International Operetta Festival when: Jun - Jul 2010 (annual) where: Teatro Giuseppe Verdi
Every summer, the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi in Trieste hosts the International Operetta Festival. A series of performances, ranging from Gershwin to Franz von Suppé and Broadway musicals, attract classical music connoisseurs.
Celebrating 40 years in 2009, the festival features famous compositions like the Spring Parade opera bouffe in two acts by Robert Stolz and a new production of Franz Lehàr's Merry Widow.