SHORT TAKES : International Menu of Culture

This summer’s Festival of Two Worlds at Spoleto will feature productions of classical and modern music, ranging from Mozart’s opera “Le Nozze di Figaro” to “Hydrogen Jukebox” by Philip Glass, organizers said today.

The international menu of culture will take place from June 27 to July 15 in the medieval town about 65 miles north of Rome.

Opening night will see Paris’ Orchestre de l’Opera Bastille on its first international tour performing Hector Berlioz’ “Symphonie Fantastique,” led by Director Myung Whun Chung. Lyrical productions will include Richard Strauss’ “Elektra.” Giuseppe Verdi’s “Requiem Mass,” performed in the square in front of Spoleto’s cathedral, will close the festival. The festival was founded in 1957 by composer Gian Carlo Menotti with the aim of merging the cultural worlds of Europe and America.