Queen of the Adriatic Sea Choral Festival and Competition

Bring your choir to Cattolica, Italy, from 5 to 8 May 2016 Welcome to the Choral Festival! The International Choral Festival ‘Queen of the Adriatic Sea’ is a competitive event that takes place in Cattolica and in some wonderful places of Romagna Region. It is organized once a year and its program consists of four days, from 5 to 8 May 2016. The Festival is part of the Rimini International Choral Competition. The festival programme includes concerts at the magnificent Cattolica Queen’s Theatre (Teatro della Regina), at the historic Cathedral of St. Leo, as well as a common service to be sung at the Catholic Church. Not only concerts but also the opportunity to stay on the Adriatic Coast, in particular on the beach of Cattolica, renowned throughout the world for its fine sand and for the quality of its waters that has made it possible, for the seventeenth time, the assignment of the ‘blue flag‘. The music programme is completely free, there are not compulsory pieces requested and there is no preclusion for periods and genres. The variety of places selected for the performances, the numerous events and the extremely rich repertoire make this Festival not only one of the most spectacular international choral festivals but also a unique opportunity of mutual and fruitful exchange between different musical cultures. Andrea Angelini, Artistic Director of the Festival