1st Sunday of every month of 2003 / Historical centre - Barletta
"ETTORE FIERAMOSCA: SCENES FROM THE NOVEL"
Guided tour and dramatic route

Live the excitement of travelling through the pages of a novel in the suggestive and scenic places that inspired the author: love of the fatherland and romantic love, courage and ardour, valour and honour, these are the themes of the dramatisation that will involve the public both emotionally and sensorially, eliminating the barrier between actor and spectator.
It is a cultural and dramatic route which offers the possibility to relive, between historical truth and literary fiction, the sites of heroic, romantic and knightly acts. Actors and extras in showy Renaissance costumes, each made with careful tailoring and the result of attentive historical and iconographic research, guide the onlookers along a route that starts at the Tavern of the Challenge, follows Via della Cattedrale, and ends at the Castle.

from March 23 to May 18, 2003 / Swabian Castle - Barletta
EXHIBIT OF DOCUMENTARY MATERIALS ON THE CHALLENGE OF BARLETTA, CLOTHES AND SKETCHES FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE "MASSIMO D'AZEGLIO - ETTORE FIERAMOSCA" LITERARY PARK ASSOCIATION

The "Massimo D'Azeglio - Ettore Fieramosca" Literary Park Association’s entire collection of documentary material relative to the Challenge of Barletta is on display. It is possible to see all of the editions of the novel, posters, cards, comics, figurines, and calendars inspired by the historical episode. The extensive research conducted by the Literary Park on noblemen’s costumes of the 1500’s has allowed for the reproduction of the sumptuous court attire of that epoch. The exhibit has on display not only the clothes themselves, but also the documentation of the preparatory work, from the sketches to the choice of fabrics.

March - December 2003 / Cultural Assets and Historical Centre - Barletta
GUIDED TOURS

Discover the city, accompanied by tour guides, experience live readings about the Challenge and exhibitions by artists and musicians.

April 27 2003 - Cerignola
OLD TOWN FESTIVAL

Celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Cerignola, with shows in the piazza and a procession in Renaissance attire.

From the 1st to the 6th of May 2003 / Curci Theatre - Barletta
13th INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS "CITTÀ DI BARLETTA"

Every year about 500 musicians from all over the world participate in the event. The "Città di Barletta" Competition is open to soloists (piano, stringed instruments, wind instruments, guitar, voice), chamber ensembles, choruses, orchestras and composers. The theme for the composition competition this year is "The Challenge of Barletta - Battles and Loves in Music".

From May 7 to 11 2003 / Curci Theatre - Barletta
6th INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF PIANO PERFORMANCE
"MAURO PAOLO MONOPOLI PRIZE"

The "Mauro Paolo Monopoli Prize" is the most prestigious international piano competition in southern Italy. In the month of November, the Asian selections were held in Taiwan, with musicians from China, Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan participating. The competition will conclude on May 11 at the Teatro Curci with a concert that will feature the Symphonic Orchestra of Bacau together with the four soloist finalists. Twenty-three concerts are planned and awards for a total of € 20.000 will be awarded by a prestigious Musical Jury and by a Jury of music critics.
For information in both Italian and English: www.culturaemusica.it

May 14 2003 / "Il Brigantino 2" Restaurant - Barletta
THE GASTRONOMIC CHALLENGE "THE REDISCOVERY OF TYPICAL LOCAL PRODUCTS"
The Federican Study Centre of Art & Culinary Arts - CESARTEC proposes a gastronomic competition which is open to all citizens of Barletta who are not professional cooks. There are three categories to choose from, ability in the production of either a hot dish, a cold dish or a dessert for 6/8 people. Each dish must be accompanied by its recipe. A jury of experts will judge the competitors’ dishes, rewarding taste, preparation and fantasy in creation. In the afternoon, the participants will be put to the test in the preparation of the dish and a gala evening will conclude the event, with the presentation of awards to the winners.

May 2003 / Public Library, city streets and schools - Trinitapoli
LET’S LOVE BOOKS

"LibriAmo" (Let’s love books), ten days dedicated to the book. Writers, publishers, bookstores, printers, antique book restorers, illustrators, public libraries and schools. Pages, words and thoughts spread about the city.

Starting in May 2003 / Place to be defined - Minervino Murge
DRAMATIC ROUTE OF THE FRENCH KNIGHT BAYARD

From May 5 to 11 2003 / Canosa di Puglia
5th WEEK OF CULTURE

The Canosan Archaeological Foundation, by invitation of the Regional Service for Cultural Assets and Activities, will participate in the 5th Week of Culture. Conventions and study sessions are planned.

From May 10 to 31 2003 / Pro Loco Piazza Plebiscito - Spinazzola
EXHIBIT ON THE CHALLENGE OF BARLETTA

Exhibit of material produced by students of the schools participating in the competition entitled: "The Challenge of Barletta, love of the Fatherland, yesterday and today, local life in the 1500’s".

May 24 2003 / Capua (CE)
PENISOLA DEL TESORO (TREASURE PENINSULA)

"Penisola del tesoro (Treasure Peninsula)", an event promoted in collaboration with the Italian Touring Club, is the opening to the public of the most important monuments of the city of Capua, birthplace of the hero of the Challenge. The three castles, the museum, the Mausoleum of the father of Ettore Fieramosca, Rinaldo Fieramosca, the exhibition of Ettore Fieramosca’s sword, lent for the occasion to the city of Capua by the Capodimonte Museum.

From June 12 to November 9 2003 / Swabian Castle - Barletta
EXHIBIT OF PICTORIAL WORKS INSPIRED BY THE NOVEL BY MASSIMO D'AZEGLIO

Exposition of pictorial works, from Turin, Milan, Florence and Rome, inspired by the novel by Massimo D'Azeglio.

From June 14 to 29 2003 / Church of Saint Anthony and Gallery of Curci Theatre - Barletta
"IL DE NITTIS" CONTEMPORARY ART BIENNIAL EXHIBITION

For its second edition, the "Il De Nittis" Biennial of Contemporary Art, organised by the artistic-cultural association "G. De Nittis", proposes three expository itineraries: the first section will be dedicated to Italian painters and sculptors, the second section, entitled "a comparison of cultures", is of international breadth and will host Spanish and French artists, while the third section, entitled "After De Nittis", will present a selection of painters from Barletta.

June 2003 / Curci Theatre - Barletta
CONVENTION ON THE HISTORICAL NOVEL OF THE 1800’s

Day of study on the theme: "The fortune of a novel in Risorgimental Italy". The convention will be dedicated to the draft of the novel "Ettore Fieramosca or the Challenge of Barletta" by Massimo D’Azeglio and to the historical novel in the Italian Risorgimento. The relationships existing between figurative art and lyrical-musical production over the course of the 1800’s will also be examined.

June 2003 / Palazzo La Marra or Castle - Barletta
EXHIBIT OF THE EDITIONS OF THE NOVEL BY MASSIMO D’AZEGLIO

Exposition of the 50 most important editions of the novel by Massimo D'Azeglio.

June 2003 / Castle and coffee bar - cities of the Literary Park Association
THE COFFEE "CHALLENGE"

The barmen of the cities belonging to the Literary Park Association (Barletta, Canosa, Margherita di Savoia, Minervino Murge, San Ferdinando, Spinazzola, and Trinitapoli) will be put to the test in a challenge for the preparation of drinks and gastronomic products based on coffee.

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