Werther

San Carlo Theatre

La Traviata

Comunale Nouveau

From the very start of Puccini's wintry La Bohème, the orchestra is transformed into an oversized fireplace: a flickering fiery scherzo full of orchestral colors that warms the freezing bohemians. We’ll be hearing the latter in a top-class cast – including Carolina López Moreno as Mimì and star tenor Benjamin Bernheim as Rodolfo. The production will feature music director Marco Armiliato, a globally sought-after maestro who is engaged at the Met, La Scala, and the Wiener Staatsoper.

EPSG:4326

Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème

Festspielhaus Baden-Baden

An opera seria in a prologue and three acts to a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, Simon Boccanegra debuted at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice on 12 March 1857. However, after many years, Verdi became convinced of the need to rework it, and assisted by Arrigo Boito for the libretto, he prepared a second version that debuted successfully on 24 March 1881 at La Scala in Milan. The action, set in and around Genoa around the middle of the 14th century, recounts the drama of the protagonist, Doge Boccanegra, victim of intrigues and conspiracies. The subject was taken from the drama of the same name by the Spaniard Antonio García Gutiérrez, from whose repertoire Verdi had already drawn inspiration for Trovatore. After its debut, the Gazzetta di Venezia described Boccanegra as an opera “too grand and severe”, characterised by a “lugubrious hue”. Verdi, deliberately and precisely because of the nature of a drama characterised by a thirst for power, a desire for revenge, and respect for the reason of state, chose to focus all his attention on the dark-toned male voices (basses and baritones), entrusting them with the narration of the intestine struggles that torment the republic of Genoa.

Lodovico Filippo Ravizza

Events

Upcoming events

Aug 23, 2026

Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème · Festspielhaus Baden-Baden

15 - 24 Nov, 2026

Simon Boccanegra · Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Past events

20 - 26 May, 2026

Werther · Teatro di San Carlo

Feb 21 - Mar 1, 2026

La Traviata · Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Future and recently performed repertoire

Giorgio Germont in La traviata by Verdi

Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Marcello in La bohème by Puccini

Festspielhaus Baden-Baden

Albert in Werther by Massenet

Teatro di San Carlo

Paolo Albiani in Simon Boccanegra by Verdi

Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

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