Lidia Fridman, Antonio Poli, Daniel Luis de Vicente, Marta Torbidoni & Eleonora Buratto Lead Festival Verdi’s 2026 Season

By Francisco Salazar

The Festival Verdi has announced the operas for its 2026 season.

The festival, which will be celebrated between October 1 and 25, 2026, will showcase the theme of “Mondi lontani,” evoking fascination with the exotic.

The first of the three operas that will be performed is the rarely seen “Alzira” at the Teatro Regio di Parma.

The rarely performed work will star Marta Torbidoni (Alzira), Antonio Poli (Zamoro), Daniel Luis de Vicente (Gusmano), Alessio Cacciamani (Alvaro), Federico Bonghi (Ovando), Agostino Subacch* (Ataliba), Erica Cortese (Zuma), and Carlo Raffaelli (Otumbo). James Conlon conducts the production by Manuel Renga.

Performance Dates: Oct. 1-17, 2026


That will be followed by “Aida” at the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi di Busseto.

Federica Vitali (Aida), Vincenzo Costanzo (Radamès), Teresa Iervolino (Amneris), Hae Kang (Amonasro), Aleksei Kulagin (Ramfis), and Lorenzo Mazzucchelli (Il Re) star in the production. The company will use the production by Franco Zeffirelli and Giuseppe Mengoli conducts.

Performance Dates: Oct. 3-24, 2026


“Nabucco” concludes the season at the Teatro Regio di Parma.

Francesco Lanzillotta conducts a cast that includes Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar (Nabucodonosor), Lidia Fridman (Abigaille), Michele Pertusi (Zaccaria), Ben Reisinger (Ismaele), and Laura Verrecchia (Fenena). Pier Luigi Pizzi conducts.

Performance Dates: Oct. 2-25, 2026


The Gala Verdiano will feature the second act of “Il Corsaro” with Alessia Panza, Carlo Raffaelli, Daniel Luis de Vicente, Galeano Salas, and Agostino Subacchi, as well as Act three of “Jérusalem” with Carlo Raffaelli, Agostino Subacchi, Alessia Panza, Galeano Salas, and Daniel Luis de Vicente.

Performance Dates: Oct. 10, 2026


Daniele Rustioni conducts the Messa da Requiem with Eleonora Buratto, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Saimir Pirgu, and Roberto Tagliavini.

Performance Dates: Oct. 23, 2026

 

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