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For arts productions, institutional sponsors, partner theatres and hospitality teams operating around the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto and needing front-of-house uniforms, branded shoppers and house programmes, press kits for critics and journalists, and curated gifts for artists and artistic directions, with coordinated delivery to the venues in the historical centre and the Umbrian frazioni.
The Festival dei Due Mondi is the international festival of music, dance, theatre and performing arts founded in Spoleto in 1958 by Gian Carlo Menotti, alongside its sister Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto, North Carolina. The Italian edition is organised by the Fondazione Festival dei Due Mondi together with the Comune di Spoleto under the artistic direction, and brings together the major Italian and European institutions (Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Wiener Festwochen, Holland Dance, Royal Opera House). The calendar runs through the full Umbrian summer, late June to mid-July, with a packed overlap of indoor opera productions, site-specific performances in archaeological sites and open-air shows in the piazzas and cloisters of the historical centre.
For a festival that combines symphonic music, opera, contemporary dance, spoken-word theatre and installations, the merch planning reaches a very different audience set from trade fairs: arts productions hosting their own technical crew in transit, institutional sponsors running hospitality and previews, front-of-house teams at Teatro Nuovo, Teatro Romano and Caio Melisso, Fondazione hospitality staff, delegations of partner international theatres, guests of main sponsors (banks, foundations, automotive, lifestyle brands) and circuits of critics and specialised press. Corp-Merch.IT operates as an external B2B supplier to these productions: no role as official partner, sponsor or representative of the festival — only the technical handling of merch on briefs, graphics and audiences defined by the commissioning party.
For Italian clients holding a VAT number, invoices are issued via the Agenzia delle Entrate Sistema di Interscambio (SdI) with 22% VAT in EUR; reduced rates of 4%, 5% or 10% apply to eligible product categories (books, editorial print, art pieces, audiovisual supports). Reverse charge for intra-EU buyers registered with VIES, split payment for public bodies, and Codice Destinatario / PEC for electronic delivery of the invoice. Corp-Merch.IT is a registered Italian VAT operator, enrolled with VIES, and handles self-invoicing for the PA under Italian law. For corporate clients subject to CSRD reporting (D.Lgs. 125/2024, transposing Directive (EU) 2022/2464) we provide a sustainability sheet per order with Scope 3 CO₂e estimates aligned with the GHG Protocol, ESRS E1 (Climate Change), E5 (Resource Use) and S2 (Workers in the Value Chain), useful for non-financial disclosure. For productions moving material intra-EU and extra-EU we operate as Authorised Economic Operator (AEOF) and handle CMR, packing list, origin declaration and customs clearance.
For arts productions also present at the Ravello Festival, at the Festival di Spoleto Estate and at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino season we replicate the planning with an annual supply contract spanning multiple editions, dedicated discounts and a single contact for the management of graphic briefs, samples and logistics. For productions following the summer artistic residencies of the Centro Studi di Spoleto we replicate the planning with deliveries at the beginning of the residency so the material is already in hand on the first day of studio work.
Organic cotton T-shirts, piqué polos and lightweight linen shirts in the commissioner palette (production, sponsor, partner theatre), tailored for the Teatro Nuovo front-of-house crew and the Fondazione hospitality team. OEKO-TEX Standard 100 on skin-contact textiles where required.
FSC-paper shoppers with hot-foil stamping of the production or sponsor logo, perfect-bound house programmes, opera libretti and information leaflets on FSC- or PEFC-certified paper, handed to the audience and delegations as they leave the performances.
Mini bound notebooks, bamboo or aluminium pens, folders with rehearsal material and small collectible objects for critics, journalists and bloggers covering the festival calendar in Spoleto’s historical centre.
Custom welcome boxes, backstage kits for artistic directions and touring productions, small branded lifestyle objects and representative shoppers for partner theatres and institutional delegations.
Before launching production, artwork, quantities, packaging and on-site recipients must be confirmed. Delivery address, contact, time window and phone number must be cross-checked against the latest calendar issued by the Fondazione Festival dei Due Mondi production office or by the commissioning party’s office (production, sponsor, partner theatre): the Festival occupies the entire historical centre of Spoleto, with venues spanning from Teatro Nuovo Gian Carlo Menotti (Viale Giacomo Matteotti) to the Teatro Romano di Spoleto (via Porta Fuga), from the Caio Melisso Theatre (Piazza della Libertà) to the Chiesa di San Eufemia and the Chiostro di San Nicolò, plus the artistic residencies of the Centro Studi and the hospitality spaces in the central ville. The historical-centre areas are ZTL zones with low loading capacity and narrow access windows: deliveries must be coordinated with carriers familiar with ZTL A of the centre, the gates of Piazza della Libertà and the ramps to the Teatro Romano, with preferential slots in the early morning or after 22:00.
For an Italian programme routed via Milan, deliveries depart from our hub and reach Spoleto in 24–48-hour windows via BRT, SDA, GLS or DHL Express, by appointment for ZTL venues. For programmes above 1,000 pieces we offer appointment delivery with phone pre-notice and, on request, on-site set-up by our staff directly at the venues (Teatro Nuovo, Teatro Romano, foyers and hospitality spaces). For materials that require controlled-environment conditions (art objects, numbered editions, small backstage leather goods) we coordinate climate-controlled transport with specialised partners. For clients subject to CSRD reporting (D.Lgs. 125/2024) we provide a sustainability PO sheet with Scope 3 CO₂e estimates aligned with the GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain on the Milan–Spoleto leg and from the production districts indicated.
