Rossini in Wildbad Belcanto Opera Festival

A Rossini festival deep in the Black Forest - is this really possible? For over 30 years Rossini in Bad Wildbad has shown that a small (and poor), but specialized bel canto opera festival can be successful, with splendid CD recordings and international radio transmission. The Festival is internationally renowned for discovering new operas of the bel canto repertory and outstanding young singers. Rossini in Wildbad was founded in 1989 in memoriam to Gioachino Rossini's stay in the Black Forest spa town 1855. Jochen Schönleber has been the Artistic Director since 1991, and now he is also the General Manager. The Music Director is one of the world's leading bel canto conductors, the brilliant Italian Antonino Fogliani. The Festival is held in the city of Bad Wildbad, and supported by the state of Baden-Württemberg and the District of Calw. Principal sponsor is AWG Calw.