{"id":10781,"date":"2026-05-26T21:11:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itourcostaazzurra.it\/menton-music-festival\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T21:11:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:11:29","slug":"menton-music-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itourcostaazzurra.it\/en\/menton-music-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Menton Music Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span data-sheets-value=\"{\"1\":2,\"2\":\" Creato da Andr\u00e9 B\u00f6r\u00f6cz, diretto da Paul-Emmanuel Thomas, il Festival di Mentone \u00e8 uno dei pi\u00f9 antichi e prestigiosi d'Europa.\"}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\"2\":13249,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"9\":1,\"10\":1,\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":11}\">  Created by Andr\u00e9 B\u00f6r\u00f6cz, directed by Paul-Emmanuel Thomas, the Mentone Music Festival is one of the oldest and most prestigious in Europe.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span data-sheets-value=\"{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Il festival accoglie da settant'anni i pi\u00f9 grandi classici artisti nel mondo. Per una quindicina di giorni tra luglio e agosto, si susseguono concerti all'aperto davanti al porto sul sagrato della Basilica di San Michele Arcangelo.\"}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\"2\":13249,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"9\":1,\"10\":1,\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":11}\">The festival has been welcoming the greatest classical artists in the world for seventy years. For a fortnight between July and August, outdoor concerts take place in front of the harbor on the parvis of the Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel. <\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Nell\u2019agosto 1949, Andr\u00e9 B\u00f6r\u00f6cz, artista ungherese che ha raggiunto Parigi dopo la guerra, fa una sosta a Mentone. Gironzolando nella citt\u00e0 vecchia, rimane a bocca aperta davanti al sagrato della basilica di San Michele, stupefatto dalla vista panoramica sul Mediterraneo. Sopraffatto dall\u2019emozione, le note della melodia della seconda partita per violino di Bach interpretate da Jasha Heifetz, provenienti da un apparecchio radio, raggiungono la sua attenzione. Il tempo si ferma allora. Andr\u00e9 B\u00f6r\u00f6cz fa poi un sogno: rivivere questo momento magico e condividerlo. Cos\u00ec nacque il Festival di Musica di Mentone.\\nSi tratta di un evento che, nel corso degli anni, ha saputo imporsi come uno degli eventi pi\u00f9 importanti della regione sia per la qualit\u00e0 della programmazione proposta che per la sua cornice eccezionale.\\nPer una quindicina di giorni tra luglio e agosto, si susseguono concerti all'aperto davanti al porto sul sagrato della Basilica di San Michele Arcangelo. Una scena imponente per una programmazione musicale d'eccezione con la partecipazione di grandi interpreti e talenti lirici straordinari.\\nDa alcuni anni, il festival si distingue anche per la presenza di artisti meno noti ma comunque promettenti in occasione di incontri musicali al museo Jean Cocteau.\\nUn appuntamento imperdibile per gli amanti della musica!\"}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\"2\":13249,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"9\":1,\"10\":1,\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":11}\">In August 1949, Andr\u00e9 B\u00f6r\u00f6cz, a Hungarian artist who reached Paris after the war, made a stop in Menton. Wandering around the old town, he stands open-mouthed in front of the parvis of the basilica of St. Michael, stupefied by the panoramic view of the Mediterranean. Overcome with emotion, the notes of the melody of Bach&#8217;s second violin partita played by Jasha Heifetz, coming from a radio set, reach his attention. Time stops then. Andr\u00e9 B\u00f6r\u00f6cz then makes a dream: to relive this magical moment and share it. This is how the Menton Music Festival was born.<br \/>It is an event that, over the years, has managed to establish itself as one of the most important events in the region both for the quality of the programming on offer and for its exceptional setting.<br \/>For a fortnight between July and August, open-air concerts take place in front of the harbor on the parvis of the Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel. An impressive scene for exceptional musical programming featuring great performers and extraordinary operatic talents.<br \/>For several years, the festival has also been distinguished by the presence of lesser-known but nonetheless promising artists at musical gatherings at the Jean Cocteau Museum.<br \/>A must-see event for music lovers!      <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/itourcostaazzurra.it\/en\/contacts\/&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Request information&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every summer, the Mentone Music Festival welcomes the world&#8217;s great classical music artists and young 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