Sosarme, re di Media will feature the Baroque ensemble Il Complesso Barocca, led by Alan Curtis. Jakob Peters-Messer will direct.
Other music highlights include a recital by the piano-playing sisters Katia and Marielle Labque and a concert by the Orchestra Filharmonica di San Pietroburgo led by Yuri Temirkanov.
The dance program includes a gala featuring Jos_ Manuel Carreê±o of the American Ballet Theatre and performances by Interplay Dance Theatre and Elisa Monte Dance.
The Festival of Two Worlds was founded by composer Gian Carlo Menotti in 1958, and is now directed by his son, Francis Menotti.