The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Theatre: the season program

The best operas and concerts to mark your calendar in 2024

The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino season continues: from June to December 2024. Here are the next events to mark in your diary.

OPERAS

Siviglia’ s Il Barbiere, conducted by Riccardo Bisatti, directed by Damiano Michieletto, July 18, 20, 22, 24 at 21 pm, Cavea del Maggio.
Gioachino Rossini's La Cenerentola, conducted by Gianluca Capuano, directed by Manu Lalli, September 20, 24, 27 at 20 pm; September 22 at 15.30 pm.
Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, conducted by Daniele Gatti, directed by Lorenzo Mariani, October 24, 31 at 20 pm; October 27 and November 2 at 15.30 pm.
Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata, conducted by Roberto Abbado, directed by Stefania Grazioli, November 19, 21, 24, 26, 30 at 20 pm; December 1 at 15.30 pm.
Igor Stravinskij’s Mavra, conducted by Francesco Lanzillotta, directed by Denis Krief, December 15, 18, 20 at 20 pm; December 22 at 15.30 pm.
Giacomo Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, conducted by Francesco Lanzillotta, directed by Denis Krief, December 15, 18, 20 at 20 pm; December 22 at 15.30 pm.

CONCERTS

Concerts, from June to December, include:

L’ Elisir d’ amore, “Luigi Cherubini" conservatory of music in Florence, conducted by Concetta Anastasi, directed by Francesco Torrigiani, June 20 - 21 at 20 pm in Teatro Goldoni.
Philharmonic of Florence "Gioachino Rossini”, conducted by Giampaolo Lazzeri, July 11 at 21 pm, sala Zubin Mehta.
A Midsummer Night's Dream, conducted by Hankyeol Yoon, July 23 at 21 pm Cavea del Maggio.
September 7, at 20 pm, conducted by Dmitry Matvienko, sala Zubin Mehta. (Rachmaninov, Concert n. 3 in D minor op. 30 for piano and orchestra; Prokof'ev, Romeo et Juliette, suite)
September 12, at 20 pm, “Delirio” conducted by Riccardo Frizza, sala Zubin Mehta. (Bellini, I Capuleti e Montecchi, symphony, From La sonnambula: "Ah! non credea mirarti... Ah! non giunge uman pensiero"; Donizetti, From Emilia di Liverpool: "Ecco miratela... Madre! Deh placati!... Ah! of contentment..."; Devereux, Da Lucia di Lammermoor: "Il dolce suono... Ardon gl'incensi... Spargi d'amaro pianto"; Bellini Da I puritani: "O rendetemi la speme... Qui la voce sua soave... Vien diletto è in ciel la luna"; Donizetti La Favorite, overture, Da Linda di Chamounix: "Nel silenzio della sera... No, non è ver, mentirono")

September 19, at 20 pm, conducted by Alessandro Bonato, sala Zubin Mehta. (Rachmaninov, Concerto No. 2 in C minor op. 18 for piano and orchestra, Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake Suite op. 20a, Italian Capriccio op. 45)
September 26, at 20 pm, conducted by Luciano Acocella, sala Zubin Mehta. (Rachmaninov, Concerto No. 2 in C minor op. 18 for piano and orchestra, Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake Suite op. 20a, Italian Capriccio op. 45)
September 29, at 17 pm, conducted by Matteo Parmeggiani, Teresa Iervolino mezzosoprano, sala Zubin Mehta. (Rossini, Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra, symphony, From Semiramide: "Eccomi alfine in Babilonia"; Verdi, Luisa Miller, From Ernani: "Oh, de' verd anni miei," Giovanna d'Arco, symphony; Rossini Giovanna d'Arco, cantata for voice and orchestra, orchestration by Luca Giovanni Logi)
October 26, to 20 pm, conducted by Daniele Gatti, sala Zubin Mehta. (Brahms, Symphony No. 2 in D major op. 73, Symphony No. 4 in E minor op. 98)
November 3, at 17 pm, conducted by Matteo Parmeggiani, sala Zubin Mehta. (Donizetti, Da Alahor in Granata: "Ombra del padre mio", Parisina, symphony, Da Parisina: "Che mi rechi? Per veder su quel bel viso... Dall'Eridano si stende", Da Maria di Rohan: "Parti brev'ora, ed egli fia lontano... Bella e di sol vestita... Ogni mio bene in te sperai", Rosmunda d'Inghilterra, Torquato Tasso, Act III)
November 8, at 20 pm ; November 9, at 18 pm, conducted by Glass Mercano, sala Zubin Mehta. (Bernstein, West Side Story, symphonic dances, From West Side Story: "I feel pretty," Candide, overture, From Candide: "Glitter and be gay"; Dvořák, Symphony No. 9 in E minor op. 95, From the New World)
November 15, at 20 pm, conducted by Federico Maria Sardelli, sala Zubin Mehta (Filz, Symphony Op. II, No. 2 in G minor; Mozart, From Mithridates, King of Pontus: "Far from thee"; Cherubini, From Il Mesenzio, King of Etruria: "Seek not for now... The great vengeance yet"; C.P.E. Bach, Symphony in D major Wq 176, H 651; Mozart, Exsultate, jubilate K. 165, Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major K. 543)
November 29, at 20 pm, Puccini Racconta Puccini for the centenary of the death of Giacomo Puccini, conducted by Francesco Lanzillotta, sala Grande.
December 5, at 20 pm, conducted by Thomas Dausgaard, sala Zubin Mehta. (Bruckner, Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major)
December 13, at 20 pm; December 14 at 18 pm, conducted by Michele Spotti, sala Zubin Mehta. (Bartholdy, Die erste Walpurgisnacht, cantata for soloists, chorus and orchestra op. 60; Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 5 in E minor op. 64)
Decmeber 21, at 20 pm, conducted by Ivor Bolton, sala Zubin Mehta. (Mozart, Symphony No. 38 in D major K. 504, Prague; Stravinsky, Pulcinella, concert suite, Symphony of Psalms for chorus and orchestra)
December 22, Christmas Concert, sala Zubin Mehta. (Programm to be defined)