
Iván Ayón Rivas, Paolo Bordogna, Marco Filippo Romano, Eleonora Bellocci & Ildar Abdrazakov Lead Teatro Filarmonico’s 2026 Season
By Francisco SalazarThe Teatro Filarmonico has announced its 2026 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances in Verona.
The season will open with Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” starring Ildar Abdrazakov, Paolo Bordogna, Ramaz Chikviladze, Gilda Fiume, Iván Ayón Rivas, Marta Torbidoni, Emma Fekete, and Alessandro Abis. Francesco Lanzillotta conducts the production by Enrico Stinchelli.
Performance Dates: Jan. 18-25, 2026
Christian Senn, Loriana Castellano, Josè Maria Lo Monaco, Nicolò Balducci, Benedetta Mazzucato, Maria Grazia Schiavo, and Roberto Lorenzi star in Vivaldi’s “L’Olimpiade.” Giulio Prandi conducts the production by Emmanuel Daumas.
Performance Dates: Feb 23-March 1, 2026
Marco Filippo Romano, Luca Micheletti, Marco Ciaponi, Blagoj Nacoski, Matteo Macchioni, Mariano Buccino, Marta Mari, Vittoriana De Amicis, Anna Maria Chiuri, and Marianna Mappa star in Verdi’s “Falstaff.” Giuseppe Grazioli conducts the production by Jacopo Spirei.
Performance Dates: March 22-29, 2026
Sebastiano Rolli conducts Rossini’s “Petite Messe Solennelle” with Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Anna Werle, Dave Monaco, and Michele Pertusi.
Performance Dates: April 3 & 4, 2026
Wolfram Christ conducts Beethoven’s “Missa Solemnis” with Athanasia Zöhrer, Katrin Wundsam, Sebastian Kohlhepp, and Johannes Weisser.
Performance Dates: May 8 & 9, 2026
Eleonora Bellocci, Gëzim Myshketa, Leonardo Cortellazzi, Ana Victoria Pitts, and Nicolò Donini star in Menotti’s “Amelia al ballo.” The opera will be performed alongside Stravinsky’s “Jeu de Cartes.”
Francesco Ommassini conducts the production by Filippo Tonon.
Performance Dates: Oct. 25-Nov. 1, 2026
Puccini’s “La Bohème” concludes the season, featuring a cast that includes Bianca Tognocchi, Galeano Salas, Christian Federici, Jan Antem, and Alessandro Abis. Gianna Fratta conducts the production by Stefano Trespidi.
Performance Dates: Nov. 22-29, 2026