The Košice Music Spring Festival is an annual classical music festival held in Košice

Košice

Košice is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary...

, Slovakia

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

 for one week during the month of May. Founded in 1956, the festival is one of the oldest music festivals in Slovakia and is considered the highlight of Košice's concert season. The festival regularly features performances by the Slovak Philharmonic, the Czech Philharmonic, various chamber ensembles, and opera

Opera

Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...

performances at the State Theatre, Košice. The festival also includes appearances by guest musical ensembles and artists from all over the world.