With the recently opened Museum Classis Ravenna in the background, the new gem of the Archaeological Park of Classe, the open-air summer arena will welcome all of you.
From 30 June to 28 August, the festival Classe al Chiaro di Luna will take place right here, featuring a suggestive programme made of live concerts (among them PETRA MAGONI & PAOLO FRESU, DENTE, and BUGO), puppet shows, tribute bands, book presentations, and cultural events.
It’s a new way to experience the museum and spend some unforgettable nights, where great regional and national artists and organizations will give life to unique shows!
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Info and tickets: www.classealchiarodiluna.it
Tuesday 25 August
STORIE DI RAVENNA
The Basilica and the City, Stories about Saint. Apollinaris [in Italian]
Time: 9pm
After two successful editions at the Luigi Rasi Theatre, the imaginative journey of ‘Storie di Ravenna’ starts again at the museum Classis Ravenna with the stories in the balance between past and present. Organized by Alessandro Argnani, Luigi Dadina, Giovanni Gardini, Alessandro Luparini, Roberto Magnani, Laura Orlandini, Alessandro Renda (Ravenna Teatro).
Tickets: €5
Thursday 27 August
LA CORELLI VS EST in concert
Mozart VS Rossini
Time: 9pm
If Mozart and Rossini had lived in our days, would they have written those masterpieces? With violin, cello and bass, the EST (Electric String Trio) will do their own personal interpretation of these majestic composers.
Tickets: €10
Friday 28 August
SCRITTURA FESTIVAL
The Odyssey narrated through the eyes of Penelope, L’Odissea raccontata da Penelope, Circe, Calypso and the other women by MARILÚ OLIVIA
Time: 9pm
The Odyssey is usually considered the work about Ulysses and other heroes, but it also features female characters marked by great strength and depth. Each of them tells on this occasion her role in this renown epic, giving its own, unique, point of view, and changing the traditional perspective of the male hero with a multitude of female voices. From one voice to another, Athen − deus ex machina − takes the word, urging Telemachus and Ulysses to do what they have to, being the great woman behind every great man.
Admission with a fee TBD
Saturday 29 August
BLASCONVOLTI in concert
Tribute to Vasco Rossi
Time: 9pm
A journey across colours and landscapes depicted in Vasco Rossi’s career. Mimmo Camporeale on keyboards, the historical keyboardist of Vaso and founder of the Steve Rogers Band.
Tickets: €10
PAST EVENTS
Tuesday 30 June
RAVENNA JAZZ 47th edition
“QUE SERA SERA” – Homage to Doris Day
ITALIAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA + special guests PETRA MAGONI & PAOLO FRESU
Conductor FABIO PETRETTI
Time: 9pm
The amazing sounds of “America’s sweetheart” will be homaged by two stars of Italian music: Paolo Fresu and Petra Magoni. This unusual duo highlights the distinctive features of each of them-the lyrical blow of Fresu’s trumpets as well as the magnificent interpretative heat of Magoni. At their back, in the background, an unreleased video with images, film fragments, concerts, TV special of Doris Day will be projected, running some of the most important moments of her career.
Tickets: €30 (1st sector); €25 (2nd sector); €20 (3rd sector)
Thursday 2 July
UNDERSKIN in concert
U2 Tribute
Time: 9pm
40 years ago, the Irish band published its first album ‘Boy’. The European tribute band of the U2, with more than 1000 live concerts during its career, is ready to make you live their music – literally ‘Underskin’
Tickets: €10
Saturday 4 July
LA TOSCANINI NEXT in concert
EVERGREEN & POP
Time: 9pm
Timeless songs and great artists will be played by this orchestra composed of eleven under-35 members, featuring a variety of genres, styles, sonorities for a journey in music − from the Queens to Pink Floyd.
Tickets: €12
Monday 6 July
PUPPET SHOW
The Revenge of the Morgana Witch
Time: 9pm
The International Puppet Festival Arrivano dal Mare! will stop in the arena for an Emilia Romagna traditional puppet show, with storytellers and different art forms, organized by I burattini di Mattia
Tickets: €7
Tuesday 7 July
THE FABER’S SOCIAL CLUB in concert
Homage to DE ANDRÈ
Time: 9pm
Fabrizio De Andrè and his unforgettable music will come to life again thanks to the amazing and evocative voice of this singer, performing songs that made the memory of De Andrè a myth
Tickets: €10
Thursday 9 July
MAGIC QUEEN in concert
Homage to the QUEEN
Time: 9pm
A show with faithful scenes, music and costumes, to make you enjoy an authentic homage to the legendary band that marked music’s history.
