Rossini Festival – 04/24/10 – Knoxville, TN – ROSSINI FESTIVAL 2010 ITALIAN STREET FAIR

Performing on the Cumberland Stage - located at Gay and Cumberland
The Rossini Festival
One of the Southeast’s most alluring cultural attractions, Knoxville Opera’s Rossini Festival Italian Street Fair brings a taste of Europe to East Tennessee and celebrates the color, fun and excitement ofopera and Italian culture.

The festival combines world class opera performances, art and craft exhibitions, wine tasting,and a wide variety of other events with a vibrant Italian Street Fair.

Downtown Knoxville’s Gay Street is transformed from a busy thoroughfare to a colorful European festival with four stages featuring a range of entertainment options, an upscale Artisan’s Market, the smells and tastes of authentic Mediterranean foods and beverages, and a special children’s area on Market Square with entertainment, fun and games.