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11 unusual facts about Martina Franca


A.S. Martina Franca 1947

Associazione Sportiva Martina Franca 1947 (usually referred to as simply Martina Franca or Martina) is an Italian association football club, based in Martina Franca, Apulia.

Accademia Musicale Mediterranea

The Accademia Musicale Mediterranea has 4 locations: in Taranto, in Martina Franca, in Leporano and Grottaglie.

Crispino e la comare

While rarely performed in the 20th and 21st centuries, the Festival della Valle d'Itria in Martina Franca, Italy staged the work as part of its 39th festival in July/August 2013.

David Golub

He also conducted opera—both on records and at the Festival della Valle d'Itria in Martina Franca, Italy—displaying particular interest in reviving works outside the standard repertory.

Falsettone

In that same period, Italian musicologist Rodolfo Celletti, who was also an amateur singing teacher, tried to restore the falsettone technique, training the tenor Giuseppe Morino, who made his debut singing the tenore contraltino role of Gualtiero in Bellini’s Il pirata, at the Festival della Valle d'Itria in Martina Franca.

Festival della Valle d'Itria

The Festival della Valle d’Itria is a summer opera festival held in the south eastern Italian town of Martina Franca in the Apulia region.

Ghironda Festival

The festival would meet three conditions: enhancing the old part of Martina Franca, bringing various forms of art from the world and local traditions and involve young people.

It was born in 1995 in Martina Franca with the intention of attracting the attention of the public and tourists to the historical sites of Puglia and facilitate exchanges of traditions, music and art from around the world.

Martina Franca Volley

At the end of 2007/2008 championship, ended with the keeping of higher division, the club was moved from Taranto to Martina Franca, by management decision.

Rodolfo Celletti

From 1980 to 1993 he was the Artistic Director of the Festival della Valle d'Itria in Martina Franca.

S.S.D. Jesina Calcio

The year after you create a squad but does not go beyond fourth place behind Teramo, Martina Franca and Maceratese.