Aida

Teatro Massimo di Palermo

La Bohème

Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Resumption of the show staged in September 2017 and then again between December 2019 and January 2020, applauded by both critics and the public, one of the most beloved works of the Italian repertoire returns to the stage of the Maggio: La bohème, the masterpiece by Giacomo Puccini, with the libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, inspired by the novel by Henri Murger Scènes de la vie de bohème.

La bohème

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Theatre

Imposing choruses and colossal tableaux accompany a story about intrigues, power play and an affair between stepmother and son in Ottorino Respighi’s last grand opera. Surrounded by political struggles, the figures become entangled in personal conflicts inextricably leading towards catastrophe and the cruel ending of a burning at the stake. For LA FIAMMA, Respighi created music going far beyond his illustrative-seeming “Trilogia romana” for which he is known in concert halls today. Yet in essence, the composer remained true to his colourful tonal language – the result is a musical amalgamation of French impressionism, influences of Russian music and a classicistic reimagining of Italian renaissance music. The archaic story and expansive dimensions of the operatic epos are reminiscent of the genre of the historical epic film, which was gaining popularity at the same time the opera was composed. This meant LA FIAMMA hit the nerve of the time, ensuring international success soon after its premiere. Over the course of decades, the work was slowly forgotten, yet the renowned critic and musicologist Paolo Isotta still praised LA FIAMMA in 2015 as a unique symbiosis of historicism and modernism, claiming its place among the 20th century’s masterworks of musical drama.

The flame

Deutsche Oper Berlin

In their second collaboration after LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Lorenzo da Ponte drew on the Spanish legend of Don Juan. Earlier popularity aside, the protagonist only attained the mythical dimensions of a heroic archetype in Mozart’s operatic version, which went on to inspire countless reimaginings of the material and philosophical readings by E. T. A. Hoffmann, Søren Kierkegaard et al. A raft of musical pieces from DON GIOVANNI, ranging from arias and the famous overture to duets, trios and ensembles, have seared themselves into our collective awareness.

Manuel Fuentes

Events

Upcoming events

15 - 23 Sep, 2027

The Magic Flute · Teatro Massimo

Oct 31 - Nov 7, 2027

Ernani · Teatro Massimo

Past events

22 - 31 May, 2026

Aida · Teatro Massimo

13 - 25 Jan, 2026

La Bohème · Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Future and recently performed repertoire

Colline in La bohème by Puccini

Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Sarastro in The Magic Flute by Mozart

Teatro Massimo

Masetto in Don Giovanni by Mozart

Deutsche Oper Berlin

Silva in Ernani by Verdi

Teatro Massimo

The Bishop in La fiamma by Respighi

Deutsche Oper Berlin

The King of Egypt in Aida by Verdi

Teatro Massimo

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