Composer

Our season concludes with Verdi’s tragic love story, La Traviata. The scandalous love affair between the courtesan Violetta Valery and the young gentleman Alfredo Germont threatens to tear the fabric of the Parisian social order apart. Set during the construction of the Eiffel Tower, this glittering production brings us into the heart of French society and makes us a bystander to one of the greatest and saddest love stories of all time. Mikayla Sager, most recently seen as one of our Mimìs in La Bohème, returns as the lovestruck courtesan with Former Artist-in-Residence WooYoung Yoon as her young lover. Former Conductor in Residence Johannes Löhner returns to make his principal conducting debut for Opera San José with inaugural Director-in-Residence Tara Branham returning to direct.

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La Traviata

California Theatre

True to its mission of promoting and raising awareness of classical music, the Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie travels across the Occitanie region in various formations.

Bassoon Quartet

Église Saint-Pierre de Palavas-Les-Flots

Violetta Valéry sells her time and body to clients both near and far. Her life as a Parisian courtesan provides her with every luxury. But when she is diagnosed with a terminal illness, her world is shattered in an instant…

La traviata

Schiller Theater

Who are we, who do we want to be? How far will longing for more power, wealth and a more elevated position in society make peope go? Triggered by a curious encounter, which he thinks is a prophesy, Macbeth’s wife goads him into murdering King Duncan. The throne falls to him, but remorse and hallucinations throw him deeper and deeper into turmoil, while Lady Macbeth urges him to carry out more atrocious deeds. But her feelings of guilt ending up destroying her too. R.B. Schlather’s production traces the extraordinary actuality of the protagonists, just as Verdi was fascinated by Shakespeare’s King and Queen. The Director studied the gruesome events surrounding a childless couple in an elegant but cheerless atmosphere of an imposing residence: global politics mirrored in private lives. In the end the oppressed put a violent end to the Macbeth’s autocratic regime.

Macbeth

Oper Frankfurt

In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, The Syracuse Orchestra performs music from around the world that celebrates freedom and our richly diverse local community.

Let Freedom Ring

St. Paul's Syracuse, the Downtown Episcopal Church

Composed in 1873-74 in memory of Alessandro Manzoni, an Italian poet and novelist much admired by the composer, the Verdi Messa da Requiem is a work of sublime melodies and dramatic contrasts, all in service to the powerful emotions engendered by the timeless text.  The large-scale Requiem transcends both the opera house and the house of worship to create one of concert music’s greatest experiences.  Othalie Graham leads an all-star cast.

The Verdi Requiem

The Forum Auditorium

La Traviata, composed by Giuseppe Verdi with a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, is a tragic opera set in Paris and follows the story of Violetta Valéry, a celebrated courtesan. At a lavish party, she meets Alfredo Germont, a young man who has admired her from afar. Touched by his sincerity and love, Violetta abandons her glamorous lifestyle and retreats to the countryside with him. Their happiness is short-lived, however, when Alfredo’s father, Giorgio Germont, secretly visits Violetta and urges her to end the relationship to preserve the family’s honor and secure his daughter’s future. Heartbroken, Violetta sacrifices her own happiness and leaves Alfredo without explaining the true reason.

Broome County Forum Theatre

“Everything in the world is a jest,” declares the ensemble cast of Verdi’s final operatic masterpiece, loosely based on Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV. The lecherous and egotistical drunk Sir John Falstaff foolishly attempts to solve his money troubles by seducing two noble women at the same time. Little does he know, they are close friends! Deception, hilarity, and revenge ensue…

Verdi’s Falstaff

Brockman Hall For Opera

Swords clash, secrets burn, and voices soar in Verdi’s Il Trovatore. A noblewoman in love, an outcast seeking vengeance, and a fateful secret set the stage for this pulse-pounding thriller filled with unforgettable twists and jaw-dropping drama. Featuring fiery arias and powerful ensembles, including the booming “Anvil Chorus,” this opera is a must-see for lovers of high stakes and high notes!

Il Trovatore

Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts

Verdi's last work, in the popular tradition, is a lighthearted comedy about a fat drunkard who cynically seduces two women and is severely punished by them. However, when one carefully examines the Shakespearean original and carefully analyzes the extraordinary richness of the musical motifs, one discovers a darker undercurrent to this mysterious work, which the aged, accomplished composer consciously wrote as a farewell to his immense legacy, his own impressive life, and the world he philosophically viewed as the creator's painful joke on people and their actions. Reaching this undercurrent and revealing its supreme artistic beauty seems worth departing from the stereotype of a protagonist supposedly engaged solely in enjoying the remnants of the pleasures of table and bed, and in fairground clowning.

