About
May 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 2026 | Main Stage
Aida
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Director Mario Pontiggia
Conductor Daniele Callegari
Scene Designs Antonella Conte
Costume Designs Ilaria Ariemme
Lighting Designs Andrea Ledda
Coreography Luigia Frattaroli
Assistant Director Angelica Dettori
Assistant Scene Designs Chiarastella Santalucia
Assistant Costume Designs Alice Perez
Teatro Massimo Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet
Chorus Master Salvatore Punturo
Ballet Director Jean-Sébastien Colau
A New Production
in co-production with the Croatian National Theater in Zagreb and the National Theater Csokonai di Debrecen
Running Time
Three hours and thirty minutes including two intervals
Cast
Cast
Aida Maria José Siri (22, 24, 27, 29, 31) / Alessandra Di Giorgio (23, 26, 28, 30)
Amneris Daniela Barcellona (22, 24, 27, 29, 31) / Valentina Pernozzoli (23, 26, 28, 30)
Radamès Angelo Villari (22, 24, 27, 29, 31) / Armaz Darashvili (23, 26, 28, 30)
Amonasro Claudio Sgura (22, 24, 27, 29, 31) / Devid Cecconi (23, 26, 28, 30)
Ramfis Giovanni Battista Parodi
Il Re dell’Egitto Manuel Fuentes
Un messaggero Andrea Schifaudo
Sacerdotessa Anna Ryabenkaya
Gallery
The Poster
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Dates
- 22 May8:00 PMPremiere23 May6:30 PMTurno Danza24 May5:30 PMTurno D26 May6:30 PMTurno Scuola27 May6:30 PMTurno C28 May8:00 PMTurno F29 May6:30 PMTurno B30 May8:00 PMTickets-only31 May6:30 PMTickets-only
About
June 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26 2026 | Main Stage
Caravaggio
Music by Bruno Moretti from Claudio Monteverdi
Choreography Mauro Bigonzetti
Choreography Assistant Roberto Zamorano
Conductor Charlotte Politi
Scene and Lighting Designs Carlo Cerri
Costume Designs Kristopher Millar
Assistant Coreographer Béatrice MilleA Production of the Fondazione Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Cast
Cast
Caravaggio Roberto Bolle étoile of the Teatro alla Scala in Milan (20, 21, 23, 24) / Alessandro Casà (25, 26)
La Luce Maria Khoreva first soloist at the Mariinsky Ballet in St. Petersburg (20, 21, 23, 24) / Martina Pasinotti (25, 26)
Il Buio Sanaa Athmani (20, 21, 23, 24) / Ludovica Capozzoli (25, 26)
La Bellezza Martina Pasinotti (20, 21, 23, 24) / Yuriko Nishihara (25, 26)
Il Destino Alessandro Casà (20, 21, 23, 24) / Alessandro Cascioli (25, 26)
L’Anima Matteo Zorzoli (20, 21, 23, 24) / Francesco Curatolo (25, 26)
La Zingara Ludovica Capozzoli (20, 21, 23, 24) / Aurora Mostacci (25, 26)
I Bacchi Mattia Teora, Francesco Curatolo (20, 21, 23, 24) / Emilio Barone, Giovanni Traetto (25, 26)Teatro Massimo Ballet and Orchestra
Ballet Director Jean-Sébastien ColauAbout
September 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 2026 | Main Stage
Cavalleria rusticana
Music by Pietro Mascagni
Conductor Gaetano D’Espinosa
Director Marco Gandini
Scene Designs Italo Grassi
Costume Designs Francesco Zito
Lighting Designs Marco Filibeck
Cast
Santuzza Teresa Romano (12, 16, 18, 20) / Martina Belli (13, 15, 17, 19)
Lola Sofia Koberidze
Turiddu Fabio Sartori (12, 16, 18, 20) / Ivan Gyngazov (13, 15, 17, 19)
Alfio Ambrogio Maestri (12, 16, 18, 20) / Claudio Sgura (13, 15, 17, 19)Teatro Massimo Orchestra and Chorus
Chorus Master Salvatore Punturo
A Teatro Massimo New ProductionTickets
Booking
Tickets
Booking opens on December 3 2025More info at the 2025-2026 Season Tickets Page-
Dates
- 12 September8:00 PMPremiere13 September8:00 PMTickets-only15 September6:30 PMTurno Opera16 September6:30 PMTurno C17 September6:30 PMTurno Scuola
About
October 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 2026 | Main Stage
The Sleeping Beauty (La bella addormentata)
Ballet
Music by Pëtr Il’ič Čajkovskij
Choreography Reginaldo Oliveira
Conductor Filippo Conti
Scene and Lighting Designs Mathias Kronfuss
Costume Designs Judith Adams
Teatro Massimo Ballet and Orchestra
