L’Osservatore Romano talks about Babel
In a comprehensive review published on August 13, 2026, on page 7, L’Osservatore Romano discusses the exhibition Babel by Marco Toso Borella. In the article written by journalist Alvise Sperandio, the Vatican’s international newspaper, distributed worldwide, highlights how the exhibition is in perfect harmony with Leo XIV’s encyclical “Magnifica humanitas”, of which it seems to […]
IN CHOIR FOR EUROPE
Tickets are on sale starting today for “In coro per l’Europa” (In Chorus for Europe), the concert-show by the BIG VOCAL ORCHESTRA scheduled for September 24th at the Toniolo Theater in Mestre. The event celebrates the 10th anniversary of FONDACO EUROPA, the cultural association that has been working in Venice since 2016 on major themes […]
MARCO TOSO BORELLA’S “BABEL” EXHIBITION OPENS AT THE MURANO GLASS MUSEUM
Incommunicability in the age of social media and artificial intelligence told through the language of glass and the ancient technique of graffiti on gold leaf The “BABEL” exhibition, a solo show by Marco Toso Borella produced by the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia, opened to the public on June 13 at the Murano Glass Museum […]
The Big Vocal Orchestra at Lido di Venezia
Third edition of the popular appointment at Lido di Venezia with the Big Vocal Orchestra. On June 21 at 9 PM, an appointment in the square of the Casino Palace at Lido di Venezia for the Summer Festival, the free summer concert offered by the Municipality of Venice and Vela SpA for the Lido community. […]
World Blood Donor Day Concert
On Sunday, June 14, 2026, at 8:45 PM, in the splendid setting of the Villa Farsetti park in S. Maria di Sala (VE), the Big Vocal Orchestra will headline a special evening dedicated to solidarity and raising awareness about blood donation. Event organized by AVIS Mirano with the patronage of the Municipality of Santa Maria […]
BABEL: An exhibition by Marco Toso Borella at the Murano Glass Museum
The lack of communication in the era of social media and AI told through the ancient art of sgraffito on gold leaf. From June 12, 2026, to March 30, 2027 The inability to communicate in a world of hyper-communication takes shape in the works of Marco Toso Borella, a versatile Murano Glass artist, in a […]
THE BIG VOCAL ORCHESTRA IN CONCERT AT THE BASILICA DEI FRARI
Sacred music and Franciscan words Saturday, May 9 at 8:30 PM The over 200 voices of the Big Vocal Orchestra in an entirely sacred repertoire interspersed with Franciscan words and reflections curated by the friars of the Frari community in Venice: the over 400 available reservations were snapped up in a couple of hours for […]
“PREMIO CITTADINANZA” AT THE PREMIO SAN MARCO 2026
On the occasion of the Premio San Marco 2026, Marco Toso Borella was awarded the “PREMIO CITTADINANZA”. The ceremony, which took place in the Sala del Maggior Consiglio of the Doge’s Palace in Venice on April 25th, the feast day of Saint Mark, patron saint of Venice, began with a performance by the Big Vocal […]
The Big Vocal Orchestra in the Hall of the Great Council
For the very first time, on April 25th, the Big Vocal Orchestra entered the Hall of the Great Council at the Doge’s Palace in Venice for the San Marco Award ceremony. In the largest hall in Venice, in the place where our ancestors elected the Doge, we sang the Italian National Anthem to celebrate the […]
The Big Vocal Orchestra at the Basilica dei Frari
A new intense appointment at the Basilica dei Frari for the Big Vocal Orchestra directed by Marco Toso Borella. Saturday, May 9 at 8:30 PM inside the Basilica dei Frari sacred music and Franciscan words will intertwine with the 200 Venetian voices of Italy’s largest choir, which has had its “home” for weekly Venetian rehearsals […]