Artistic events
Artistic events: Umbrian artistic and cultural life is enlivened in summer by widereaching events like the Festival of Two Worlds held in Spoleto. Inaugurated in 1958, it has grown through the years to become an event not to be missed, hosting world class artists and performers. The programme includes concerts, opera, theatre, art exhibits, and dance.
Since 1973, Umbria Jazz has brought the best artists of this musical genre to Perugia every summer, becoming one of the most important jazz festivals in the world. The music of Umbria Jazz Winter, in the days leading up to the New Year, fills the streets of Orvieto and enters the Duomo, Teatro Mancinelli, and other historical buildings, transforming the city into a oneof-a-kind stage.
Todiarte Festival, showcasing music, poetry, and theatre with foreign guests, enlivens the historic district of Todi. Summertime in Gubbio brings a festival of classical music and a theatre series that take advantage of the atmosphere of the Roman theatre.
The Festival of Nations at Cittą di Castello each year hosting a foreign country, which presents its own musical production to the public. Lake Trasimeno, in turn, is the backdrop for the notes of Trasimeno Blues.