The Festival Verdi has announced the operas for its 2026 season. The festival, which will be celebrated between October 1 and 25, 2026, will showcase the theme of “Mondi lontani,” evoking fascination with the exotic. The first of the three operas that will be performed is the rarely seen “Alzira” at the Teatro Regio di Parma. The rarely performed work will star {…}
Festival Verdi has received Italy’s La Medaglia del Presidente della Repubblica. Head of State Sergio Mattarella awarded the prize to the festival ahead of its 25th edition and was The medal will be displayed in the theaters in Parma and Busseto during the festival this year. In a joint statement Michele Guerra, Mayor of Parma and President of the Teatro Regio {…}
Festival Verdi has announced the operas for the 2025 edition, which will take place between Sept. 20 and Oct. 18, 2025. The theme for the Festival will be Verdi and Shakespeare and will celebrate the 25th edition in Parma and Busetto. The operas that will be showcased are “Otello,” “Macbeth (1847),” and “Falstaff.” Otello and Falstaff will be shown in a {…}
The Festival Verdi is set to present Verdi’s “Attila” in two concert performances. Riccardo Frizza will return to the festival to conduct after his acclaimed performances of “Simon Boccanegra” in 2022. He will lead a cast that includes Giorgi Manoshvili as Attila, George Petean as Ezio, Marta Torbidoni as Odabella, and Luciano Ganci as Foresto. Frizza will conduct the Filarmonica {…}
Michael J. Bolton has been named the new executive director of the International Friends of Festival Verdi. Bolton began in this position on March 18. He now leads the organization in its mission to promote and support the Teatro Regio di Parma’s Festival Verdi, honoring the legacy of the renowned Italian composer. Bolton brings a wealth of experience in arts {…}
The Festival Verdi has announced its 2024 season. The festival will take place in Parma and Busseto from Sept. 21 and Oct. 21, 2024. Opera The season opens with the Verdi Street Parade at the Parma, Centro storico and Oltretorrente. Performance Date: Sept. 21, 2024 Verdi’s “Macbeth“ will be presented at the Teatro Regio di Parma in its French version {…}
The Teatro Regio di Parma is set to present performances on Classica HD from Dec. 8 to 10, 2023. The performances will be shown on Channel 136 on Sky. The first performance will be “Il Trovatore” in a production by Davide Livermore. Franco Vassallo, Francesca Dotto, Clementine Margaine, and Riccardo Massi star with Francesco Ivan Ciampa conducting. Boradcast Date: Dec. {…}
The Festival Verdi is set to conclude with the Gala dell’Accademia Verdiana on Oct. 16, 2023. The concert will be held at the Teatro Regio di Parma and will be free of charge. Tickets will be available at the Teatro Regio di Parma or online. The concert will be dedicated to the memory of Learco Tiberti and will showcase 12 {…}
The Festival Verdi is set to present Letteralmente Verdi on Oct. 13, 2023, at the Teatro Regio di Parma. The event will showcase actor Alessandro Preziosi giving voice to the letters of Verdi. The letters he will read tell the genesis of the composer’s famed work “Il trovatore.” During the reading, flutist Massimo Mercelli and guitarist Giampaolo Bandini will accompany {…}
On Oct. 10, the Festival Verdi is set to present a Gala Verdiano in honor of the composer’s 210th birthday. Omer Meir Wellber will conduct the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini and the Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma with soloists Eleonora Buratto, Clementine Margaine, Gregory Kunde, and Michele Pertusi. The gala, which will be held at the Teatro Regio di Parma, {…}
The Festival Verdi is set to present “Opere Crime. Delitto all’opera” inspired by Verdi’s “Rigoletto.” The interactive experience by Enrico Melozzi and Stefano De Angelis will be presented on Oct. 11 at the Wopa di via Palermo. The production is by AsLi.Co. in collaboration with the Festival Verdi, with music composed, conducted, and orchestrated by Enrico Melozzi. The Orchestra Notturna {…}
