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Thursday, April 03, 2008

Spoleto Arts Symposia

If you’re interested in a steady stream of awe-inspiring getaway ideas, you need to get to know Area-Daily. Misstropolis’ beloved travel partners are the masters of 007-esque trip suggestions. Today, Art and Culture in Umbria, Italy.

Sure, feasting on pasta and wine in Roma sounds delightful and ogling the artistic genius of the masters in Firenze is entirely awe-inspiring. Well, now we’ve found the perfect way to combine the cuisine and culture of Italy. The Spoleto Arts Symposia is a series of workshops taught by world-renowned experts in culture-rich Spoleto, a medieval hilltown in Italy’s heartland, Umbria.

The Spoleto Cooking School features Eros Patrizi, acclaimed chef and principal instructor for Spoleto’s famous culinary institute, La Scuola Alberghiero di Spoleto. Learn from this master in the kitchen of his own restaurant, Tempio di Gusto, using fresh, local ingredients to prepare and enjoy a delicious daily pranzo (lunch) accompanied by local Umbrian wines and mineral waters.

The Vocal Arts Symposium features the beloved Enza Ferrari, who collaborated with Maria Callas and Giuseppe di Stefano in their formative years, and many other world-class singers and teachers from New York’s Metropolitan Opera. The Jazz Workshop is led by Harold Danko, head of the jazz division of the Eastman School of Music, and Renato Chicco, professor of jazz studies at the University of Graz, Austria.

There’s even a program for kids offering organized games, sports, Italian language, painting, ceramics, visits to the Perugina Chocolate Factory, and day trips around Spoleto including horseback riding, hiking, and more.

The Spoleto Arts Symposia is your ticket to a truly authentic adventure in Italian art and culture.

SPOLETO ARTS SYMPOSIA
http://WWW.SPOLETOARTS.COM