Entrance to the Oltre la Musica events are included in the price of the concert ticket of that evening; reservations are not required apart from the guided tour on July 21st and the garden tour and wine tasting on July 24th and 25th.
Sunday 21 July 6pmChiusi Guided tour of the Cathedral Museum and the underground Porsenna labyrinth. NB: booking is required for this event +39 0578 63316, info@itslafoce.org
Monday 22 July 6pm Montefollonico Guided tour of the town in English and Italian (depart Porta del Pianello)
6.30pm aperitivo in the garden of Villa Marselli, Montefollonico
Tuesday 23 July 6pm Salone, Villa La Foce Writer and journalist Jessica Duchen presents her book, ‘Ghost Variations’: Strings, Spirits and Nazis – the rediscovery of Schumann’s violin concerto (in English)
Wednesday 24 July 11am Azienda vinicola Fabbrica, Pienza Guided tour of the garden (designed by Luciano Giubbiliei) followed by tasting of the estate wines NB: booking is required for this event Booking: +39 320 8669095, +39 0578 8110030, visit@fabbricapienza.com, www.fabbricapienza.com
Thursday 25 July 11am Azienda vinicola Fabbrica, Pienza Guided tour of the garden (designed by Luciano Giubbiliei) followed by tasting of the estate wines NB: booking is required for this event +39 320 8669095, +39 0578 8110030, visit@fabbricapienza.com, www.fabbricapienza.com
Saturday 27 July 6pm Monteverdi Lounge and Terrace Bar, Castiglioncello sul Trinoro ‘War in Val d’Orcia: A Survivor’s Tale’. Presentation by journalist Sue Finley (in English)
Sunday 28 July 6pm La Foce garden tour with Benedetta Origo (in English and Italian)
Monday 29 July 5.30pmPalazzo della Corgna, Città della Pieve Presentation of Iris Origo’s ‘A Chill in the Air’ by Benedetta Origo and Katia Lysy with Michele Serra (in Italian)
7pm Aperitivo, Palazzo della Corgna
5.00 pm – Granaio di Belvedere, Castelluccio, La Foce ‘The Rural School of the Foce, memories of school life from 1933 to 1943’. A meeting with the author Antonio Mammana and Katia Lysy
17.00 – Granaio di Belvedere, Castelluccio, La Foce ‘La Scuola rurale della Foce, memorie di vita scolastica dal 1933 al 1943’. Un incontro con l’autore Antonio Mammana e Katia Lysy
6.00 pm – La Foce
Tour of the garden with Benedetta Origo and Katia Lysy (in Italian and English)
18.00 – La Foce
Visita del giardino con Benedetta Origo e Katia Lysy (in italiano e inglese)
11.00 – Granaio di Belvedere, Castelluccio
PARLANDO: Un incontro con Louis de Bernières (in inglese)
11.00 am – Granaio di Belvedere, Castelluccio PARLANDO: An encounter with Louis de Bernières (in English)
6.00 pm – Palazzo Comunale, Città della Pieve ‘Marietta Piccolomini, Verdi’s muse in Città della Pieve’ Guided tour of to Palazzo Comunale – Fargna and Teatro degli Avvaloranti (in Italian and English)
18.00 – Palazzo Comunale, Città della Pieve
‘Marietta Piccolomini, musa di Verdi a Città della Pieve’
Visita al Palazzo Comunale – Fargna e Teatro degli Avvaloranti (in italiano e inglese)