
Nuova Consonanza Festival Unveils 2026 Season
By Afton MarkayThe 63rd Nuova Consonanza Festival, “Tempo,” is set to take place in Rome.
Here’s a look at the opera events on the program.
Felicita Brusoni and the Evo Ensemble, joined by Blow-up Percussion, the Parco della Musica Contemporanea Ensemble (PMCE), and live electronics by Nicola Bernardini in “100 Years of Mauro Bortolotti and Franco Evangelisti.” Tonino Battista directs.
Performance Date: Nov. 6, 2026
Michela Varvaro performs music by Andrea Veneri in Francesco Pellisari’s instillation “The Shape of Sound.”
Performance Date: Nov. 27, 2026
Mauro Cardi ‘s “The Diary of Eve” stars Felicita Brusoni and dancer Gaia Bella. They are joined by the Gamo Ensemble conducted by Francesco Gesualdi. Cristina Papi directs.
Performance Date: Dec. 1, 2026
Livia Rado and Ljuba Bergamelli perform with PMCE in a concert of works by Philippe Manoury. Tonino Battista conducts.
Performance Date: Dec. 5, 2026
“La fabbrica illuminata” is performed by Livia Rado and Ljuba Bergamelli. Andrea Veneri is the sound director and Lorenzo Letizia is the curator of space and video installations. The program includes vocal works by Daniel D’Adamo, Fabio Cifariello Ciardi, Alessandro Cipriani, and Daria Scia.
Performance Date: Dec. 7, 2026
The “Mediaeterrae” concert features the ensembles SoloVoices and Court-circuit directed by Jean Deroyer. They perform works by Giacinto Scelsi, Karin Wetzel and Valerio Sannicandro.
Performance Date: Dec. 12, 2026