Falstaff

Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera

Based on the historical Genoese Doge Simon Boccanegra at the end of the Middle Ages, Verdi portrays a ruler who desperately tries to rule well, keep hostile factions in check and ultimately becomes a victim himself, as a kind of scapegoat.

Simon Boccanegra

Vienna State Opera

During WWII in Terezin Concentration Camp, conductor and prisoner Rafael Schachter taught 150 prisoners the Verdi Requiem note by note after grueling days of forced labor. In an act of utmost defiance, this group persevered to keep art alive and performed the Requiem 16 times for their fellow prisoners. In a partnership with the Jewish Federation of CNY, we are proud to present The Defiant Requiem.

Defiant Requiem: Verdi At Terezin

The Oncenter Civic Center Theaters

Ahead of your visit in the summer, discover more about La traviata in this insight talk combining historical context from Sophie Rashbrook with musical excerpts performed by singers from our Emerging Artists’ Programme.

Sophie Rashbrook is a writer, librettist and opera dramaturg. Formerly the Nicholas John Dramaturg at Welsh National Opera, she holds an MPhil in Russian Studies from Cambridge University, an MA in Opera-Making from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, and spent a year playing the cello at the St Petersburg Conservatoire.

Insight Talk: La traviata

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Italian vocal artistry enjoys a reputation like no other—and thanks to Franco Vassallo, audiences at the Rudolfinum will have the chance to experience it first-hand. The celebrated baritone, known for iconic roles such as Figaro and Falstaff, will perform arias from his signature repertoire. But the evening won’t be devoted to opera alone: he will also present songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams, inspired by the rugged beauty of the Scottish landscape.

Czech Chamber Music Society • Franco Vassallo

Dvořák Hall Rudolfinum

Experience with the awe-inspiring power of Giuseppe Verdi’s Messa da requiem — a work of profound drama, spiritual depth, and musical grandeur. Composed in memory of the Italian poet Alessandro Manzoni, Verdi’s Requiem transcends the traditional liturgical form to deliver a deeply human meditation on life, death, and the hope for eternal peace.

Verdi Requiem

Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center

Experience the monumental power of Verdi’s Requiem performed by the Greensboro Symphony with the GSO Master Chorale. A monumental work of drama and emotion, it’s a performance not to be missed!

Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts

In honeyed tones, Lord and Lady Macbeth reveal their passionate and bizarre emotions to us. But behind this beauty there lurks an abyss, which Verdi unveils with one of the cruelest dramas in the history of world literature. In their struggle to seize power and retain it once it has been usurped, Macbeth and his lady commit one murder after another. The unwavering nature of their desire imbues their love with a radicality that would have been unthinkable on the operatic stage before this work. “The subject matter of this opera is neither political nor religious: it is fantastic,” wrote Verdi and brought Shakespeare’s play closer to a more “romantic” reading. In actual fact, the witches, ghosts and apparitions, the eerie elements, which dominate the musical and dramatic flow, in short the whole world of this opera can be regarded as an outward image of its protagonists’ inner state.

Max-Joseph-Platz

UC Berkeley Chamber Chorus, University Chorus, UCBSO

UC Berkeley Department of Music

La Traviata is set in the world of Parisian high society. This popular opera tells the story of the courtesan, Violetta Valéry: her loves and her sad fate. It is based on the dramatic adaptation of the romantic novel, "La Dame aux Camélias" by Alexandre Dumas fils, modeled by the author on the high-class mistress, Marie Duplessis. Giuseppe Verdi then took the story, making its heroine a contemporary woman, and writing an innovative opera in which he raised the role of the music itself to that of expressing the story's emotions. Starting with "Libiamo ne' lieti calici", which has become a well-known, staple tune of gala concerts, the work features numerous other famous songs, such as Violetta's most technically demanding aria, "Ah, fors'è lui-sempre libera", in the prelude foretelling tragedy, and Germont's "Di Provenza il mar, il suol".

