In early December, the Indo-Italian Chamber will organise for the third successive year its best of Italy annual festival in India.The festival reaches new dimensions this year with simultaneous events in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Bangalore. Known for its high-end glamour, this year, Festa Italiana scales new peaks with Fashion Shows from top international designers VALENTINO and ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA, and the opera, LA TRAVIATA, directed by Maurizio Di Mattia, with the Orchestra Maderna di Forli, under the baton of the internationally renowned conductor, Paolo Olmi.

Festa Italiana 2004 will once again encompass a wide spectrum of Italian lifestyle, ranging from Fashion, Cinema, Music and Theatre to Jewellery, Food and Wine, Design, and Tourism.

Principal attractions include:

• A FASHION SHOW for the first time in India by world-famous Italian couturiers VALENTINO and ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA in Mumbai and Delhi, followed by a Gala Dinner hosted by Shaw Wallace.
• AN OPERA, La Traviata, conducted by Paolo Olmi.
• A FILM FESTIVAL of critically acclaimed recent Italian films, with presentations by award-winning director Daniele Gaglianone and the Turin-Piedmont Film Commission, and a Conference on the Evolution and Prospects of Short Films.
• BEST-SELLING AUTHOR Beppe Severgnini
• A DELEGATION OF JOURNALISTS from the leading newspapers of Italy.
• AN ITALIAN FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL with tasting sessions
• SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES on:
  • Tourism
  • Intelligent Manufacturing
  • Italian Design, with Italy's leading architect and designer
  • Rodolfo Dordoni and Roberto Piatti, CEO Stile Bertone
  • Automotive Designers
  • Film Cooperation
  • Industrial Clustering
• EXHIBITIONS featuring:
  • History of Cinema in Turin
  • Jewellery
  • Paintings inspired by historical films

FESTA ITALIANA 2004 is an event organised by The Indo-Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in association with Thomas Cook with co-sponsors Alitalia, The Park (Chennai and Bangalore), World Gold Council, Gold Expressions from D'damas, Zodiac, Man's World; TV partner - Trendz and the patronage of the Embassy of Italy in New Delhi and the Consulate General of Italy in Mumbai and Kolkata.