Tickets: €10
Friday 10 July
DENTE in concert
Time: 9pm
Maybe one of the most beloved Italian singer-songwriters, Dente will perform the best of his repertoire: essential songs that have been carefully arranged and that made him famous in his ten-year career. Organized by Bronson Produzioni
Tickets: €20
Monday 13 July
PUPPET SHOW
Ecomonsters Puppets Show
Time: 9pm
The International Puppet Festival “Arrivano dal Mare!” lands in the arena for an Emilia-Romagna traditional puppet show made also of storytellers and various art forms. Organized by All’InCirco Teatro
Ticket: €7
Tuesday 14 July
SABRINA PAGLIA in concert
Minamia
Time: 9pm
Homage to two queens of Italian music: MINA and MIA MARTINI. The talented and powerful voice of Sabrina Paglia will perform historical songs of Italian music that are still current
Tickets: €10
Thursday 16 July
LIKE BLACK HOLES in concert
Homage to Pink Floyd
Time: 9pm
45 years ago, in the studios of Abbey Road was born I WISH YOU WERE HERE. We live again this album and many others in this unique show of lights and choreographies, organized for this special event.
Tickets: €10
Friday 17 July
PAOLO CEVOLI SHOW (in Italian)
Time: 9pm
The show is inspired by the repertoire of this comedian, his experience in TV, cinema and theatre, as well as by his books. It’s a mix between improvisation, luck, hard work, and a positive look at reality. Organized by Accademia Perduta/Romagna Teatri
Admission with a fee TBD
Monday 20 July
PUPPET SHOW
Fagiolino Asino Burattino
Time: 9pm
The International Puppet Festival Arrivano dal Mare! lands in the arena for an Emilia Romagna traditional puppet festival made of storytellers and various art forms. Organized by Teatro del Drago
Tickets: €7
Tuesday 21 July
RICKY PORTERA in concert
Concerto 1943 – Homage to Lucio Dalla
Time: 9pm
Ricky Portera, guitarist of Lucio Dalla and founder of the Stadio, will pay homage to his dear friend, playing original songs with new arrangements with Gigi Puzzo and Roby Morsiani.
Tickets: €10
Thursday 23 July
ABBASHOW in concert
Tribute to ABBA
Time: 9pm
Colours, clothes, set designs, and scenes developed in order to faithfully reproduce the amazing 1970s when the ABBA left their unforgettable and unique mark.
Tickets: €10
Friday 24 July
BUGO in concert
Time: 9pm
The repertoire of Bugo is amazing: clever, determined, unpredictable. He has always been a pioneer of Italian music, “the uncatchable revolutionary of Italian music”. Organized by Bronson Produzioni
Tickets: €20
Saturday 25 July
THE SEASONS OF VIVALDI
Concert for Sant’Apollinare
Time: 9pm
The genius of Vivaldi reproduced by the Young Musicians European Orchestra. Organized by Emilia Romagna Concerti
Tickets: €10
Monday 27 July
PUPPET SHOW
Il Grande Trionfo di Fagiolino Pastore e Guerriero
Time: 9pm
The International Puppet Festival “Arrivano dal Mare!” lands in the arena for an Emilia Romagna traditional puppet festival, with storytellers and various forms of art. Organized by Teatro del Drago
Tickets: €7
Tuesday 28 July
SUGARTIME in concert
Tribute to Zucchero
Time: 9pm
The singer that is considered one of the closest lookalikes for his voice and his aspect will take you on a journey of blues and Emilian salsa, with sounds reinvented by the artist himself.
Tickets: €10
Thursday 30 July
STILL ALIVE in concert
Tribute to the Kiss
Time: 9pm
While the Kiss do their world tour, the Still Alive will perform a show on the main stage, in the perfect style of the original band.