New National Theatre

Considered too realistic at its premiere in 1853, La Traviata remains one of the essential operas in the lyric repertoire. At the end of the first act, Violetta proclaims sempre libera (always free): is this a feminist plea ahead of its time or a tragic illusion? From the ballroom to the confines of the sanatorium, Verdi infuses his masterpiece with ardent music, sometimes breathless, but constantly seeking to free itself from conventions to achieve authentic beauty. Silvia Paoli, one of the great directors of our time, dares a powerful and virtuoso dramaturgical gesture, in total osmosis with the direction of Roderick Cox who brings this iconic score to incandescence, ideally served by the solar soprano of Ruzan Mantashyan and the very remarkable tenor Omer Kobiljak.

Opéra Comédie

The Philharmonia and Barts Choir join forces for an iconic piece in the classical canon: Verdi’s epic Requiem.

Verdi poured all his expertise in depicting human emotion into this choral masterpiece. There is violence in the ‘Dies Irae’ movement, and grandeur in the ‘Tuba Mirum’, heralded by eight trumpets. Joyful praise resounds in the ‘Sanctus’, and the ‘Agnus Dei’ opens with a spine-tingling unaccompanied duet for the soprano and mezzo soloists.

Barts Choir: Verdi Requiem

Southbank Centre

In this concert, we welcome back to SMF the renowned Escher String Quartet who have delighted audiences on many recent occasions since their October 2021 debut.

Philip Dukes and Friends II: Escher String Quartet

Trinity United Methodist Church Savannah

In masks and costumes, the characters in Verdi’s opera try to conceal their identities or to construct alternative ones. The powerholder Riccardo does so in order to avoid those plotting against him, his friend Renato to escape unrecognized, Renato’s wife Amelia to hide her love for Riccardo from her husband, the guests at the masked ball to enjoy playing with beautiful appearances.

Un ballo in maschera

Bebelplatz

La traviata –directly translated as »the one who has lost her way«–is, of course, the Parisian courtesan Violetta Valéry. Already dying from an incurable lung disease, she falls in love with Alfredo Germont. Yet her feelings are in conflict with her way of life and all sense of reason; ultimately, her quest for freedom and happiness is defeated by the moral strictures of bourgeois society. When first performed in Venice in 1853, this story was considered scandalous: an opera about a courtesan who dies of tuberculosis and is also modelled on a real-life woman in Parisian society was an outrageous inno-vation for the time. Focusing on the complex relationship between Violetta, her lover Alfredo and his father Giorgio, Giuseppe Verdi created a captivating and fully-rounded character, expressed through music that shifts between lyrical bel canto passages and powerful musico-dramatic outbursts. Director Barbora Horáková Joly places »La traviata« in the dazzling world of 19th-century vaudeville.

Semperoper Dresden

Held captive by the King of Egypt and his daughter, Amneris, the Ethiopian princess Aida must choose between her love for Radamès, the leader of the Egyptian army, and her father and homeland. Join the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra and Anchorage Opera for an unforgettable fully staged production of the grandest of grand opera, written at the height of composer Giuseppe Verdi’s power.

Aida

Alaska Center for the Performing Arts

Verdi's ultimate masterpiece, sung by a quartet that will leave you breathless: Jamie Barton, Limmie Pulliam, Kenneth Kellogg, and Lauren Margison.

Verdi's Requiem

Cannon Center For The Performing Arts

A captive by the King of Egypt and his daughter, Amneris, the Ethiopian princess Aida must choose between her love for Radamès, leader of the Egyptian army, and her father and homeland. Collaboration with the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra.



The grandest of grand opera, Giuseppe Verdi’s sweeping masterpiece is the story of the captive Ethiopian princess, Aida, who must choose between her love for Radamès, the leader of the Egyptian army, or her loyalty to her homeland. Known for its spectacle, rousing marches, and sumptuously orchestrated score, this collaboration between Anchorage Opera and the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra is a thrilling night of music drama. 

In its 11th season, Seraph Brass was founded by trumpet soloist Mary Elizabeth Bowden with a mission to showcase the excellence of women brass players and highlight musicians from marginalized groups, both in personnel and in programming. Winners of the American Prize in Chamber Music, the group has been praised for its “beautiful sounds" (American Record Guide), "fine playing” (Gramophone), and “staggeringly high caliber of performance” (Textura).

