{"id":17518,"date":"2021-02-14T10:07:44","date_gmt":"2021-02-14T09:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.terredipisa.it\/?post_type=event&#038;p=17518"},"modified":"2026-07-27T11:43:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T09:43:32","slug":"visiting-monuments-miracles-square-pisa","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.terredipisa.it\/en\/events\/visiting-monuments-miracles-square-pisa\/","title":{"rendered":"9th August 2026: Grand Opera Gala for the birthday of the Leaning Tower"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"em em-view-container\" id=\"em-view-641947083\" data-view=\"event\">\r\n\t<div class=\"em pixelbones em-item em-item-single em-event em-event-single em-event-1168 \" id=\"em-event-641947083\" data-view-id=\"641947083\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-xs-12\" style=\"padding:0px\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-xs-12\" style=\"padding:0px 15px 0px\">\r\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\r\n\t<strong>Data \/ Ora<\/strong>: 09\/08\/2026 - <i>21:30 - 23:30<\/i>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n\t<strong>Luogo<\/strong><br \/>\r\n\tTorre Pendente\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\r\n\t<strong>Categorie<\/strong>\r\n\t\t<ul class=\"event-categories\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terredipisa.it\/en\/events\/categories\/guided-tour\/\">guided tour<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terredipisa.it\/en\/events\/categories\/public\/\">public<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terredipisa.it\/en\/events\/categories\/special-opening\/\">special opening<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-xs-12\" style=\"padding:0px\">\r\n<br style=\"clear:both\" \/>\r\n<div id=\"tw-container\" class=\"nev7se\" data-cp=\"1\" data-nnttsvi=\"1\" data-sletp=\"false\" data-sm=\"1\" data-ssbp=\"false\" data-sugg-time=\"500\" data-sugg-url=\"https:\/\/clients1.google.com\/complete\/search\" data-uilc=\"it\" data-vil=\",af,af-ZA,am,am-ET,ar-EG,ar-AE,ar-KW,ar-QA,ar,ar-IL,ar-JO,ar-LB,ar-PS,az,az-AZ,bg,bg-BG,bn,bn-BD,bn-IN,ca,ca-es,cs,cs-CZ,de,de-DE,de-CH,de-AT,de-LI,en,en-US,en-CA,en-AU,en-NZ,en-GB,en-IN,en-KE,en-TZ,en-NG,en-GH,en-PH,en-ZA,es,es-ES,es-AR,es-UY,es-419,es-BO,es-CL,es-CR,es-CO,es-DO,es-EC,es-GT,es-HN,es-NI,es-PA,es-PE,es-PR,es-PY,es-SV,es-VE,es-MX,es-US,eu,eu-ES,fi,fi-FI,fr,fr-FR,fr-CH,fr-BE,gl,gl-ES,gu,gu-IN,he,he-IL,iw,iw-IL,hu,hu-HU,hy,hy-AM,id,id-ID,is,is-IS,it,it-IT,it-CH,ja,ja-JP,jv,jv-ID,ka,ka-GE,km,km-KH,kn,kn-IN,ko,ko-KR,la,lo,lo-LA,lv,lv-LV,ml,ml-IN,mr,mr-IN,ms,ms-MY,nl,nl-NL,nb,nb-NO,ne,ne-NP,pl,pl-PL,pt,pt-BR,pt-PT,ro,ro-RO,ru,ru-RU,si-LK,sk,sk-SK,sr,sr-RS,su,su-ID,sv,sv-SE,sw,sw-TZ,sw-KE,ta,ta-IN,ta-SG,ta-LK,ta-MY,te,te-IN,tr,tr-TR,ur,ur-PK,ur-IN,yue,yue-HK,yue-Hant-HK,zh-HK,zh,zh-CN,zh-cmn,zh-cmn-CN,zh-Hans,zh-Hans-CN,zh-cmn-Hans,zh-cmn-Hans-CN,cmn-CN,cmn-Hans,cmn-Hans-CN,zh-TW,zh-Hant-TW,cmn-TW,cmn-Hant-TW,zh-cmn-TW,zh-cmn-Hant-TW,zu,zu-ZA,hi,hi-IN,tl,tl-PH,pa,pa-IN\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"tw-ob\" class=\"tw-src-ltr\">\n<div class=\"oSioSc\">\n<div id=\"tw-target\">\n<div id=\"kAz1tf\" class=\"g9WsWb PZPZlf\" data-attrid=\"tw-targetArea\" data-entityname=\"Google Translate\">\n<div id=\"tw-target-text-container\" class=\"tw-ta-container tw-nfl\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"text\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terredipisa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Compleanno-della-Torre-\u00a9-Massimo-Giannelli.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-72520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.terredipisa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Compleanno-della-Torre-\u00a9-Massimo-Giannelli-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terredipisa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Compleanno-della-Torre-\u00a9-Massimo-Giannelli-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.terredipisa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Compleanno-della-Torre-\u00a9-Massimo-Giannelli-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.terredipisa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Compleanno-della-Torre-\u00a9-Massimo-Giannelli-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.terredipisa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Compleanno-della-Torre-\u00a9-Massimo-Giannelli-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.terredipisa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Compleanno-della-Torre-\u00a9-Massimo-Giannelli.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>On Sunday, August 9, at 9:30 PM, the Grand Opera Gala will take place at the foot of the Bell Tower\u2014marking the exact anniversary of the laying of the Leaning Tower\u2019s foundation stone on August 9, 1173. The concert is free and open to the public. For the occasion, the Tower will close early and be illuminated to provide a stunning backdrop for the evening.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The stage will feature leading figures from today\u2019s opera scene, such as tenor Francesco Meli, soprano Mariam Battistelli, and mezzo-soprano Cristina Mosca. Joining the three singers is the Italian Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Marcello Rota. A program of celebrated arias, songs, and duets\u2014drawn from works by Delibes, Bizet, Offenbach, Puccini, and Leh\u00e1r\u2014will alternate with symphonic pieces such as the Overture to Bellini\u2019s *Norma* and extraordinary film scores by Ennio Morricone and Nino Rota, including *Once Upon a Time in the West* and *Amarcord*.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the unforgettable themes from *Once Upon a Time in the West* and *Amarcord*\u2014created by Ennio Morricone for Sergio Leone\u2019s film and Nino Rota for Federico Fellini\u2019s movie, respectively\u2014the program includes another famous score by Nino Rota: &#8220;Canzone arrabbiata&#8221; (Canto per chi non ha fortuna), a ballad composed for Lina Wertm\u00fcller\u2019s *Love and Anarchy*. It will be performed by the versatile Cristina Mosca\u2014a specialist in film music\u2014accompanied by the Italian Philharmonic Orchestra. Under the baton of Marcello Rota, the orchestra will also present a lively instrumental interlude: the &#8220;Neapolitan Tarantella&#8221; from Rossini\u2019s *Soir\u00e9es musicales*.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>09\/08\/2026 @ 21:30 &#8211; 23:30 &#8211; On Sunday, August 9, at 9:30 PM, the Grand Opera Gala will take place at the foot of the Bell Tower\u2014marking the exact anniversary of the laying of the Leaning Tower\u2019s foundation stone on August 9, 1173. The concert is free and open to the public. 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