The Teatro Massimo di Palermo has announced its 2026-27 season.

Opera

Camille Saint-Saëns’s “Samson et Dalila” will be directed by Jean-Louis Grinda and conducted by Emmanuel Villaume. Martin Muehle and Varduhi Abrahamyan star in the title role.

Performance Dates: Nov. 22-29, 2026

Alessandro Baldessarri, Peter e Jill Gabriel’s “Non dirmi che hai paura” will be directed by Laura Ruocco.

Performance Dates: Jan. 9-12, 2027

Verdi’s “Macbeth” will be conducted by Riccardo Muti and directed by Chiara Muti. Kartal Karagedik, Lidia Fridman, Maharram Huseynov, and Giovanni Sala star.

Performance Dates: Feb. 5-13, 2027

Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” will star Nina Minasyan, Ruth Iniesta, Lawrence Brownlee, Ivan Ayón Rivas, Artur Rucinski, Markus Werba, and George Andguladze. Lorenzo Mariani directs and Stefano Ranzani conducts.

Performance Dates: March 5-13, 2027

Puccini’s “Tosca” will star Nicole Car, Adam Smith, Alexey Markov, and Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar. Mario Pontiggia directs and Umberto Clerici conducts.

Performance Dates: April 18-29, 2027

Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” will bed conducted by Diego Matheuz and will star Markus Werba, Maria Kokareva, and Maria Sardaryan.

Performance Dates: Sept. 15-23, 2027

Pretty Yende, Riccardo Massi, and Youngjun Park will star in Verdi’s “Ernani.” Giacomo Sagripanti conducts.

Performance Dates: Oct. 31-Nov. 7, 2027

Bizet’s “Carmen” will star Judit Kutasi and Russell Thomas. Pier Francesco Maestrini directs.

Performance Dates: Nov. 24-Dec. 2, 2027

Concerts

Nina Minasyan and Lawrence Brownlee will perform a Valentine’s Day concert.

Performance Date: Feb. 14, 2027

The Orchestra Nazionale Sinfonica dei Conservatori under Antonino Fogliani will be joined by Marianna Pizzolato for arias by Rossini, Cherubini and Ponchielli.

Performance Date: Feb. 16, 2027