For productions also covering the summer residencies and the Spoleto Fuori calendar in Spoleto we replicate the planning with a new dedicated PO per residency, realigned to the updated Fondazione calendar, and we maintain continuity of suppliers and contacts to reduce the kick-off lead time. For productions touring their artistic team from one edition to the next we replicate the individual kit with a new personalised set (travel shoppers, hotel welcome kits, personal badges for partner theatres).
The brief for the Festival dei Due Mondi programme starts with alignment on the visual references of the season (posters, house programme, Fondazione or sponsor identity), on the iconic elements of the festival or guest production to bring into the merch, on the items to be quoted, and on the quantities per recipient (front-of-house crew, production, sponsors, delegations, artists, press, partner theatres). Corp-Merch.IT replies with a structured proposal within 48 business hours, complete with a physical sample for the most critical pieces (shoppers, opera libretti, pens), technical sheets for the serial items and a base quote with prices and MOQs per tier: starter (50–249 pieces per code), standard (250–999), enterprise (1,000–4,999), corporate (5,000+).
On the artwork side we receive the master files of the Fondazione, the guest production or the sponsor (AI, EPS, PDF/X-4, CMYK images at 300 dpi) and we manage the graphic adaptation for the different techniques: digital printing on FSC paper, blind embossing and hot-foil stamping on covers and libretti, screen printing on shoppers and T-shirts, embroidery on fabrics, laser engraving on bamboo and wood, pad printing on small metallic objects. For graphics requiring multiple versions (production, sponsor, hospitality, press) we manage versioning and intermediate approvals. Physical samples are produced and shipped to the commissioner for approval by the fifth week of brief; for perfect-bound libretti, opera libretti and limited-edition art objects the times extend by 1–2 weeks depending on the processing and the print run.
Standard commercial terms are 30 days from invoice date, 10% confirmatory deposit on the first order for new clients, improved terms after the first 90 days of history. Invoices are issued in EUR with 22% VAT via SdI; for intra-EU commissioners we apply reverse charge with letter of intent integration, and for public bodies we activate split payment. For corporate clients requiring tracked payment to a dedicated IBAN we also replicate the reconciliation by cost centre and job code.
For arts productions, institutional sponsors and partner theatres operating around the Festival dei Due Mondi, the quality and traceability profile of the materials matters as much as the visual identity. We work with Italian manufacturers holding ISO 9001 (quality), ISO 14001 (environmental management) and SA8000 or equivalent for social responsibility, and with the certifications required by the culture and performing-arts segment: OEKO-TEX Standard 100 on skin-contact textiles (T-shirts, polos, cotton shoppers), GOTS on organic cotton, GRS on recycled polyester, FSC on paper and packaging (house programmes, opera libretti, shoppers), PEFC on alternative paper and cardboard, EU Ecolabel on cellulosic supports.
For small wooden objects (Bagno di Romagna, Trentino) and bamboo items (Veneto district) the manufacturers can issue wood traceability, origin declaration and REACH SVHC compliance on the finishes. For metallic items (Maniago, Lombardy) we obtain conformity declarations under Reg. UE 1007/2011 on textile fibre designations where applicable and under Reg. CE 1907/2006 (REACH) on metallic materials. On packaging, the paper-goods manufacturers (Florence, Fabriano, Veneto) propose FSC or PEFC and, on request, plastic-free solutions with vegetable inks, in line with EU Regulation 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste and with D.Lgs. 152/2006 (Testo Unico Ambientale).
For clients subject to CSRD reporting (D.Lgs. 125/2024, transposing Directive (EU) 2022/2464) we integrate a sustainability sheet into the PO with Scope 3 CO₂e estimates aligned with the GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain on the Milan–Spoleto leg and from the production districts indicated, with references to ESRS E1 (Climate Change), E5 (Resource Use) and S2 (Workers in the Value Chain), useful for the commissioner’s sustainability reporting.
Eight to ten weeks is the safest window for perfect-bound libretti, opera libretti and limited-edition art objects. Tighter programmes are possible only when stock, personalisation techniques and venue access are all confirmed in the brief phase.
Only when the Fondazione production office or the guest production office has confirmed the time window, the loading access and the venue contact. For the Spoleto historical centre a carrier familiar with ZTL A and the gates of Piazza della Libertà and Via Porta Fuga is required.
Yes. The material can be packed and labelled in separate lots, one per recipient type (arts production, institutional sponsor, front-of-house team, critics and press, artists and artistic directions, partner international theatres).
No. Corp-Merch.IT is an independent external supplier that helps arts productions, sponsors and hospitality teams prepare their own merchandising. It does not organise, sponsor or represent the Festival dei Due Mondi or the Fondazione that runs it.
Corp-Merch.IT is an independent external supplier of the arts productions and commissioners operating around the Festival dei Due Mondi. This page helps teams prepare their own merchandising for the festival season; it does not represent the Fondazione Festival dei Due Mondi, the Comune di Spoleto or any sponsors or partner theatres of the Spoleto calendar.