Tickets: €10
Monday 3 August
PUPPET PERFORMANCE
Hansel and Gretel
Time: 9pm
The International Puppet Festival Arrivano dal Mare! lands in the arena for an Emilia-Romagna traditional puppet show with storytellers and various forms of art. Organized by Teatro Alla Panna
Tickets: 7€
Thursday 6 August
IVANO MARESCOTTI | Andrà tutto stretto (in Italian)
Time: 9pm
The pandemics trapped us in our homes for months, making us experience the new technologies for work, and making us rediscover some past virtues, such as the love for good food and the culinary traditions of our families. And at home “us megna bén” as the people from Romagna would say, which means “You eat well”. You eat that good that the Italian quarantine motto “It will be all right” has turned rapidly into “It will be all right”. Organized by Accademia Perduta/Romagna Teatri
Admission with a fee TBD
Friday 7 August
SCRITTURA FESTIVAL
The defeat of the West, told by DOMENICO QUIRICO (in Italian)
Time: 9pm
The Western myth, lighthouse from the Greek Antiquity to the modern United States seems to be wading. All the certainties that made the fortune of our societies are fading away, falling apart; that infinite largely acclaimed by glorious declarations and states of being, like globalization and free societies, has now disappeared, worned down by in success and retreats.
Admission with a fee TBD
Monday 10 August
PUPPET SHOW
Il Rapimento del Principe Carlo
Time: 9pm
The International Puppet Festival Arrivano dal Mare! is landing in the summer arena, offering an Emilia-Romagna traditional puppet festival with storytellers and various forms of art. Organized by Teatro del Drago
Tickets: €7
Tuesday 11 August
MAURO MASÉ in concert
Tribute to Battisti
Time: 9pm
With an extraordinary physical and vocal similarity, Masè is the best Italian interpreter of Lucio Battisti
Tickets: €10
Thursday 13 August
BB SOUL BAND in concert
Homage to the Soul and R&B music
Time: 9pm
Singer and musician Valeria Burzi from Bologna, lived and breathed rhythm&blues, together with her best artists, will bring on the stage the best of Soul and R&B music
Tickets: €10
Friday 14 August
SCRITTURA FESTIVAL
Noir: from Ædipus to commissioner De Luca, told by CARLO LUCARELLI [in Italian]
Time: 9pm
Maestro of Italian noir and author of the cult series ‘Blu Notte’ is going to talk about the genre noir through his character, the commissioner De Luca.
Admission with a fee TBD
Monday 17 August
PUPPET SHOW
L’Aprisogni – Il Castello di Tremalaterra
Time: 9pm
The International Puppet Festival Arrivano dal Mare! lands in the arena for an Emilia-Romagna traditional puppet show with storytellers and various forms of art.
Tickets: €7
Tuesday 18 August
NINO ROTA ENSEMBLE in concert
The greatest Soundtracks from Morricone to Bernstein
Time: 9pm
An all women’s ensemble that has been travelling around the world for 15 years, with success, bringing both the great repertoire of classics and the beautiful scripts written for the most famous and beloved films.
Tickets: €10
Thursday 20 August
STORIE DI RAVENNA
Una via verso il mare. Il porto di Ravenna attraverso i secoli
Time: 9pm
After two amazing editions at the Luigi Rasi Theatre, the imaginative itinerary of ‘Storie di Ravenna’ designed for the museum Classis Ravenna, the best setting to go on with the storytelling between past and present. Organized byAlessandro Argnani, Luigi Dadina, Giovanni Gardini, Alessandro Luparini, Roberto Magnani, Laura Orlandini, Alessandro Renda (Ravenna Teatro).
Tickets: €5
Friday 21 August
SCRITTURA FESTIVAL
Happiness lessons are taken from ancient Greek philosophy, introduced by ILARIA GASPARI
Time: 9pm
What happens if all of a sudden we decided to know the ancient Greek universe? And if we chose as masters Pythagoras and Parmenides, Epictetus and Parmenides, Pyrrho, Epicurus and Diogenes? With six weeks of ‘philosophical’ chronicles, each of which lived following the principles of a different school, Ilaria Gaspari guides us through an unusual existential experiment, at times very serious, other times quite exhilarating.
Admission with a fee TBD
Monday 24 August
PUPPET SHOW
I Tre Porcellini
Time: 9pm
The International Puppet Festival Arrivano dal Mare! lands in the summer arena for an Emilia-Romagna traditional puppet show with storytellers and various forms of art. Organized by Pupi di Stac/Teatro del Drago.
Tickets: €7
