Strasbourg Music Festival
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The Strasbourg Music Festival (Festival de Musique de Strasbourg) (also International Music Festival in Strasbourg) is a prominent annual two-week festival of classical music
. It takes place in Strasbourg
(Alsace
), France
in June.
The festival was founded in 1932 and since then it has been organised by the Strasbourg Friends of Music Society.
The 71st Festival de Musique de Strasbourg takes place from 6 to 26 June 2009. The 3rd Concours d'Art Lyrique (Opera Competition), was presided over by Barbara Hendricks
, and took place from 8 to 12 June 2009 (final with orchestra). Anna Kasyan
took the Grand Prix for best female voice and Wang Xin
took the Grand Prix among men and also the public award.
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
. It takes place in Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
(Alsace
Alsace
Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...
), France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in June.
The festival was founded in 1932 and since then it has been organised by the Strasbourg Friends of Music Society.
The 71st Festival de Musique de Strasbourg takes place from 6 to 26 June 2009. The 3rd Concours d'Art Lyrique (Opera Competition), was presided over by Barbara Hendricks
Barbara Hendricks
Barbara Hendricks is an African American operatic soprano and concert singer. Hendricks has lived in Europe since 1977, and in Switzerland on Lake Geneva since 1985, She is a citizen of Sweden.-Early life and education:...
, and took place from 8 to 12 June 2009 (final with orchestra). Anna Kasyan
Anna Kasyan
Anna Kasyan is a Georgia-born Armenian opera singer living in France.Kasyan is one of the young artists who is viewed with high expectations in her field.-Early life and education:...
took the Grand Prix for best female voice and Wang Xin
Wang Xin
Wang Xin ; birth name Wang Ruoxue , born in Wuhan, Hubei) is a Chinese athlete who competes in diving.She initially trained atTsinghua University with controversial diving coach Yu Fen before moving to the national team in 2006....
took the Grand Prix among men and also the public award.