Spoleto Festival U.S.A.
Variant namesGian Carlo Menotti, an Italian-American composer of opera, created several separate, but interrelated organizations which are represented in this archive: (1) The Festival of Two Worlds (Festival dei Due Mondi), was created in 1956 and was first held in Spoleto, Italy, in 1958. Its primary purpose was to provide young Americans with an opportunity to perform in Europe as part of a comprehensive arts festival. The board of the Italian festival is called the Association of the Festival of Two Worlds (Associazione Festival dei Due Mondi).
(2) The Festival Foundation, Inc., was created in 1957 in New York City primarily to select American performers and to raise funds to send them to Italy.
(3) The Spoleto Festival U.S.A. was created in 1976 to provide a similarly comprehensive festival in Charleston, South Carolina, and the first American festival was held in 1977. Initially, the Festival Foundation planned and supervised the American festival from New York, but in 1979 the Foundation moved to Charleston, and the same individuals served on both the local and national boards.
From the description of Spoleto Festival U.S.A. archives, 1956-1989. (College of Charleston). WorldCat record id: 47865194
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Simpson, Merton D., 1928-. Merton D. Simpson papers, 1956-2005. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Halsey, William. Oral history with William and Corrie Halsey | South Carolina Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Hamilton, Lonnie, III. Lonnie Hamilton, III papers 1950 - 2001. | College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library | |
| referencedIn | Spoleto Festival U.S.A. collection, [ca. 1982-ongoing]. | Museum of Performance & Design | |
| referencedIn | Goin, David. David and Jan Goin poster collection, 1980-1990. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Keyserling, Harriet, 1922-. Harriet Keyserling papers, 1965-2005 | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | New York Shakespeare Festival records | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| referencedIn | Fairs / festivals in South Carolina vertical files collection, 189u-200u. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Spoleto Festival U.S.A. Spoleto Festival U.S.A. archives, 1956-1989. | College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library |
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| associatedWith | Festival Foundation, Inc. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Festival of Two Worlds. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Halsey, William | person |
| associatedWith | Hamilton, Lonnie, III. | person |
| associatedWith | Keyserling, Harriet, 1922- | person |
| associatedWith | New York Shakespeare Festival | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Papp, Joseph | person |
| associatedWith | Simpson, Merton D., 1928- | person |
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| Charleston (S.C.) | |||
| South Carolina--Charleston | |||
| Italy--Spoleto |
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Corporate Body
Active 1956
Active 1989
