Edinburgh Internat'l Festival to Feature PORGY AND BESS et al., 8/13-9/5

This year's Edinburgh International Festival, which will run from August 13 to September 5, has announced the complete schedule of performances. 

The festival will feature performances in opera, theatre, dance, and music, as well as other events.  Among the highlights will be the Opera de Lyon's production of PORGY AND BESS, Carl Heinrich Graun's opera MONTEZUMA, the Elevator Repair Service's interpreation of THE SUN ALSO RISES, Tennessee Williams's VIEUX CARRE, and the world premiere production of CALEDONIA. 

The festival's official website says, "The Edinburgh International Festival has been connecting audiences and artists for over sixty years. Founded in 1947, the Festival grew out of the rubble of the Second World War with the aim of providing 'a platform for the flowering of the human spirit'. This belief in the power of the arts to nurture and transform lies at the heart of the Festival's mission today.

The Festival inspired people to put on shows of their own right from the start, and these grew into the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Since then more festivals have grown up around it in August and early September, as well as at other times of year. There are now 12 major annual festivals in Edinburgh, the Festival City.

The Edinburgh International Festival was the first of its kind. Today there are major festivals around the world modeled on the Edinburgh International Festival and the extraordinary experiences it creates for both audiences and artists."

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.eif.co.uk.