Carolina Wealth Partners Music Stage
Musica della Festa
Sponsored by Carolina Wealth Partners
Since 2018, Festa Italiana NC has provided the largest, most comprehensive, annual showcase of authentic musica italiana in tutta la peninsola intero e nel mondo italico / Italian music from across the peninsula and throughout the Italian diaspora. For seven full hours, Festa goers can enjoy sounds ancient and modern, acoustic, electric and electronic, across the Bel Canto; classical opera; contemporary singer-songwriter; mid-century crooner, light opera and show tunes; rock and roll; synth rock; and traditional Italian roots and folk (musica popolare).
2026 Festa Entertainment Stage
Coming soon!
2025 Entertainers
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11 a.m.
Oak City Serenaders: A three-piece mandolin ensemble performing traditional and early modern Italian and American Italian melodies
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Noon
Ariel Reed and Mitchener Howell: Classical opera and Bel Canto, with accompanist Jon Latané
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12:30 p.m.
Allegro Italian Dance: Movement, story, and instruction from a dance company out of Pittsburgh
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1:30 p.m.
Official Opening Ceremonies: With civic, cultural, and Festa dignitaries, including Dr. Valentina Cecchi, the Honorary Italian Consul serving North Carolina, and Sophia Antonucci Kellstrom, Miss North Carolina 2025!
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2 p.m.
Michela Musolino: Traditional and contemporary mezzogiorno music from Memphis, Tenn. Accompanied by Connor Marks of Washington, D.C.
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3 p.m.
Allegro Italian Dance: Movement, story, and instruction from a dance company out of Pittsburgh
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4 p.m.
Olivia and Anthony Bucciero Mid-century American Italian crooning from Myrtle Beach, S.C.
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5 p.m.
Loreins Vellani & Mebanesville: Eight-piece traditional and contemporary, acoustic-electric Italian melody and song
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6 p.m.
David Quick and the Mr. Wonderful Jazz Quintet: Mid-century Italian-Americana song book, smooth and hot
And don’t miss quaggiu dalla strada (down on the street):
Tom Weierick, European Hurdy Gurdy (Street Organ Grinder), in his second Festa appearance!
From 2020: Check out the Festa’s 2.5-hour online benefit musical concert, featuring 32 artists and performance groups with a total of 44 performances, spanning from 20 provinces, regions, and states across Italy, Morocco and the U.S. here!
Interested in performing or helping with Festa’s stagecraft?
Please contact Larry Vellani at Larry@festanc.org or 919.304.3670.
