Spoleto Festival announces 2011 program

Staff Report

Charleston Regional Business Journal
Published Jan. 3, 2011

Spoleto Festival USA has announced the program for its 35th season, which runs from May 27 to June 12.

The 17-day arts festival this year will have more than 150 performances by 48 artistic ensembles, officials said.

Highlights include:

■Festival founder Gian Carlo Menotti’s opera “The Medium.”
■The American premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s opera “Émilie.”
■Druid and Atlantic Theater Company’s production of “The Cripple of Inishmaan” by Martin McDonagh.
■Cornwall, U.K.-based Kneehigh Theatre’s production of “The Red Shoes.”
■Festival debut of guest conductor James Gaffigan leading the Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra.
■“13 Most Beautiful ... Songs for Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests” with Indie-pop musicians Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips.
■Concerts by celebrated jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves, banjo icon Béla Fleck and the Original Flecktones, and native New Orleans sensation Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue.
■Dance performances by Ángel Corella’s Spain-based Corella Ballet and Shen Wei Dance Arts.
Visit the Spoleto Festival USA website for all the details.

Visit the Spoleto Festival USA website for all the details.

Spoleto Festival announces 2011 program