Seraph Brass

Bethel United Methodist Church

Destiny, Dance, and Spirit

Julie Rogers Theatre

ROCO joins the global celebration of the 2025 World EXPO in Osaka with Beyond the Rising Sun – A Musical Voyage, a cross-cultural evening honoring innovation, tradition, and international exchange. Hosted at Asia Society Texas Center, this concert features ROCO musicians Kana Kimura (violin), Maiko Sasaki (clarinet), Shino Hayashi (cello), and guest pianist Kana Mimaki in a program that bridges East and West.

The centerpiece is a new ROCO-commissioned quartet by Hiroaki Tokunaga, inspired by the reflections of Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, who will join the ensemble as a guest speaker at the event. Paired with a Japanese fashion collection curated by Houston City College and a Suntory Toki whisky tasting, the evening promises a vibrant tapestry of sound, visual art, and Japanese culture.

ROCO Connections: Beyond the Rising Sun – A Musical Voyage

Asia Society Texas Center

One Night Only - Verdi Requiem

What happens when school spirit, cinematic power, and classical fanfare meet center stage? You get Mad About Marches—a sport-centric evening of pure orchestral momentum that brings together fans of music, athletics, and pageantry in one unforgettable celebration.

This pulse-pounding program kicks off with a flurry of iconic marches that span stadiums, screen, and ceremony. From Sousa’s Washington Post March to the unmistakable energy of Roundball Rock (the theme to NBA on NBC), the first half delivers big brass, booming percussion, and instantly recognizable anthems. Audiences will cheer for local favorites like the University of Michigan and Michigan State University fight songs, get swept up in the thrill of John Williams’ Imperial March, and soar with one of his Olympic masterpieces. It’s a full-court press of musical power and pride.

Mad About Marches

Ford Center for the Performing Arts

Opera without words

Malmo Live Concert Hall

The Requiem of 1874 is the only large-scale work that Verdi didn’t compose for the stage but this dramatic choral classic wouldn’t sound out of place at La Scala; indeed, the conductor Hans von Bülow memorably described it as ‘Verdi’s latest opera, in church vestments.’ Whatever its credentials as a devotional work, there’s no denying its sheer emotional power which deals in extremes of scale, from the outright terror of the Dies Irae – all doom-thundering bass drum and fire-spitting trumpets – to the intimacy of a pleading, unaccompanied duet in the Agnus Dei. Verdi gives his enormous chorus plenty of chance to shine, too, as in the scurrying virtuosity of the double-fugue Sanctus. Given its capacity for shock and awe, it’s not surprising that the Requiem has supercharged the soundtracks for countless movies, Including Django Unchained and Mad Max: Fury Road. Heard live in the concert hall it’s an unforgettably vivid and visceral experience.

BBC Concert Orchestra: Verdi's Requiem

Royal Concert Hall Nottingham

Each season ticket purchase will provide you with one ticket to each of the upcoming six concerts of the season. If there is a concert you cannot attend, we can either donate your ticket to a student/veteran or provide you with extra tickets to a different concert date.

A Rhapsody of Passion & Elegance​

La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church

A concert like none other! Maestro Adam Flatt welcomes performance poet Frank Oden to share the stage with the Newport Symphony Orchestra!

Listening for Shakespeare

Newport Performing Arts Center

From the opening blasts of Verdi’s La forza Overture to the last breaths of the star-crossed lovers in Prokofiev’s enchanting ballet score, this program promises to be a memorable journey you won’t experience anywhere else. Music Director Peter Oundjian has hand-selected highlights from Romeo and Juliet in a specially curated suite for the concert hall, featuring unforgettable moments in Prokofiev’s retelling like the famous “balcony scene,” and the intense drama of The Death of Tybalt.

Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet with Peter Oundjian

Denver Performing Arts Complex

Encounter the solemn power of Verdi's soul-stirring Requiem, a thrilling score to which the composer brought the dramatic sensibility of his famous operas. Grammy-winning conductor Karen Kamensek leads the Orchestra, four soloists, and the Calgary Philharmonic Chorus in this towering work of theatrical proportions.

Arts Commons

Simon Boccanegra was written in the 1850s, a period when Giuseppe Verdi, inspired by his growing fame, was challenging operatic tradition. It is a dark work, dominated by low voices, with a baritone as the protagonist, and no supporting female roles. The world premiere in 1857 was not well-received; towards the end of his life, Arrigo Boito and the composer made far-reaching changes to the work, and only this 1881 version achieved success on opera stages.

