International Festival of Music Symfonica of El-Jem
Festival international de musique symphonique d'El Jem
annual festival held in El Djem, Tunisia
El Jem · El Djem · Tunisia
🗓️ When?
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No date recorded — please check with the organiser.
- Founded
- 1986
📍 Where?
This position is the town's, not the festival ground's.
ℹ️ Details
- Website
- festivaleljem.tn
- Status
- unclear
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📖 Excerpt from the Wikipedia article
The Festival international de musique symphonique d'El Jem is a symphonic music festival held every summer in the Tunisian town of El Jem since 1985. It is held in the El Jem amphitheater, built in the third century, with a capacity between 27,000 and 30,000 spectators. Since its inception, the festival has attracted many orchestras who come to give performances, including the Algerian National Symphony Orchestra, the Rome Philharmonic Orchestra, the Tunisian Symphony Orchestra, the Budapest Gypsy Symphony Orchestra for the first time in Africa and the Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma led by Francesco La Vecchia.
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