April 19, 2024

Festival of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Until June 13, the 86th opera festival in Florence. Find out all about the program

The 86th edition of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Festival runs at the Teatro del Maggio in Florence until June 13. But do you know why it is called Maggio Musicale? We told you about it here!

Three operas Turandot, Jeanne Dark and Tosca. Turandot and Tosca are programmed to celebrate the centenary of the death of the great composer Giacomo Puccini. The highlight of the Festival is Puccini's Turandot, which goes on stage from April 21 (replays April 24, 27, 30 and May 3) in Zhang Yimou's sumptuous and celebrated historical staging (reprised by Stefania Grazioli) with Zubin Mehta conducting.

Than Puccini's Tosca from May 24 in the new production directed by Massimo Popolizio and conducted by Daniele Gatti; Jeanne Dark is the new opera commissioned from Fabio Vacchi; it goes on stage with Alessandro Cadario conducting and Valentino Villa directing starting May 14.

There are numerous symphonic-choral concerts with the Maggio Orchestra and Chorus - prepared as always by Lorenzo Fratini - conducted by Daniele Gatti who opens the Festival on the 13th and Zubin Mehta who closes it on June 13, the Myung-Whun Chung concert on May 25, and the concert conducted by Riccardo Muti conducting the Vienna Philharmonic on May 12. Daniele Gatti also conducts the symphonic choral concerts on May 5 and June 7. Also on the bill is a ballet Trilogy of Ecstasy with Compagnia Zappalà Danza bringing Après-midi d'un faune, Boléro and Le sacre du Printemps on May 30 and 31.

Also on the bill are the fruitful collaborations with the Accademia del Maggio, the Bartolomeo Cristofori Academy for five concerts starting April 14, with the Cherubini Conservatory of Music in Florence and the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole for four concerts with their chamber ensembles for the Young Musicians Project on May 7, 8, 10 and 11, with L'homme armé on May 21, with the Orchestra della Toscana conducted by Riccardo Bisatti on June 1, with G. A.M.O. on June 5, with Alexander Lonquich and the Orchestra Giovanile Italiana on June 10, with Tempo Reale on June 11 and 12.

Also scheduled are four concerts by the Maggio Orchestra conducted by Domenico Pierini for Maggio Diffuso to be performed in the Metropolitan City on May 10, 15, 16 and 17. Also scheduled for April 14 in the large garden in front of the Teatro del Maggio is the traditional rendezvous with the Bande musicali e dei Musici del Calcio storico Fiorentino, in collaboration with ANBIMA.