In a hallmark of his partnership with the CSO, Riccardo Muti takes center stage to conduct selections from Verdi’s enthralling, passion-filled operas. The program also features a lineup of treasured Italian opera repertoire performed by internationally acclaimed singers and the Chicago Symphony Chorus.

An Opera Night with Riccardo Muti

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

For Leonora, the song of the troubadour Manrico holds the promise and glow of love; Manrico's rival Count Luna perceives in it threat and danger. Verdi's opera is a celebration of Italian opera singing at its best - so it is no coincidence that the title character is a singer himself.

The Troubadour

Hamburg State Opera

Opera’s greatest moments come to life—no costumes or staging required! This grand symphonic evening brings you soaring drama, tender lyricism, and triumphant power to stir your soul. Unforgettable melodies and epic emotion, all through the power of winds and percussion.

Magnum Opera

Meyerson Symphony Center

In one of the greatest love stories, Violetta, a glamorous courtesan, and Alfredo, an idealistic aristocrat, fall into a passion that defies society and ultimately destroys them. Alfredo’s father, Giorgio Germont, demands Violetta leave Alfredo to protect his family’s honour, she agrees to make the ultimate sacrifice. Her love, her freedom, and her life.

His Majesty's Theatre

Unity, Love and the New World

Woodstock Playhouse

Travel to Italy through sound! Join the OKC Philharmonic for Masters of Music: Italy—featuring Verdi, Albinoni, Casella, and Respighi’s festive masterpiece.

Masters of Music: Italy

Civic Center Music Hall

One of Verdi's most popular works, Il trovatore unfolds with the telling of a fiery execution that takes place during Count de Luna's childhood, an event that sets him in vengeful pursuit of the gypsy woman, Azucena. Unrequited love for the noblewoman Leonora and hatred for her lover, the troubadour Manrico, drive him to murderous passions. The story comes full circle, ending with another tragic execution, in this sprawling medieval melodrama.

Il trovatore

Sarasota Opera House

A sovereign may do as he wishes. His entire surroundings depend on him, no-one is entitled to contradict him, all must suffer his moods. Only one may hold a mirror to him, is even obliged to criticise the ruler – the jester. But what happens when this fool neglects his most important task and puts himself at the service of the moral excesses exemplified by the tyrant? In his play Le Roi s’amuse (The King Amuses Himself), the French dramatist Victor Hugo went through this starting position with an unscrupulous fun-lover as the king, and a fool whose spiritual deformation has manifested itself in a hunchback.

Rigoletto

La Traviata is one of Giuseppe Verdi's most famous and beautiful operas, first performed on March 6, 1853, in Venice. The libretto, written by Francesco Maria Piave, is based on the play "The Lady of the Camellias," written by Alexandre Dimas fils. This Verdi opera, along with "Il trovatore" and "Rigoletto," is part of the so-called "popular trilogy."
The arias from La Traviata, such as "Libiamo nei lieti calici," "Sempre libera," and others, have become true icons of opera and are loved throughout the world for their beauty and emotional power. Let yourself be enchanted by these unforgettable and wonderful melodies and immerse yourself in the fascinating world of La Traviata.

Alexandrian Theater

A concert of dazzling vocal scenes from “Masked Moments” from operas including Die Fledermaus, Verdi’s Masked Ball, Tales of Hoffmann, Phantom of the Opera, and more.

Masked Moments of Opera

Artis–Naples

Step into a world of elegance and enchantment at the GO Signature Fundraising Event. The evening begins with a concert of dazzling vocal scenes from “Masked Moments” from operas including Die Fledermaus, Verdi’s Masked Ball, Tales of Hoffmann, Phantom of the Opera, and more at Daniels Pavilion, followed by a sophisticated masquerade reception and dinner in the Ubben Event Space. With themed décor, curated cuisine, and surprise performances, this event supports Gulfshore Opera’s mission of enriching lives through accessible, high-quality opera across Southwest Florida. Masks encouraged; impact guaranteed.

Masquerade Fundraising Event

Artis—Naples

La Traviata is the final work in the Trilogia Popolare, Verdi's trio of masterpieces written between 1850-52. Once again, he was inspired by an outsider: after the jester in Rigoletto and the gypsy Azucena in Il Trovatore, the courtesan Violetta Valéry -- a woman whose charm surpasses her predecessors -- takes center stage here. The Parisian demimonde is the setting for the story of the unconditional and hopeless love between Alfredo Germont and the terminally ill Violetta. From the very beginning, their love is threatened not only by death, but also by the norms of society and the honor of a family.

