 60 minutes for dining in the gardens
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 by L.van Beethoven
Soloist: Giuseppe Guarrera
Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 by R.Schumann
Conducted by Maximilian Fane
Start 19:30 | Interval: 60 minutes for dining in the gardens
Bringing 8 of the world`s best young jazz performers to celebrate the legacy of Harlem`s contribution to popular music
featuring: Dominick Farinacci, Shenel Johns, Patrick Bartley, Jr., Christian Tamburr, Michela Marino Lerman, Mathis Picard, Kyle Poole and Russell Hall
with
The New Generation Festival orchestra playing a specially composed symphonic tribute by Steven Feifke, conducted by Maximilian Fane
Co-produced with the Catskill Jazz Factory
Start 19:30 | No interval
music by W. A. Mozart, libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte
Conducted by Jonathan Santagada
Directed by Victoria Stevens
Start 19:30 | Interval: 60 minutes for dining in the gardens
PERFORMANCES
All performances begin 19:30.
BELLS
Bells will be rung ten and five minutes before the start of performances.
INTERVALS
There will be a 60 minute interval between each performance to wine and dine in the gardens.
DRESS CODE
Formal evening dress - Black Tie / Long Dresses.(OR indeed any beautiful outfit you enjoy wearing)
Children
Children are most welcome!
ENTRANCE
115, Via Della Scala
Gates open at 18:00
DINING IN THE GARDENS
NEW TO 2019 – We are delighted to announce the opening of the New Generation Festival Restaurant. Guests will have the opportunity to pre-book their tables and enjoy menus prepared by different new generation chefs each evening.
Pre-booking opens in April 2019. All ticketholders will be informed by e-mail once restaurant bookings open.
Other food stalls will also be dotted around the grounds for guests to make their own point of sale purchases. Both cash and cards are accepted.
The Limonaia bars are open all evening.
Picnic furniture and litter bins are provided. Thank you for keeping these private, family gardens free of rubbish.
Concealed behind the façade of one of the palaces along what was known as the Prato di Ognissanti is one of Florence’s finest gardens. In 1591, having purchased land along the Prato d’Ognissanti, Alessandro Acciaiuoli asked Bernardo Buontalenti to design a “pleasure lodge” with extensive grounds. Buontalenti designed the complex hydraulic system to bring water to the fountains, with the pathways lined with sumptuous rows of cedars, the loggia and large “inginocchiata” (or kneeling) windows that can still be seen today. In that era, the garden also contained the famous “statues of the four seasons” that stand today at either end of the Santa Trinità bridge: Summer and Autumn by Giovanni Caccini, Spring by Pietro Francavilla and Winter by Cristofano Stati. The Acciaiuoli garden also contained another major piece, the Bacchus by Giambologna, which can be found today at the Bargello Museum.
Following the purchase in 1620 by Filippo and Maddalena Corsini in the wake of the bankruptcy of the Acciaiuoli family, they assigned the task of finishing the lodge to Gherardo Silvani who also reworked the layout of the garden. Silvani’s contribution can be seen in a number of details in the spaces on the ground floor, such as the ornamentation in the architectural moldings. But it is the Italian-style garden – bounded by the large orangeries, with the sophisticated, geometrical beds, box hedges, lemon trees in vases and statue-lined main path – that clearly reveals the Baroque-style orientation of the architect and his love of scenography. To enhance the sense of length and depth of the main path, the architect made use of the trick of placing the statues and their pedestals at a progressively-lower height, fixing the central vantage point from the loggia at the back of the palace towards Via della Scala, as is seen in the cherub and two lions above the gate and the side pillars oriented towards the inside.
In 1834 the palace became the residence of Don Neri Corsini and his wife, who commissioned both architectural and ornamental work. During the same period, the garden also underwent a Romantic-style make-over. Wooded groves were created, as well as a knoll and little lake – changes that can still be seen in the two wooded areas that create a sort of scenic green backdrop to the garden. More recently, the garden with its spring flowering of pink and red cistus, lavender, roses, peonies and ornamental cherry trees, was reworked by Oliva di Collobiano.
Opening Night Gala Dinner
Tickets are available for purchase separately on the website
€200 PER PERSON
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All tickets include access to the late night programme and additional concerts held on the same day.
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Only your generous support can realise our ambition to make the New Generation Festival accessible to a new generation of music-lovers from across the world for years to come.
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