Giuseppe Verdi – NABUCCO

Giuseppe Verdi

Friday, October 24, 2025 – 8:00 PM
Other dates:
Saturday, October 25, 2025 – 6:00 PM
Sunday, October 26, 2025 – 3:30 PM

NABUCCO
Opera in four acts
Libretto: Temistocle Solera

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Main Roles:

• Nabucco: Fabian Veloz (Oct 24, 26); Alexey Zelenkov (Oct 25)

• Ismaele: Matteo Desole

• Zaccaria: Riccardo Zanellato (Oct 24, 26); Ramaz Chikviladze (Oct 25)

• Abigaille: Marta Torbidoni (Oct 24, 26); Svetlana Kasian (Oct 25)

• Grand Priest of Belo: Lorenzo Mazzucchelli

• Fenena: Chiara Mogini

• Anna: Laura Fortino

• Abdallo: Saverio Pugliese

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Production Team:

• Conductor: Massimo Zanetti

• Director: Federico Grazzini

• Set & Costume Design: Anna Bonomelli

• Lighting Design: Giuseppe Di Iorio

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Performing Ensemble:

• Italian Philharmonic Orchestra

• Lirico Chorus of Modena

• Chorus Master: Giovanni Farina

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Co-Production:
Fondazione Teatro Comunale di Modena, Fondazione I Teatri di Reggio Emilia

New Production
In co-production with OperaLombardia and Teatro del Giglio, Lucca

Giacomo Puccini – TOSCA

Giacomo Puccini

Thursday, November 27, 2025 – 8:00 PM
Other dates:
Saturday, November 29, 2025 – 6:00 PM
Sunday, November 30, 2025 – 3:30 PM

TOSCA
Opera in three acts
Libretto: Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica

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Main Roles:

• Floria Tosca: Maria Teresa Leva (Nov 27, 30); Diana Lamar (Nov 29)

• Mario Cavaradossi: Giorgio Berrugi (Nov 27, 30); Paolo Lardizzone (Nov 29)

• Baron Scarpia: Dalibor Jenis

• Cesare Angelotti: Gaetano Triscari

• The Sacristan: Roberto Abbondanza

• Spoletta: Aldo Sartori

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Production Team:

• Conductor: Stefano Ranzani

• Director: Luca Orsini

• Set Design: Giacomo Andrico

• Costume Design: Rosanna Monti

• Lighting Design: Tiziano Panichelli

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Performing Ensemble:

• Emilia-Romagna Regional Orchestra

• Lirico Chorus of Modena

• Chorus Master: Giovanni Farina

• Children’s Voices of Teatro Comunale di Modena

• Children’s Voices Master: Paolo Gattolin

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Co-Production:
Fondazione Teatro Comunale di Modena, Fondazione Teatro Comunale di Ferrara

New Production
In memory of Cristina Pezzoli
In co-production with Teatro del Giglio, Lucca; Teatro Goldoni, Livorno; Teatro Verdi, Pisa; Teatro Alighieri, Ravenna

Aldo Tarabella – Pinocchio, The Tale of a puppet

Aldo Tarabella

Sunday, December 14, 2025 – 5:30 PM
Other dates:
Monday, December 15, 2025 – 9:30 AM
Monday, December 15, 2025 – 11:00 AM

PINOCCHIO, The Tale of a puppet

Libretto by Valerio Valoriani

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Characters and Performers:

• Pinocchio: Eleonora Boaretto
• Geppetto/Melampo: Clemente Antonio Daliotti
• Master Cherry/FireEater/Circus Owner: Piero Terranova
• The Talking Cricket/Lampwick: Andrea De Luca
• The Cat: Sara Rocchi
• The Fox: Consuelo Gilardoni
• The Blue Fairy: Silvia Lee

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Production Team:

• Conductor: Lorenzo Biagi
• Director: Aldo Tabarella
• Set and Costume Design: Enrico Musenich
• Lighting Design: Marco Minghetti
• Choreography: Monica Bocci e Silvia Contenti
• Filmed by Giulia Pugnaghi

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Philharmonic Orchestra of the Municipal Theatre of Modena

Children’s Choir of the Municipal Theatre of Modena

Children’s Choir Master: Paolo Gattolin

Stage production by Azienda Teatro del Giglio of Lucca

Giuseppe Verdi – Stiffelio

Pavarotti-Freni Municipal Theatre of Modena
Friday, January 9, 2026 – 8:00 PM

Other dates:
Sunday, January 11, 2026 – 3:30 PM

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Giuseppe Verdi
Stiffelio
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave

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Characters and Performers:

• Stiffelio – Gregory Kunde

• Lina – Lidia Fridman

• Stankar – Vladimir Stoyanov

• Raffaele – Riccardo Rados

• Jorg – Adriano Gramigni

• Federico di Frengel – Paolo Nevi

• Dorotea – Carlotta Vichi

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Production Team:

• Conductor – Leonardo Sini

• Director, Set and Costume Design – Pier Luigi Pizzi

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Performing Forces:

• Arturo Toscanini Emilia-Romagna Orchestra

• Choir of the Municipal Theatre of Piacenza

• Chorus Master – Corrado Casati

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Co-production:
Teatri Foundation of Piacenza
Municipal Theatre Foundation of Modena
Teatri Foundation of Reggio Emilia

NEW PRODUCTION

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Don Giovanni

Pavarotti-Freni Municipal Theatre of Modena
Friday, February 6, 2026 – 8:00 PM

Other dates:
Sunday, February 8, 2026 – 3:30 PM

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Don Giovanni
Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte

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Characters and Performers:

