A dedicated member and president of the Paolo Grassi Foundation, Franco Punzi, passed away on Feb. 17 from a pre-existing illness. The Paolo Grassi Foundation organizes the Valle d’Itria festival which is coming up on its 49th year. Last season they presented Forzano’s “Delitto e castigo,” Bellini’s ‘Beatrice di Tenda,” Opera italiana” by Nicola Campogrande, and “Il Xerse” by Francesco {…}