Oper Leipzig

Against the backdrop of the Babylonian exile of the Israelites the story of the Babylonian king Nabucco is told, who is only purified by a brief loss of power and gives freedom to the Hebrews he has imprisoned. On the other hand, it is also about the private conflict between Nabucco's daughters: while Abigaille wants to ascend to the throne at all costs, Fenena has converted to the Jewish faith out of love for the Israelite Ismaele.

Nabucco

Be there for this stunning season finale! Set amidst the tumult of the Spanish Inquisition, Verdi’s masterpiece has it all—forbidden love, heartfelt bromance, searing family drama, and political intrigue to spare. King Philip II and the fearsome Grand Inquisitor battle for power … and Don Carlo, the king’s heir, struggles to conceal his passion for the Queen, who’s also his stepmother! Foes and friends maneuver and manipulate in one of opera’s most magnificent masterworks.

Don Carlo

AT&T Performing Arts Center

San Carlo Theatre

Giuseppe Verdi’s «Messa da Requiem» is one of the most popular pieces in the concert repertoire. In a sensational co-production by the Oper Zürich and Ballett Zürich, Christian Spuck brought the oratorio for four solo voices, choir, and orchestra to the stage in 2016, as a combination of dance, abstract scene, space, and light. In his internationally acclaimed production, Spuck focuses on the human creature in the face of death and embarks on a sensitive search for traces of the whence and whither of the human being, between the terrifying proximity of death, loneliness, community solidarity, and mourning.

Requiem Mass

Zurich Opera House

RIGOLETTO is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the 1832 play LE ROI S’AMUSE by Victor Hugo. Despite serious initial problems with the Austrian censors who had control over northern Italian theatres at the time, the opera had a triumphant premiere at La Fenice in Venice on 11 March 1851. The work, Verdi’s sixteenth in the genre, is widely considered to be the first of the operatic masterpieces of Verdi’s middle-to-late career. The tragic story revolves around the licentious Duke of Mantua, his hunch-backed court jester Rigoletto, and Rigoletto’s daughter Gilda. The opera’s original title, LA MALEDIZIONE (The Curse), refers to a curse placed on both the Duke and Rigoletto by the Count Monterone, whose daughter the Duke has seduced with Rigoletto’s encouragement. 

Teatro Lirico d’Europa – Rigoletto

McCallum Theatre

Ellen Kent's production of Verdi's La Traviata for Opera International heads on tour around the UK for the last time on a Farewell tour in 2026, featuring a full orchestra and the supreme talents of the Ukrainian Opera and Ballet Theatre Kyiv! A tragic love story that explores the suffocating constraints of polite society, the story is centered on the beautiful courtesan Violetta Valery, who sacrifices her reputation and wealth when she decides to move from Paris to the countryside with her lover Alfredo.

Ellen Kent's La Traviata

Liverpool Empire Theatre

At night, the social scene glitters in the party lights, and right in the middle of it all is Violetta Valéry. She is surrounded by male gazes: some are only interested in her dazzling appearance; others, like Alfredo Germont, love her completely; still others, like Alfredo's father, worry about their own reputation. Just when the young couple has found happiness in unvarnished honesty, he demands a separation. Director Tom Goossens broadens these perspectives, letting the characters grapple with who is allowed to portray whom in what light. A game with reality ensues, a game of disenchantment, recognition, and acknowledgment that doesn't even stop behind the scenes. Throughout, brilliant ensemble voices resonate under the musical direction of Verdi specialist Leo McFall.

La traviata: Oper von Giuseppe Verdi

Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden

Unfortunately, there is no symphony by the opera composer Giuseppe Verdi. However, the Italian did compose a melodious string quartet, which the American double bassist and university professor Lucas Drew arranged for string orchestra and entitled "Symphony." It promises a special listening experience.

Chiaroscuro

Zeughaus Neuss

Experience the raw passion and haunting power of Light Opera of New Jersey’s production of Verdi’s Rigoletto, a tragic tale of love, betrayal, and revenge. This timeless masterpiece follows the tormented court jester whose desperate attempts to protect his daughter unleash devastating consequences. Featuring a traditional stage production, soaring melodies, and gripping drama, Rigoletto is opera at its most thrilling. Featuring a renowned cast, and the orchestra and chorus of the Light Opera of New Jersey under the direction of Maestro Jason Tramm.