• Don Giovanni – Markus Werba

• Commendatore – Renzo Ran

• Donna Anna – Claudia Pavone

• Don Ottavio – Marco Ciaponi

• Donna Elvira – Carmela Remigio

• Leporello – Tommaso Barea

• Masetto – Alberto Petricca

• Zerlina – Greta Doveri

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Production Team:

• Conductor – Enrico Pagano

• Director – Andrea Bernard

• Scene Design – Alberto Beltrame

• Costume Design – Elena Beccaro

• Lighting Design – Marco Alba

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Performing Forces:

• Italian Philharmonic Orchestra

• Choir of the Municipal Theatre of Piacenza

• Chorus Master – Corrado Casati

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Co-production:
Teatri Foundation of Piacenza
Municipal Theatre Foundation of Modena

NEW PRODUCTION

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari – I quatro rusteghi

Pavarotti-Freni Municipal Theatre of Modena
Friday, February 20, 2026 – 8:00 PM

Other dates:
Sunday, February 22, 2026 – 3:30 PM

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Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
I quatro rusteghi
Libretto by Giuseppe Pizzolato

Performed by the singers of the 2025/2026 Advanced Training Course for Opera Singers
Municipal Theatre of Modena

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Production Team:

• Conductor – Giuseppe Grazioli

• Director – Aldo Tarabella

• Scene and Costume Design – Luca Antonucci

• Lighting Design – Andrea Ricci

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Performing Forces:

• Italian Philharmonic Orchestra

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Production by:
Azienda Teatro del Giglio of Lucca

Jean-Baptiste Lully – Le carnaval

Pavarotti-Freni Municipal Theatre of Modena
Friday, February 27, 2026 – 8:00 PM

Other dates:
Sunday, March 1, 2026 – 3:30 PM

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Jean-Baptiste Lully
Le carnaval
Mascarade – 1675

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Characters and Performers:

• Première dessus – Valeria la Grotta

• Deuxième dessus – Giuseppina Bridelli

• Haute-contre – Philippe Talbot

• Taille – Cyril Auvity

• Premier basse – Biagio Pizzuti

• Deuxième basse – Alexandre Baldo

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Production Team:

• Conductor – Federico Maria Sardelli

• Director, Choreography, Scene, Costume & Lighting Design – Emiliano Pellisari

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Performing Forces:

• Dancers of the NoGravity Company

• Modo Antiquo Baroque Orchestra

• I Musici del Gran Principe Choir

• Chorus Master – Samuele Lastrucci

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Co-production:
Municipal Theatre Foundation of Ferrara
Municipal Theatre Foundation of Modena

In collaboration with:
Modo Antiquo Orchestra
NoGravity Theatre

NEW PRODUCTION

Gioachino Rossini – L’Italiana in Algeri

Pavarotti-Freni Municipal Theatre of Modena
Friday, March 6, 2026 – 8:00 PM

Other dates:
Sunday, March 8, 2026 – 3:30 PM

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Gioachino Rossini
L’Italiana in Algeri
Libretto by Angelo Anelli

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Characters and Performers:

• Mustafà – Giorgio Caoduro

• Lindoro – Ruzil Gatin

• Isabella – Laura Verrecchia

• Elvira – Gloria Tronel

• Taddeo – Marco Filippo Romano

• Haly – Giuseppe De Luca

• Zulma – Barbara Skora

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Production Team:

• Conductor – Alessandro Cadario

• Director – Fabio Cherstich

• Scene Design – Nicolas Bovey

• Costume Design – Arthur Arbesser

• Lighting Design – Alessandro Pasqualini

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Performing Forces:

• Emilia-Romagna Arturo Toscanini Orchestra

• Claudio Merulo Choir of Reggio Emilia

• Chorus Master – Martino Faggiani

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Co-production:
I Teatri Foundation of Reggio Emilia
Teatri Foundation of Piacenza
Municipal Theatre Foundation of Modena
Ravenna Manifestazioni / Teatro Alighieri Foundation
Haydn Foundation of Trento and Bolzano
OperaLombardia Theatres

NEW PRODUCTION

Georges Bizet – Carmen

Pavarotti-Freni Municipal Theatre of Modena
Friday, April 10, 2026 – 8:00 PM

Other dates:
Sunday, April 12, 2026 – 3:30 PM

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Georges Bizet
Carmen
Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy

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Characters and Performers:

• Carmen – Maria Kataeva

• Micaela – Jaquelina Livieri

• Frasquita – Donatella De Luca

• Mercédès – Elena Antonini

• Don José – Joseph Dahdah

• Escamillo – Gianluca Failla

• Il Dancairo – William Allione

• Il Remendado – Matteo Urbani

• Zuniga – Tiziano Rosati

• Moralès – Matteo Torcaso

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Production Team:

• Conductor – Audrey Saint-Gil

• Director – Stefano Vizioli

• Scene Design – Emanuele Sinisi

• Costume Design – Anna Maria Heinreich

• Lighting Design – Vincenzo Raponi

• Choreography – Piero Vanelli

• Visual Artist – Davide Giannoni

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Performing Forces:

• Emilia-Romagna Arturo Toscanini Orchestra

• Lyric Choir of Modena

• Chorus Master – Giovanni Farina

• Children’s Choir of the Municipal Theatre of Modena

• Children’s Choir Master – Paolo Gattolin

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Co-production:
Municipal Theatre Foundation of Modena
Teatri Foundation of Piacenza
Ravenna Manifestazioni / Teatro Alighieri Foundation

In co-production with:
OperaLombardia

NEW PRODUCTION