The 8th International Festival "Luci della Ribaltà" is finished, the Festival actually had shows until August twenty-nine with the musical excellence that has reached Narni, excellence served as Teachers of world fame as Felice Cusano, violin, David Eggert, cello, Calogero Palermo, clarinet, Gustavo Nunez, basson, only to quote someone. In front of them other important Teachers such as the cellists Luca Pincini, Sandra Belic and Emil Rovner or the violinists Fedor Rudin and Shalom Budeer, over 250 guests from all the continents, exactly twenty-two countries, among which this year also India, Mexico, Venezuela and China, to give internationality to the event. Obviously the guests have lodged in the historical center of Narni exhausting all the accommodation and lodging out of town also. The official beginning event has been on Monday the 13th of August in the Cloister of S. Agostino: moment of the presentation of the Festival and then concert "The return of the harmonic party” with Calogero Palermo and Gustavo Nunez, together with the prestigious Quartet Eos, winning of the "Farulli Prize" of the Musical Criticism "Franco Abbiati" 2018. On August the 18th it has been the moment of the concert for horns and trumpets "power and spendors of the brasses" where the Teachers Konstantin Becker and Giuliano Sommerhalder exhibited while on the 21st it has been the pianist Gilda Buttà with the cellist Luca Pincini with an exciting trip in the most famous sonorous columns. On the 22nd the Trio Pockret from Serbia exhibited and the 24th there has been the expected evening dedicated to the tastings of local products and appreciated wines from Umbria with dance exhibition while on the 26th exhibited the clarinettist Aron Chiesa together with the pianist Natasa Sarcevic. To finish on the 27th there was the Gran Gala with The Orchestra of Teacher Viale and a surprising awarding from the city of Narni delivered by Francesco De Rebotti, Mayor of Narni to the President Anais Lee that from 8 years with artistic and human quality celebrates this city. Prensent at Gran Gala the Foundation Carit in the person of the President Luigi Carlini, the Mayor of Narni Francesco De Rebotti, the Vicesindaco Marco Mercuri, the alderman of the Culture Lorenzo Lucarelli, the Executive to the Culture Ing. Pietro Flori and the Responsible of the Office of Culture Andreina Santicchia, the Vicesindaco of Terni Dott. Giuli, the President of the Chamber of Commerce of Terni Giuseppe Flamini, the general Reception office dr.ssa Giuliana Piandoro, Grande Meccanica SPA in the person of the Dott. Alessandro Mariotti and the Manager of the Museum Eroli, Roberta Pagliai. On the 28th it has been the evening homage to Rossini by the soprano Anais Lee, on the 29th there was a concert and a laboratory of edited by composition of the Teacher Telli and following the concert of violins realized by Teacher Cusano. To surprise, with her passion and her anxieties, Anais Lee, artistic director, habitué of Narni, that succeeds in giving succession to the idea of his disappeared husband with so much personal work, Renato Chiesa, that had the vision of a popular and cultured festival, of high level but also dedicated to the music passionate. The program of the 2018 edition, as always rich and generous in the offer of unforgettable artistic emotions, it has expectation more than 50 concerts, without counting happening, flash mob, tasting in collaboration with Association Strade dei Vini Etrusco-Romani and improvisations in the streets and in the plazas of the center with the vital, artistic and musical exuberance of the young students of the Masterclasseses and their teachers. The suggestive and winding sonorous atmosphere and harmonica it is not missed not even this year in the classrooms, in the buildings and in the open spaces, where the lessons and the tests are developed.
Among the so many novelties of this year, the Space World entertained in the rooms of the Museum Eroli, devoted to the presentation of art and culture of other nations. This year the Show of Korean art and painted on paper Hanji, concerts devoted to the most beautiful Korean melodies, a photographic show and other events, for an idea that has been an absolute novelty. Organized by the association Mozart Italia in Terni, in collaboration with the Comune of Narni and the Foundation Carit. Patronage of the Region Umbria, Chamber of Commerce, Comune of Terni and Sangemini, Forum Austriaco of Culture, Stiftung Mozarteum Salzburg and Cultural Korean institute in Italy.