The Fondazione Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino along with the Fondazione “Musica per Roma” announce the important commission for a new opera: Romanzo criminale from the best seller by Giancarlo De Cataldo. The opera, with music and direction by Nicola Piovani, libretto by De Cataldo and directed by Massimo Popolizio, is scheduled at the Teatro del Maggio Fiorentino in October 2026, while in Rome at the Auditorium Parco della Musica “Ennio Morricone” it will be staged in 2027.

Romanzo criminale

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Theatre

Aida

Circus Maximus

Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Falstaff bites off more than he can chew when he messes with the merry wives of Windsor. Set in 1940s post-war England, this Shakespeare-meets-Ealing-comedy production combines humour with music that bursts with energy.

Valentina Pernozzoli

Events

Upcoming events

23 - 31 Oct, 2026

Romanzo criminale · Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Past events

23 - 31 Oct, 2026

Romanzo criminale · Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

12 - 28 Jul, 2026

Aida · Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Future and recently performed repertoire

Mistress Quickly in Falstaff by Verdi

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Amneris in Aida by Verdi

Teatro Massimo

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