Every year, in October, the Verdi Festival celebrates the Maestro born in Roncole di Busseto, in the province of Parma, at the Regio Theatre of Parma and in Verdi’s lands.
All through the length of the Festival there are many events and also side events in town.
CALENDAR OF THE VERDI FESTIVAL 2016
Regio theatre
October 1, 5, 8, 11 – 2016
Don Carlo
Farnese theatre
October 2, 9, 15, 20 – 2016
Giovanna d’Arco
Giuseppe Verdi theatre of Busseto
October 7, 10, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 29 – 2016
I Masnadieri
Regio theatre
October 21, 23, 27, 30 – 2016
Il Trovatore
Regio theatre
October 22 – 2016
Orchestra sinfonica nazionale della Rai
directed by James Conlon
October 26 – 2016
Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini and
Choir of the Teatro Regio di Parma
director Daniele Callegari
Maestro of the choir Martino Faggiani
October 28 – 2016
Tenor Gregory Kunde
at the piano Beatrice Benzi
Ridotto of the Regio theatre, Farnese theatre
October 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30 – 2016
Mezzogiorno in musica al Farnese
AROUNDVERDI
Farnese theatre
Thursday October 6, at 8.30 pm
Vinicio Capossela in the Verdi festival
in collaboration with Barezzi Festival
Thursday October 13, at 8.30 pm
Schiller gala
soprano Silvia Frigato, piano Aldo Orvieto
director of sund and live electronics Alvise Vidolin
Coro di voci bianche e giovanili Ars canto
Maestro of choir Gabriella Corsaro
Pilotta Palace
Saturday October 15, at 6.30 pm and 9.00 pm
16, 17, 21, 22, 23 October, at 6.30 pm
Autodafè
Site specific installation and performance
music rielaboration and performance from Atto III of Don carlo by Giuseppe Verdi
from 15 to 30 October, from 3.30 pm to 6.30 pm
Autodafè
Sound installation
free entrance
Farnese theatre
Tuesday October 18, at 8.30 pm
Lettera a mio padre
from Lettera al padre by Franz Kafka
Quartetto prometeo
voice Ugo Pagliai
music by Leos Janacek
Saturday October 29, at 8.30 pm
Uri Caine Ensemble
Family ties
FUORI ORARIO
Ridotto of the Regio theatre of Parma
Saturday October 8, at 11.00 pm
Solaris
Saturday October 15, at 11.00 pm
Loggione
Saturday October 22, at 11.00 pm
Reminescense
Saturday October 29, at 11.00 pm
Another point of view
Beppe Di Benedetto 5tet
September 23 – October 29
Concerts, meetings, conference