LOCATION
The Sopot Festival takes place in Sopot. It is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland and is communicated with main Polish cities by roads and railways. It lies between Gdańsk and Gdynia. 54°26′N 18°33′E.
The Forest Opera in Sopot
ATTRACTION DESCRIPTION
The Sopot International Song Festival is a festival that takes place in the Forest Opera in Sopot and is one of the biggest song festivals in Europe. The first Sopot Festival was organized in 1961 by Władysław Szpilman – an outstanding composer, pianist and arranger. Many famous foreign singers (Bryan Adams, Charles Aznavour, Boney M., Whitney Houston, Elton John, Annie Lenox, Tina Turner and many others) performed at the festival. Initially, in the years 1961-1963 festivals took place in the Gdańsk Shipyard hall and then moved to the Forest Opera in Sopot, a charming place liked by artists. The Amber Nightingale has been the main festival prize.
INFORMATION SOURCES
Heritage Class: [ C ]Cultural Heritage
Subclass [WH] :Waterfronts and traditional harbor areas
WEB PAGES
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopot
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopot_International_Song_Festival
