Founded in 1977 by composer Gian Carlo Menotti as the American counterpart to the Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto, Italy, Spoleto Festival USA presents opera, chamber music, jazz, theater, and dance across 17 days each May and June at venues throughout Charleston. It is one of the most comprehensive performing-arts festivals in the United States and has premiered significant new works over its nearly five-decade history.
Quick facts
- ·The existing catalog entry 'Spoleto Festival USA Venues (Gaillard Center)' appears to cover only the Gaillard Center as a physical venue; this entry treats Spoleto as the living music and performing-arts festival itself.
- ·The distinction is meaningful — one is a building, the other is the annual cultural event.
- ·Flagged for editorial review to avoid duplication.
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