Edinburgh International Festival

Opera, Theatre & Arts, Edinburgh International Festival, August, Scotland

The Edinburgh International Festival is an annual arts festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, spread over the final three weeks in August. Notable figures from the international world of music (especially classical music) and the performing arts are invited to join the festival. Visual art exhibitions, talks and workshops are also hosted.

The first 'International Festival of Music and Drama' took place between 22 August and 11 September 1947. Under the first festival director, the distinguished Austrian-born impresario Rudolf Bing, it had a broadly-based programme, covering orchestral, choral and chamber music, Lieder and song, opera, ballet, drama, film, and Scottish 'piping and dancing' on the Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle, a structure that was followed in subsequent years.

The festival's impact extends beyond the annual programme: its community learning and engagement and professional development programmes run throughout the year, reaching the widest possible audiences.

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Event
Edinburgh International Festival
website
Website
eif.co.uk
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Category
Multi-arts
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Annual
Month
Date
Early August 2024
Location
Location
Edinburgh
Opera, Theatre & Arts
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