The Teatro Caro Felice has announced its 2023-24 season.

Benjamin Britten’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” opens the season with a cast that includes Christopher Ainslie, Sydney Mancasola, Matteo Anselmi, Scott Wilde, Kamelia Kader, Peter Kirk, John Chest, Hagar Sharvit, Keri Fuge, David Shipley, David Ireland, Seumas Begg, Sion Goronwy, Robert Burt, and Benjamin Bevan. Donato Renzetti conducts the production by Laurence Dale.

Performance Dates: Oct. 13-19, 2023

Dante Ferretti directs Massenet’s “Werther” with Jean-François Borras, Jérôme Boutillier, Caterina Piva, and Hélène Carpentier. Donato Renzetti conducts.

Performance Dates: Nov. 17-26, 2023

Maurizio Fabrizio’s “Edith” will premiere with a cast that includes Salome Jicia, Francesco Pio Galasso, Claudio Sgura, Blagoj Nacoski, Giovanni Battista Parodi, Alena Sautier, Valentina Coletti, Manuel Pierattelli, and Marco Camastra. Donato Renzetti conducts.

Performance Dates: Dec. 17-21, 2023

Lianna Haroutounian and Jennifer Rowley lead Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.” They perform alongside Manuela Custer, Caterina Piva, Fabio Sartori, Matteo Lippi, Vladimir Stoyanov, and Alessandro Luongo. Fabio Luisi conducts Alvis Hermanis’ production.

Performance Dates: Jan. 19-28, 2024

Mozart’s “Idomeneo” will star Antonio Poli, Cecilia Molinari, Benedetta Torre, Lenneke Ruiten, Giorgio Misseri, and Blagoj Nacoski.

Performance Dates: Feb. 16-25, 2024

Mattia Olivieri, Angela Meade, Sonia Ganassi, and Francesco Demuro lead Bellini’s “Beatrice di Tenda” alongside Riccardo Minasi conducting and Italo Nunziata directing.

Performance Dates: March 15-22, 2024

Anastasia Bartoli and Serena Gamberoni lead Puccini’s “La Boheme” with Galeano Salas, Alessandro Scotto di Luzio, Alessio Arduini, Leon Kim, Benedetta Torre, Caterina Sala, Gabriele Sagona, Alessandro Spina, Pablo Ruiz, and Fernando Cisneros. Riccardo Minasi conducts the production by Augusto Fornari.

Performance Dates: April 12-21, 2024

Francesco Meli leads Verdi’s “Il Corsaro” with Irina Lungu, Mario Cassi, and Marigona Qerkezi. Renato Palumbo conducts the production by Lamberto Puggelli.

Performance Dates: May 17-26, 2024

The season closes with Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” with soloists of the Accademia dell’Opera Carlo Felice Genova diretta da Francesco Meli. Giancarlo Andretta conducts the production by Damiano Michieletto.

Performance Dates: June 14-20, 2024

Concerts 

Claudio Marino Moretti conducts the chorus and orchestra in a program of music by Haydn.

Performance Date: Oct. 14, 2023

Claudio Marino Moretti conducts another concert with the chorus and orchestra in a program of music by Haydn.

Performance Date: Oct. 18, 2023

Claudio Marino Moretti leads the chorus in a program of music by Part, Vasks, and Schnittke.

Performance Date: Dec. 20, 2023

Donato Renzatti leads music by Fabrizio.

Performance Date: Dec. 23, 2023

Claudio Marino Moretti leads a concert of music by Dvorak and Puccini.

Performance Date: March 29, 2024

Roberto Abbado conducts a program with chorus and orchestra.

Performance Date: April 25, 2024

Riccardo Minasi concludes the season with music by Poulenc, Debussy and Ravel.

Performance Date: June 25, 2024