Sieminski Theater

Luisa, the daughter of the veteran Miller, is in love with a young hunter who has come to her village with the arrival of the new feudal lord. But Wurm, the castle steward, is also in love with Luisa. He reveals the true identity of the supposed huntsman to her father: It is Rodolfo, the feudal lord's son, which makes a marriage with Luisa impossible for reasons of status. Rodolfo wants to fight for his love, but he and Luisa fall into the trap of the intriguing and corrupt court society.

Luisa Miller

In his spectacular production, which juggles huge video screens and social media, Simon Stone brings this story into the present day. Violetta is a Parisian it-girl, an influencer who remains trapped in the Instagram bubble and whose life is at the mercy of virtual presentation and showmanship. She is lonely in the public eye - and an outsider.

Star Cross'd

Congregation Beth Israel

A program of legendary figures—both real and imagined—features the Annapolis debut of two-time Grammy-winning soprano Angel Blue performing a selection of operatic works. Known for her radiant voice and commanding stage presence, Blue has graced the world’s leading opera houses. In this special performance, she shares her extraordinary artistry with ASO audiences, including a repertoire of extraordinary and timeless pieces, making this an experience you don’t want to miss!

Legends

Maryland Hall

They’re two of opera’s hottest rising stars. Bolivian soprano Shelén Hughes Camacho and American baritone Joseph Parrish have impressed audiences and competition juries around the globe, with their “elegance and eloquence” (Seen and Heard International) and “arresting stage presence” (Opera News). Now, these two young vocalists make their Cliburn Concerts debut with an eclectic program spanning spirituals, opera, art song, musical theater, and pop music, accompanied by pianist Amir Farid. Don’t miss this one-night performance by these extraordinary young artists —partners on and off the stage— on the brink of stardom. 

Shelén Hughes Camacho, soprano + Joseph Parrish, baritone

Kimbell Art Museum

The Cleveland Orchestra

Verdi’s Requiem is a powerful tribute to life eternal. Best known for the fateful drum strikes in its iconic "Dies Irae", Verdi’s dramatic tour de force offers a breathtaking journey through the stages of grief, ending in peaceful consolation. Music director Franz Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus are joined by an elite lineup of soloists for this transcendent work.

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

Verdi’s Requiem is a powerful tribute to life eternal. Best known for the fateful drum strikes in its iconic Dies Irae, Verdi’s dramatic tour de force offers a breathtaking journey through the stages of grief, ultimately ending in peaceful consolation. Music Director Franz Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus are joined by an elite lineup of soloists for this transcendent work.

Miami — Verdi’s Requiem

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County

“In the Voice of Shakespeare” This intimate concert celebrates the genius of William Shakespeare through timeless arias, songs, and ensembles inspired by his plays, including Othello, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliette, and Falstaff. Performed by nationally recognized opera artists in the acoustically rich Daniels Pavilion, the evening promises stirring melodies and theatrical charm, bringing the emotional depth of Shakespeare’s characters to life through song.

In the Voice of Shakespeare

In 2020, the National Opera in Warsaw celebrated the 55th anniversary of the reconstruction of its historic home on Teatralny Square. The ambitious project of raising the theatre from ruins was completed 20 years after the war, with the grand opening of the modernized Grand Theatre on November 19, 1965. Shortly thereafter, the Warsaw Opera ensemble, including its distinguished choir, moved in from its temporary home on Nowogrodzka Street.

Chorus Opera

Violetta Valery, living in kept splendour at the expense of Baron Douphol, has apparently recovered from a serious illness. To celebrate, she throws a party where she meets and falls for Alfredo Germont. As their love for each other is frowned upon, they set up house outside of Paris. Alfredo’s father insists that she break with his son in order not to jeopardise the marriage prospects of Alfredo’s sister. Violetta accedes to his wish and cuts off relations. In a showdown at another party Violetta tries to convince Alfredo that she’s in love with the Baron, causing Alfredo to hurl his gambling winnings at her feet, calling them “fees for services rendered”. Soon afterwards, at the height of the Paris carnival, Violetta is on her deathbed. She receives Alfredo, who has heard from his father her real reason for leaving him. Violetta forgives him, gives him her blessing and dies.

