The eightieth anniversary season of “Maggio Musicale Fiorentino” (about the role of music festivals in the system of cultural life in modern Italy)

Abstract

The aim of this research is to reveal the most important aspects and features of functioning of music festivals in modern Italy; to consider their main types and specifics of organizing such music projects on the example of “Maggio Musicale Fiorentino” (the eightieth anniversary season). The methodology of the research is based on the use of the inductive method, which consists in the study of individual festival trends, which allowed determining the general tendencies of the existence of the festival process in the system of cultural life in modern Italy. Relevance is in the necessity to study comprehensively the music festival life in modern Italy as an integral part of Italian national culture The identification of the importance and influence of Italian projects on the state of the musical life at our time acquires special attention and will help domestic musicians learn the specifics of the organization of music festivals in modern Italy, learn this experience and use it in the practice of the musical life of modern Ukraine. Conclusions . Festivals have become a vital part of the music life system in modern Italy; the festival movement has undergone considerable changes and has acquired pace in the last decade of the 20 th century and in the beginning of the 21 st century: 1) number of festival events, both professional and amateur, is growing; 2) professionals festivals are growing to the size of large-scale events, that may even include schools that give master classes and implement creative projects within the festivals for young musicians; 3) intercultural and creative ties develop, not only between 20 regions of Italy (that are divided into 107 provinces), but also in the international context (taking place on international, regional and city levels). 4) one of the brightest musical projects in the panorama of professional festivals is the “Florentine musical May”, during the years of its existence has significantly expanded its functions. Now it’s not only a music festival that takes place in a certain month of the year, but a creative organization with its own theater, orchestra, choir, academy, master classes, recording studio, magazine, association “Amici del teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino”, sponsors. It is a powerful creative project that preserves traditions and adheres to the basic formula – high quality and professional level in everything. This large-scale project also includes the festival “Maggio Musicale Fiorentino”, which already passes the 80 th season every year from the end of April to the beginning of June in the heart of Italian Tuscany – the city of Florence.