Ballet Director Jean-Sébastien ColauA Salzburger Landestheater production
Tickets
Tickets
Tickets
Booking opens on December 3 2025Info for subscribers to the 2025-26 Season at the 2025-2026 Season Tickets PageAbout
October 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 2026 | Main Stage
Rigoletto
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor Gianna Fratta
Director John Turturro restaged by Lisa Capaccioli
Directing Project Coordinator Cecilia Ligorio
Scene Designs Francesco Frigeri
Costume Designs Marco Piemontese
Choreography Giuseppe Bonanno
Lighting Designs Alessandro Carletti
Cast
Il Duca di Mantova Francesco Demuro (23, 25, 28, 30) / Amitai Pati (24, 27, 29, 31)
Rigoletto Ludovic Tézier (23, 25, 28, 30) / Roman Burdenko (24, 27, 29, 31)
Gilda Adela Zaharia (23, 25, 28, 30) / Enkeleda Kamani (24, 27, 29, 31)
Sparafucile George Anguladze
Maddalena Martina Belli
Giovanna Cassandre Berthon
Il Conte di Monterone Emanuele Cordaro
Marullo Daniele Muratori Caputo
Borsa Alfonso Zambuto
Il Conte di Ceprano Mariano OrozcoTeatro Massimo Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet
Chorus Master Salvatore Punturo
Ballet Director Jean-Sébastien ColauA Teatro Massimo Production
in co-production with Teatro Regio Torino, Shaanxi Opera House and Opéra Royal de WallonieTickets
Booking
Tickets
Booking opens on December 3 2025More info at the 2025-2026 Season Tickets Page-
Dates
- 23 October8:00 PMPremiere24 October8:00 PMTurno F25 October5:30 PMTurno D27 October6:30 PMTurno Opera28 October6:30 PMTurno C
Info
December 4 2025, 7:30pm | Main Stage
Il Gattopardo (The Leopard)
Conductor Timothy Brock
Teatro Massimo Orchestra
Screening with live orchestra of Luchino Visconti‘s film Il Gattopardo
Original music by Nino RotaTickets
Tickets
Booking opens on November 5 2025Gallery
Poster
Info
January 1 2026, 6:30 | Main Stage
New Year’s Concert
Conductor Lorenzo Passerini
Soprano Federica Guida
Tenor Galeano SalasTeatro Massimo Orchestra and Chorus
Chorus Master Salvatore PunturoTickets
Booking opens on November 7 2025from 40 to 110 euro
check ticket fares & infoProgramme
Giuseppe Verdi
“Symphony” from La forza del destino
Giuseppe Verdi
“Vedi! Le fosche notturne spoglie… Chi del gitano i giorni abbella?” from Il trovatore
Giacomo Puccini
“Piangi? Perché?… Un bel dì vedremo” from Madama Butterfly
Giuseppe Verdi
“Ella mi fu rapita… Parmi veder le lagrime” from Rigoletto
Amilcare Ponchielli
“La danza delle ore” from La Gioconda
Giuseppe Verdi
“Va’, pensiero, sull’ale dorate” from Nabucco
Johann Strauss Jr.
The Blue Danube
Gaetano Donizetti
“Caro elisir, sei mio… Esulti pur la barbara” from The Elixir of Love
Giacomo Puccini
“Intermezzo Act III” from Manon Lescaut
Charles Gounod
“Vin ou bière, bière ou vin” from Faust
Wagner Francesco Bossi
Giacomo Puccini
“Che gelida manina… Sì, mi chiamano Mimì” and “O soave fanciulla” from La Bohème
Johann Strauss Sr.
Radetzky March
Gallery
Ph. Franco Lannino
Poster
Info
January 8 2026, 20:30 pm | Main Stage
Beethoven – Missa Solemnis
Conductor Umberto Clerici
Soprano Eleanor Lyons
Contralto Sofia Koberidze
Tenor Matteo Mezzaro
Bass Luca TittotoTeatro Massimo Orchestra and Chorus
Chorus Master Salvatore PunturoLudwig van Beethoven
Missa solemnis for solo, chorus and orchestra, Op. 123
Tickets
Tickets
Booking opens on November 12 2025Gallery
Info
February 8 2026, 8:30 pm| Main Stage
Beethoven / Poulenc
Conductor Frédéric Chaslin
Violin Salvatore Greco
Cello Kristi Curb
Soprano Julie Cherrier-Hoffmann
Soprano Giulia Semenzato
Teatro Massimo Orchestra and Chorus
Chorus Master Salvatore PunturoProgramme & Tickets
Ludwig van Beethoven
Triple concert for piano, violin and cello op. 56
Ludwig van Beethoven
Fantasia corale op. 80
Francis Poulenc
Fiançailles pour rire (orchestration Frédéric Chaslin)
Les chemins de l’amour (orchestration Frédéric Chaslin)Soprano Julie Cherrier-HoffmannFrancis Poulenc
Stabat Mater
Soprano Giulia SemenzatoGallery
Ph. Franco Lannino
