Ravenna Bella di Sera

The lights come on at night and the squares of Ravenna turn into stages for RAVENNA BELLA DI SERA.

In July and August, the squares and the most charming places of the city are ready to welcome you with a rich programme of events: guided tours and special openings of the monuments in the evening, concerts and windows of the shops all lightened up.

MOSAICO DI NOTTE

From 28th June to 1st September you will have the opportunity to take part in the tours of Mosaico di Notte, livening up the streets of Ravenna in the evening by opening the most enchanting monuments of the city to visitors.

RAVENNA BANDA DI SERA – MARCHING BAND FESTIVAL

Rhythm, colours and sharing. Four Fridays in July will liven up the whole historical centre of the city with music and dance parades.

FRIDAY 7th JULY

CARTOON STREET BAND with Tumm on the occasion of the Japanese festival
Itinerary: From via Diaz to piazza Baracca.

The most famous soundtracks of Japanese cartoons!

FRIDAY 14th JULY

ZASTAVA ORKESTAR
Itinerary: from Borgo San Rocco to piazza Kennedy

Balkan music recalling Kusturica’s atmospheres. Accademia del Musical of Ravenna will also take part in the show.

FRIDAY 21st JULY

SECOND LINE STREET BAND
Itinerary: from via Argentario to via degli Ariani

Music and performances inspired by the traditional nuptial parade of New Orleans. No lack of stilt walkers.

FRIDAY 28th JULY

PULSAR
Itinerary: from piazza Duomo to piazza Kennedy

South American rhythms with percussionists and dancers using recycled materials in a creative way for their performances.

PIAZZE DELLA SOLIDARIETÀ – SOLIDARITY SQUARES

In the evenings of Ravenna Banda di Sera, and on the occasion of the opening night of Ravenna Bella di Sera Friday 30th June, Spasso in Ravenna supports the businesses that were hit by the recent floodings with this project, hosting them in public exhibition areas.

FRIDAY 30th JUNE: Piazza del Popolo

FRIDAY 7th JULY: Piazza del Popolo

FRIDAY 14th JULY: Piazza del Popolo

FRIDAY 21st JULY: Piazza Andrea Costa

FRIDAY 28th JULY: Piazza J.F. Kennedy

EVENINGS IN PIAZZA SAN FRANCESCO

Piazza San Francesco is livened up by live shows and live music.

SATURDAY 22nd JULY

BANDA CITTADINA DI RAVENNA
Piazza San Francesco
Time: 9.15 pm

Summer notes with the Ravenna City band, from marches to jazz and symphonies.

TUESDAY 25th JULY

I TRE PORCELLINI | Puppet show with Massimiliano Venturi
Piazza San Francesco
Time: 9.15 pm

WEDNESDAY 26th JULY

LE STELLE DI GALLA PLACIDIA
COSÌ CELESTE – HOMAGE TO ZUCCHERO FORNACIARI | Sergio Casablanca e le Gocce
Piazza San Francesco
Time: 9.15

A tribute to Zucchero Fornaciari with his most historical and exciting songs.

FRIDAY 28th JULY

TRECCANI – LEZIONI ITALIANE
EDOARDO CAMURRI
Piazza San Francesco
Time: 9.15 pm

Lesson (in Italian) called “Data vs. Dada. Affrontare l’era digitale con James Joyce e altri maestri” (lit. Data vs Dada. Facing the digital era with James Joyce and other authors.

SATURDAY 29th JULY

TRECCANI – LEZIONI ITALIANE
GIORGIO VALLORTIGARA
Piazza San Francesco
Time: 9.15 pm

Lesson (in Italian) called “Viaggio al centro del cervello” (lit. Journey to the centre of the brain).

SUNDAY 30th JULY

LE STELLE DI GALLA PLACIDIA
CELESTE GUGLIANDOLO, LA MUSICA DI ASTOR
Piazza San Francesco
Time: 9.15 pm

A show that will lead the public from the greatest tangos of Guardia Vieja to the evolutionary ones of Guardia Nueva.

