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Festa Italiana

HOT at Festa Italiana on Oct. 7th

Join us on October 7th on Cooke Street for Hawaii’s first-ever Italian festival Festa Italiana! Our Orvis Opera Studio Singers will be performing Italian opera favorites. There will also be Italian food, wine, art, fashion, and cars. Come enjoy everything you love about Italy right here in the Aloha State!

Let your friends know you’re going on the Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/275527682854533/

Festa Italiana Hawaii is the Aloha State’s first ever Italian Street Festival bringing a myriad of authentic Italian and Italian-inspired experiences and flavors to Honolulu’s vibrant Kaka’ako district.

Access to the street festival portion of the Festa Italiana is FREE and open to the public.

FESTA ITALIANA NELLA STRADA – STREET FESTIVAL

Street Vendors offering a variety of authentic Italian and Italian-Inspired culinary delights for purchase. View food vendors.

Wine & Beer Garden offering a selection of Italian wines, beer and traditional spirits for purchase.

Entertainment featuring Hawaii Opera Theatre, Hawaii Youth Symphony, Mango Season, Pierre Grill and more, with event master of ceremonies Tantra Grillo. View entertainment.

PASSAPORT ITALIANO – VIP PASSPORT TO ITALY EXPERIENCE

Open from 6pm to 9pm

Tickets required.
(8) food tastings from top tier Italian chefs and restaurants.
(6) 2 oz wine pours
(1) specialty cocktail from Hawaiian Aroma Cafe
Eligible to purchase additional wine tastings “Biglietto del Vino” ($15 add-on at check-out or $20 at the door)

Grazie mille to our event sponsors and partners.

Sponsors: Velocity Honolulu, Island Olive Oil, National Italian American Federation, Our Kaka’ako, Mango Season, Joseph Magaldi

Partners: Flavors of Italy Hawaii, Street Grindz, Memoirs Catering, Hawaii Opera Theatre, Hawaii Youth Symphony, Pierre Grill.

Behind-the-Scenes: Siren Song

 

Siren Song rehearsals are well under way!  With the set constructed and the venue continuing to transform, the cast is killing it more and more each day!  Enjoy these behind-the-scene photos of a night at rehearsal!

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Heart-broken Tenor Vale Rideout channels Davey Palmer’s despair when he learns that Diana is not real…

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Wes Mason as Jonathan Reed commands the audience to love & loathe him

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For not being real, Rachel Schutz as Diana Reed leaves a very lasting memory with her beautiful vocals

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HOT Legend Henry Akina returns to direct Siren Song.

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Maestro Vincent de Kort working his magic with Wes Mason

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HOT favorites Tenor Kip Wilborn & Bass-Baritone Jamie Offenbach return to the stage!