The Rossini Opera Festival has announced its 2023 season featuring three productions and concerts.

The first production of the season will be “Eduardo e Cristina” in a new production by Stefano Poda. Jader Bignamini conducts Enea Scala, Anastasia Bartoli, Daniela Barcellona, Grigory Shkarupa, and Matteo Roma.

Performance Dates: August 11-20, 2023

“Aureliano in Palmira” will be conducted by George Petrou in a revival production by Mario Martone. Alexey Tatarintsev, Sara Blanch, Raffaella Lupinacci, Marta Pluda, Sunnyboy Dladla, Davide Giangregorio, Alessandro Abis, and Elcin Adil.

Performance Dates: August 12-21, 2023

Varduhi Abrahamyan, Olga Peretyatko, Riccardo Fassi, René Barbera, Paola Leoci, Valery Makarov, and Alberto Robert star in “Adelaide di Borgogna.” Francesco Lanzillotta conducts a revival production by Arnaud Bernard. 

Performance Dates: August 13-22, 2023

Festival Giovane will perform at the Teatro Sperimentale.

Performance Date: July 17, 2023

“Il Viaggio a Reims” will be conducted by Andrea Fotti in a production by Emilio Sagi. The production will star artists by the Accademia Rossiniana “Alberto Zedda.”
Performance Dates: August 16 & 18, 2023

The Rossinimania Cantata in morte di M.F. Malibran will feature music by P.A. Coppola, G. Donizetti, S. Mercadante, G. Pacini, and N. Vaccaj. Diego Ceretta conducts a program that stars Lyaila Alamanova, Giuliana Gianfaldoni, Shachar Lavi, Dave Monaco, Giorgi Manoshvili and Michael Mofidian.

Performance Date: August 14, 2023

The festival will perform a Cantata in onore del Sommo Pontefice Pio IX. Christopher Franklin conducts soloists Pietro Adaini, Marina Monzo, Michael Mofidian, and Antonio Gares.

Performance Date: August 15, 2023

Concerti Lirico-Sinfonici

Rosa Feola will present a concert with Sesto Quatrini

Performance Date: August 17, 2023

Maria Kataeva will present a concert with Marco Mencoboni.

Performance Date: August 20, 2023

The festival is set to perform Concerti di Belcanto. The series opens with Teresa Iervolino.

Performance Date: August 19, 2023

René Barbera will also perform a concert.

Performance Date: August 21, 2023

Anastasia Bartoli will perform the final concert in the series.

Performance Date: August 22, 2023

Rossini’s Petite messe solennelle will be conducted by Michele Mariotti and will star Rosa Feola, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Dmitry Korchak, and Giorgio Manoshvili.

Performance Date: August 23, 2023