THURSDAY 3rd AUGUST 

LE STELLE DI GALLA PLACIDIA 
NOVAFONIC
Piazza San Francesco
Time: 9.45 pm

Fabio Furia bandoneon
Gianmaria Melis violin
Marco Schirru piano
Giovanni Chiaramonte contrabass

Four instruments, four voices and a common vision towards contemporary music, looking for dialogue and interaction between genres and styles. A deeply jazz repertoire which is part of an evocative and emotional dimension.

SUNDAY 6th AUGUST

LE STELLE DI GALLA PLACIDIA
E LUCEVAN LE STELLE | Students of Juillard, Mannes and Manhattan School of New York
Piazza San Francesco
Time: 9.15

An opera and musical concert with young students coming from New York’s best schools.

WEDNESDAY 9th AUGUST

LE STELLE DI GALLA PLACIDIA
ROBERTO ALINGHIERI E DUO GARDEL | Texts by Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortazar, Manuel Scorza
Piazza San Francesco
Time: 9.15 pm

Passion, nostalgia, virtuosity are the characteristics of this show, where the voice of Roberto Alighieri will interpret texts by great South American authors of the 20th century.

SUNDAY 13th AUGUST

LE STELLE DI GALLA PLACIDIA
PRIMA DONNA
HOMAGE TO MARIA CALLAS IN THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF HER BIRTH
Piazza San Francesco
Time: 9.15 pm

A show captivating the public through the main stages of the Divine’s life, with arias of the works that made Maria immortal.

MONDAY 14th AUGUST

BANDEANDRE’ IN CONCERTO CONTRO TUTTE LE GUERRE | “Aveva il tuo stesso identico umore, ma la divisa di un altro colore…”
Piazza San Francesco
Time: 9.15 pm

Event organized and curated by Caffè Pasticceria Palumbo

WEDNESDAY 16th AUGUST

LE STELLE DI GALLA PLACIDIA
CRISTINA DI PIETRO E POP DELUXE
THE BEST OF POP MUSIC FROM THE ’80s TO TODAY
Piazza San Francesco
Time: 9.15 pm

A series of notes that starts from the great hits of pop music and ends up in new creations. An experience enriched by the energy and great charism of the singer-songwriter and pianist Cristina Di Pietro.

SUNDAY 20th AUGUST

E STELLE DI GALLA PLACIDIA
BANDASTORTA, DRUM BUN – MUSIC FROM THE CIRCUS
Piazza San Francesco
Time: 9.15 pm

Davide Salata soprano sax 
Emiliano Tamanini trumpet
Fabrizio Carlin trombone
Giorgio Beberi Sax baritone
Filippo Tonini drums and percussions

The formation will present their third album called “Drum Bun”, inspired by the music and poetics of circus.

WEDNESDAY 23rd AUGUST

LE STELLE DI GALLA PLACIDIA
ALIVE ALIVE OH, SONGS & MUSIC FROM IRELAND
Piazza San Francesco
Time: 9.15

The pleasure of making music with great energy, sensitivity and love, to tell the colours and atmospheres of Ireland and Scotland.

EVENINGS AT THE OLD FRANCISCAN CLOISTERS

The Old Franciscan Cloisters (Via Dante Alighieri, 4 – Ravenna) are livened up with concerts and live music.

THURSDAY 27th JULY

BENE, BRAVI, BIS! | Piano duo Roberto Metro, Elvira Foti
Old Franciscan Cloisters
Time: 9.15 pm

LUNEDÌ 31 LUGLIO 

LA SERENISSIMA, SONATE VENEZIANE | Accademia Hermans
Old Franciscan Cloisters
Time: 9.15 pm

LUNEDÌ 7 AGOSTO

DANZE E COLONNE SONORE | Quartetto Segovio
Old Franciscan Cloisters
Time: 9.15 pm

GIOVEDÌ 10 AGOSTO

8th centenary of the Franciscan rule
IL SANTO PIÙ AMATO | Music and word show on the Canticle of the Sun
Old Franciscan Cloisters
Time: 9.15 pm