
Teatro Petruzzelli Announces 2027 Season Featuring Yusif Eyvazov, Gilda Fiume, Galeano Salas & Aya Wakizono
By Francisco SalazarFondazione Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari has announced its 2027 season.
Opera
Piccinni’s “Zenobia” will star Aya Wakizono, Arianna Vendittelli, Margherita Sala, Désirée Giove, Mert Süngü, and Valeria La Grotta. Federico Maria Sardelli conducts Daniele Luchetti’s production.
Performance Dates: Jna. 27-Feb. 2, 2027
Carlo Rizzi conducts Verdi’s “Nabucco” in Emma Dante’s production. Igor Golovatenko and Ewa Płonka star.
Performance Dates: March 12-19, 2027
Busoni’s “Arlecchino” will star Nicolò Donini, Matteo Mancini, Alberto Comes, Enrico Bonavera, and Benedetta Torre. Matteo Dal Maso conducts Mariano Dammacco’s production.
Performance Dates: May 15-23, 2027
Gurgen Baveyan, Matteo Mancini, Gilda Fiume, Giulia Semenzato, Biagio Pizzuti, and Josè Maria Lo Monaco star in Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.” Nicolò Umberto Foron conducts Luca De Fusco’s production.
Performance Dates: Sept. 12-19, 2027
Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” will star Selene Zanetti, Yusif Eyvazov, Roberto Frontali, Francesco Lucii, and Jan Antem. The production will be performed with Bizet’s “L’Arlesienne.” Henrik Nánási conducts Franco Zeffirelli’s production.
Performance Dates: Oct. 13-20, 2027
Adolfo Corrado, Ric Furman, Natalia Rubis, Maria Laura Iacobellis, and Moritz Kallenberg will star in Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” Michael Hofstette conducts the production by Sergio Rubini.
Performance Dates: Nov. 19-25, 2027
Elisa Verzier, Galeano Salas, Alessio Arduini, and Alberto Petricca star in Puccini’s “La Boheme.” Renato Palumbo conducts the production by Mario Pontiggia.
Performance Dates: Dec. 17-27, 2027
Concert
Giulio Cilona, Benedetto Lupo, and Alfonso Caiani lead an all-Beethoven program.
Performance Date: Jan. 3, 2027
Speranza Scappucci and Caroline Wenborne lead an all-Beethoven program.
Performance Date: Sept. 25, 2027
Eleanor Lyons, Teresa Iervolino, Tomislav Jukic, and Leon Kosavic star in Beethoven’s Symphony No.9. Pinchas Steinberg conducts.
Performance Date: Oct. 26, 2027
Ian Bostridge and Julius Drake lead an all-Beethoven program.
Performance Date: Nov. 16, 2027


