Concert for the arrival of the Venice Pink Walk
As per tradition, the Big Vocal Orchestra awaits the arrival of the Pink Walk procession on the steps of the Basilica della Salute in Venice to conclude the event with music. The event is dedicated to promoting breast cancer prevention as part of the Venice Municipality’s PINK OCTOBER. Free admission.
Vocal Skyline in Chioggia for Port Days
Vocal Skyline will be in concert in Chioggia for PORT DAYS, the event series that opens the ports of Venice, Chioggia, and Marghera to the local community from October 2 to 9. Join us on October 3, 2026, at the Auditorium San Nicolò in Chioggia at 9:00 PM for a concert-show where the voices directed […]
A talk on the future of Murano Glass
On Tuesday, September 15 at 5:00 PM, Hyatt Centric Murano Venice will host my talk on “Contemporary Horizons for Murano Glass” as part of the 2026 edition of The Venice Glass Week. What is the future for this ancient art? What is the future for my beloved island? What are the prospects for those who […]
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 […]
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 […]
Concert in the Church of Santa Maria del Pianto in Venice
The Church of Santa Maria del Pianto is a small gem of the Lagoon, a church that remained closed and inaccessible to the public for over 60 years and which today, thanks to the efforts of the Fondazione Museo della Scuola Grande di San Marco e della Sanità, will undergo a major restoration project and […]
APRIL 25, ETERNAUTI: FREEDOM AND AI
The dialogue between man and artificial intelligence, power in the age of drone strikes, the “Eternauti” (Eternauts) imagined by the pen of Marco Toso Borella on the stage of the Teatro Goldoni in Venice are navigators of the ether in search of the current meaning of the word “Freedom”. A journey that traverses various musical […]
A sung Mass by the Big Vocal Orchestra
Not a concert, but a true liturgical celebration enlivened by the singing voices of the Big Vocal Orchestra. On Sunday, March 15, the 10:30 AM community Mass of the Frari parish will be accompanied by the singing of the Venetian voices of the choir directed by Marco Toso Borella, with a selection of sacred pieces […]
The Big Vocal Orchestra welcomed the Paralympic flame to St. Mark’s Square in Venice
The full Big Vocal Orchestra, positioned on and around the official Paralympic stage, brought St. Mark’s Square to life with its music while awaiting the arrival of the Paralympic Torch on its journey from Cortina to Venice. The event, which took place on Wednesday, March 4, was part of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Flame […]
ST. MARK’S SQUARE PACKED FOR VOCAL SKYLINE
Despite the rainy day and the high tide, thousands of people enthusiastically attended the concert-show “PLAYING OLYMPUS – Singing and playing in the gods’ drawing room” created by Marco Toso Borella for the Venice Carnival 2026. On Friday, February 6, 2026, the stars were Vocal Skyline, the choral group that brings together the leading voices […]