Onde Sonore Festival — The Wars of Ulysses

A widespread festival for listening education

The Onde Sonore Festival is a widespread musical event in Emilia-Romagna promoted by Assonanza, the Regional Association of Music Schools, together with the UNESCO Chair "Education, Growth and Equality" of the University of Ferrara. The festival was created to promote listening education and the encounter between different languages — music, narration, theater, visual arts, and short films — involving orchestras, youth bands, choirs, ensembles, and hundreds of students from local schools.

"Le Guerre di Ulisse" at the Abbey of Pomposa

The event in Codigoro, in the province of Ferrara, hosts the show "Le Guerre di Ulisse" in the park of the Abbey of Pomposa, a Romanesque jewel that in 2026 celebrates the millennium since its consecration. It is an intense and contemporary reinterpretation of the figure of Ulysses, a universal symbol of journey, trial, and knowledge, in which music, word, and choral singing merge. The original text is by Patrizio Bianchi, and the music is composed by Marco Somadossi.

The performers

• Narration by Luca Violini
• Double bass by Gianluca Ravaglia
• Piano by Francesco Imbriaco
• Voice by Serena Dominici
• The Representative Youth Band of Emilia-Romagna, conducted by Mirco Besutti, with collaborating masters Alessandro Ricchi, Stefano Bergamini, and Fabrizio Bugani
• The V. Veneziani Choral Academy and students from the fifth grades of the Comprehensive Institute of Codigoro

A festival throughout the territory

In addition to the event in Codigoro, the 2026 edition offers appointments in various cities of Emilia-Romagna: the scenic narration ΣLΣKTRON on the myth of Phaethon in Ferrara, the choral experience Voci In Risonanza in the Basilica of San Cassiano in Comacchio, and the creative workshop MusArte – Oggetti in Trasformazione at the MAR Museum of Art of the City of Ravenna. A program that unites the municipalities of Ferrara and Ravenna in a single shared listening experience.

An occasion in the heart of the Po Delta

Attending "Le Guerre di Ulisse" means discovering the Abbey of Pomposa, one of the most evocative places in the province of Ferrara and the entire Po Delta, where medieval architecture meets live music. Admission is free until capacity is reached, and the event is designed for families, enthusiasts, and the curious of all ages.