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 {…}
The Festival Verdi is set to present “Otello Circus” on Oct. 8, 2023. The work will be presented at the Teatro la Ribalta-Kunst der Vielfalt di Bolzano with the Orchestra AllegroModerato di Milano, conducted by Pilar Bravo. Antonio Viganò will direct the production with actors from the Compagnia Rodrigo Scaggiante as well as Mirenia Lonardi, Paolo Grossi, Maria Magdolna Johannes, {…}
The Festival Verdi has announced its 2023 season. Main Stage Productions The season opens with “I Lombardi alla prima Crociata” in a production by Pier Luigi Pizzi. Francesco Lanzillotta conducts a cast that includes Lidia Fridman as Giselda, Antonio Poli as Oronte, Michele Pertusi as Pagano, and Giovanni Sala as Arvino. Performance Dates: Sept. 21-Oct. 15, 2023 Franco Vassallo leads {…}