From jazz and soul repertoires to candlelight concerts, a multi-sensory experience to be enjoyed surrounded by the light of hundreds of lit candles. Theatrical plays and evenings in notes, presentations of books and signature cocktails inspired by Venice. There is something for all tastes (and budgets) in the summer festival proposed by Venetian hotels open to the public.
The music
It starts on Thursday at the Carlton on the Grand Canal, with the Italian-French duo Sara Longo and Alvise Seggi opening Women for freedom in jazza marathon of dinner concerts (mandatory) and solidarity for the humanitarian organization Women for freedom. Six events, every Thursday in July from 9 pm, on September 5 and 12 from 8:30 pm, created by Elena Ferrarese and supported by Wff, with an à la carte menu inspired by the travels of Marco Polo. A tribute to the women of the world in a state of fragility, artists who have fought for their emancipation and freedom of expression. On Tuesday 9th, at the library bar of the Nolinski hotel in San Marco, the French singer Aurélie Saada and the Israeli artist Keren Ann will perform, while at the Sina Centurion Palace, a few steps from the Basilica of Healthevery Thursday and Friday in July and August (7.30pm – 10.30pm) the master guitarist and singer Stefano Scutari plays live. Staying on the subject of music, but in the Cannaregio district, seven dates of candlelight concerts light up the five-star Ca’ Sagredo. Just over sixty minutes in which the setting up of a room, completely by candlelight, captivates the hearing and sight of the audience for three performances at 6, 8 or 10 pm (a discount is then provided on the aperitif or dinner at the facility). It begins on July 25 with Coldplay vs Imagine Dragons performed by Dafne string quartet. On July 26th, space for the rock sound of AC/DC, Pink Floyd, followed by, on July 27th, August 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 21st. At the Metropole (San Zaccaria), Stefano Bucci presents the book «Architecture has many souls» at 5 pm on July 24th. But if after dinner is synonymous with cocktails and mixology, there is no shortage of lounges where you can consume refined ones.
Panoramic views
With panoramic view, at the Hilton Molino Stucky on Giudeccathe new bar manager Valentina Mircea prepares among others the The golden Serenissima, based on cognac and coconut milk (there is also space for the Spritz Bar with its creative list of spritzes designed to immerse you in the mood of a summer evening), while Antonio Ferrara, at home at the Aman, has just renewed the cocktail list inspired by the rooms of Palazzo Papadopoli: the menu is made with scraps of original Rubelli fabrics, the same ones that embellish the walls of the palace. From the end of August the Friday aperi-jazz (18.30 – 22.30) will resume in the courtyard of the Aquarius hotel in San Giacomo da l’Orio. Not only musical entertainment, the calendar open to citizens ranges from theatrical compositions to conversations about books. The combo of art and culture also arrives at the Alberti relais in Malamocco (Lido di Venezia). Between the end of July and September, three themed evenings close the guided tours in the church of Santa Maria Assunta, to discover the paintings of Giulia Lama, an artist of the Venetian eighteenth century. One in particular, recently restored, returns to its home on July 9, on the occasion of the feast of the Madonna di Marina.