Deutsche Oper Berlin

Jerusalem and Babylon at the time of Neubchadnezzar around 578 B.C. were the setting of Verdi’s early work, Nabucco. But the Biblical epic about power, love and religion is certainly more than a mere historical drama that might have served as a Hollywood blockbuster, and which places the most stringent demands on the soloists, chorus and stage machinery. Human conflicts are expressed here in highly emotional music and leave an indelible mark, to the present day, on this first, genuinely major operatic success by composer Giuseppe Verdi. Nabucco, the work with the famous prisoners’ chorus “Va pensiero” (“Fly, thought, on golden wings!”), the best-known hymn to freedom ever composed, is a must – and not just for Verdi fans.

	
What better way to ring in the New Year than with an exciting program featuring all your favorites from the world of opera performed by members of The Santa Fe Symphony and Chorus. Enjoy overtures and melodies from Mozart, Rossini, Bizet and Leoncavallo alongside dances, choruses and other works from Verdi, Borodin, and Wagner. 

operatic favorites

Lensic Performing Arts Center

At one of her lavish parties, celebrated Parisan courtesan Violetta is introduced to Alfredo Germont. The two fall madly in love, and though hesitant to leave behind her life of luxury and freedom, Violetta follows her heart. But the young couple’s happiness is short-lived, as the harsh realities of life soon come knocking.

RBO: La Traviata

Chelmsford Theatre

Verdi’s celebrated dramatic masterpiece is a triumph of opera, brimming with some of its greatest musical highlights.

Rigoletto has everything one could wish for in Italian opera: a gripping storyline and unforgettable melodies that stay with you long after the curtain falls—including the famous tenor aria La donna è mobile.

Royal Danish Opera

It is common knowledge that Giuseppe Verdi, by nature a critical man, not only found much to disapprove of in the trends of his day but also subjected his own work to a continuous process of editing and revision.

Season Ticket S04 - OSG Youth Orchestra

Opera House, A Coruña

Some stories unfold in words. Others in sound. This program brings together music that speaks of struggle, resilience, and joy. Verdi’s Nabucco Overture opens with bold, sweeping melodies that have the heart of an opera and the soul of a revolution. Pianist Han Chen then joins us for Jared Miller’s Shattered Night, a piece that explores chaos and hope, breaking apart and rebuilding before our ears. And then—Brahms’ Symphony No. 1, a symphony that took years to complete but was well worth the wait. Its final movement bursts with the kind of triumph that only comes after the storm.

Verdi, Miller, & Brahms

Wharton Center for Performing Arts

Galician Symphony Youth Orchestra Concert

ABANCA Pontevedra Foundation Headquarters

Violetta is the most sought-after courtesan of the Parisian demimonde. However, her encounter with Alfredo makes her pleasure-seeking life seem questionable: they fall in love and try to build a life for themselves, far from the fast pleasures of the city...

With Falstaff , his final opera, Verdi created a dazzling comedy, punctuated by incisive dialogue and sparkling music. In this burlesque farce, the pot-bellied, boastful knight believes he can seduce with impunity, but he comes up against the intelligence and solidarity of women. David Hermann turns it into a biting satire of toxic masculinity, where intrigues, disguises, and misunderstandings follow one another in an effervescent production that is somewhere between burlesque and social critique. Carried by the alert direction of Michael Schønwandt—returning, to our great delight, at the helm of the Orchestre de Montpellier—Verdi's teeming score unleashes its jubilant energy: whirling ensembles, bouncy rhythms, and a dizzying final fugue that reminds us, with Falstaff , that "everything in the world is a farce"!

Composer

Giuseppe Verdi

Events

Upcoming events

Oct 14, 2025 - Apr 28, 2026

Recital Rolando Villazon · Wiener Staatsoper

Oct 15, 2025 - Jun 24, 2026

Espresso concert · Oper Graz

Nov 4, 2025 - Jun 14, 2026

Nabucco · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2026

Chorus Opera · Polish National Opera

Feb 13 - May 22, 2026

La traviata: Oper von Giuseppe Verdi · Staatstheater Wiesbaden

Past events

Apr 19 - May 3, 2026

La Traviata · Opera San Jose

Apr 19, 2026

Bassoon Quartet · Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier

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