Participation of the Italian Cultural Institute with the following events: • Opening of the Festival with the Messa di Gloria by Puccini, with the participation of the “Mediterranean Youth Orchestra” of Palermo conducted by F. Toufic Maatouk et of the Choirs of the Antonine and Notre Dame of Louaizé Universities, conducted by F. Khalil Rahmé. Tuesday, December 1st, 2015 – 8 pm – Saint Georges Maronite Cathedral of Beirut • “All Handel!” Concert of the Ensemble “La lira di Orfeo” with the countertenor Raffaele Pe. Wednesday, December 16th, 2015 – 8 pm – Saint Louis Church of the Capucine Fathers (Beirut) December 1st – 23rd, 2015 Beirut CityProgram