The Teatro Massimo di Palermo has announced its 2025-26 season.

Opera 

Rachmaninov’s “Aleko” and Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” will be performed in a double bill. Francesco Lanzillotta conducts the production by Silvia Paoli, who will put the two operas in a dialogue. Brian Jagde, Carolina López Moreno, and Elchin Azizov star.

Opening Night: Nov. 21, 2025

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Puccini’s “La bohème” will star Anastasia Bartoli, Arturo Chacón-Cruz, Hasmik Torosyan, and Jessica Nuccio. Carlo Montanaro conducts.

Opening Night: Dec. 14, 2025

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Roberta Mantegna and Zachary Altman will lead Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas” with Gabriele Ferro conducting and Lorenzo Amato directing.

Opening Night: Feb. 20, 2026

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Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Chiara Amarù, Mirco Palazzi, and Maxim Mironov star in Rossini’s “Semiramide” with Christopher Franklin conducting. Pierre-Emmanuel Rousseau directs the production.

Opening Night: March 11, 2026

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Gaetano Donizetti’s “Le convenienze e inconvenienze teatrali” will be conducted by George Petrou and directed by Moshe Leiser e Patrice Caurier. Nicola Alaimo and Desirée Rancatore star.

Opening Night: April 26, 2026

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Maria José Siri, Angelo Villari, Daniela Barcellona, and Claudio Sgura star in Verdi’s “Aida” with Frédéric Chaslin conducting. Mario Pontiggia directs the new production.

Opening Night: May 22, 2026

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Teresa Romano and SeokJong Baek star in Mascagni’s “Cavalleria rusticana” with Marco Gandini directing and Gaetano D’Espinosa conducting

Opening Night: Sept. 12, 2026

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John Turturro directs Verdi’s “Rigoletto” with Ludovic Tézier, Adela Zaharia, and Francesco Demuro. Gianna Fratta conducts.

Performance Dates: Oct. 23-31, 2026

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Concerts 

The New Year’s Concert will be performed by Lorenzo Passerini.

Performance Date: Jan 1, 2026

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Ludwig van Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis will be conducted by Umberto Clerici.

Performance Date: Jan. 8, 2026

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The Orchestra Nazionale Barocca dei Conservatori will perform music by Lully, Marais, and Rameau. Emmanuel Resche-Caserta conducts and Marie Perbost is the soloist.

Performance Date: Feb. 25, 2026

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Salvatore Punturo conducts the Coro del Teatro Massimo.

Performance Date: March 19, 2026

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Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony will be conducted by Nir Kabaretti.

Performance Dates: June 9 & 10, 2026