Aspendos Music Festival

June 13th, 2006 by Pia Taylor

Aspendos Music Festival

Getting underway in Turkey: the Aspendos Music and Ballet Festival.

Every summer, operas and ballets are performed in the 20,000 capacity Aspendos Antique Theatre in Antalya.

Overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, the 2000 year-old amphitheatre (one of the largest in Turkey), resounds to classical tunes at 12 performances in June and July, attracting upwards of 80,000 people each year.

Organised by the Turkish Culture Ministry’s State Opera and Ballet Directorate, this year’s programme include Verdi’s Aida, Mozart’s The Magic Flute and Bizet’s Carmen.

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(Photo and event information c/o IAH Holidays)

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