AIDA Ed. Franco Zeffirelli • Arena di Verona | September 04, 2026
Franco Zeffirelli’s legendary Aida returns to Verona’s Arena — majestic, golden, and timeless. A spectacle of love and destiny.

Franco Zeffirelli’s legendary Aida returns to Verona’s Arena — majestic, golden, and timeless. A spectacle of love and destiny.
The opera "Madama Butterfly" will be performed at Puccini Festival from 7 August to 4 September 2026. Watch the opera MADAMA BUTTERFLY at Torre del Lago in Tuscany.
The grand finale of the 74th Ravello Festival on 5 September: Join the world-renowned Freiburger Barockorchester, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, and stellar violinist Isabelle Faust at Villa Rufolo. Featuring an all-Schumann program on period instruments, this promises to be a legendary sunset concert above the Amalfi Coast.
Each year, La Scala entrusts a production to the forces of the Teatro alla Scala Academy of Performing Arts: the orchestra, soloists, and chorus are given the opportunity to engage with the main stage in front of the Season’s audience. For 2026, a new production of Gaetano Donizetti’s "L'elisir d'amore" is planned, conceived and designed to later be adapted as a performance for young audiences. The production offers the opportunity for two important debuts: Marco Alibrando, one of the most interesting Italian conductors of the new generation, recently appointed Music Director of the Nationaltheatre and Staatskapelle Weimar and the musical force behind the innovative Milan-based project Voce all’Opera, is rapidly establishing his career both in Italy and internationally. Maria Mauti arrives at La Scala following her work as a writer and documentary filmmaker, as well as her first opera directing experience with Norma in Macerata.
Verdi's La Traviata opens the 103rd Arena di Verona Festival 2026 in a stunning new production. The world's most beloved opera.
Experience La fanciulla del West, the opera about love and deceit in the Wild West of California (1850). Featuring powerful music and a compelling plot.
Don't miss this sensational concert performance of Verdi's "Aida." Opera titans Anna Netrebko and Jonas Kaufmann lead a world-class cast for an evening of breathtaking drama and sublime music.
Each year, La Scala entrusts a production to the forces of the Teatro alla Scala Academy of Performing Arts: the orchestra, soloists, and chorus are given the opportunity to engage with the main stage in front of the Season’s audience. For 2026, a new production of Gaetano Donizetti’s "L'elisir d'amore" is planned, conceived and designed to later be adapted as a performance for young audiences. The production offers the opportunity for two important debuts: Marco Alibrando, one of the most interesting Italian conductors of the new generation, recently appointed Music Director of the Nationaltheatre and Staatskapelle Weimar and the musical force behind the innovative Milan-based project Voce all’Opera, is rapidly establishing his career both in Italy and internationally. Maria Mauti arrives at La Scala following her work as a writer and documentary filmmaker, as well as her first opera directing experience with Norma in Macerata.
Experience Verdi’s Nabucco in the magical Arena di Verona. A journey of music and freedom awaits under the stars in this historic venue.
Each year, La Scala entrusts a production to the forces of the Teatro alla Scala Academy of Performing Arts: the orchestra, soloists, and chorus are given the opportunity to engage with the main stage in front of the Season’s audience. For 2026, a new production of Gaetano Donizetti’s "L'elisir d'amore" is planned, conceived and designed to later be adapted as a performance for young audiences. The production offers the opportunity for two important debuts: Marco Alibrando, one of the most interesting Italian conductors of the new generation, recently appointed Music Director of the Nationaltheatre and Staatskapelle Weimar and the musical force behind the innovative Milan-based project Voce all’Opera, is rapidly establishing his career both in Italy and internationally. Maria Mauti arrives at La Scala following her work as a writer and documentary filmmaker, as well as her first opera directing experience with Norma in Macerata.
Franco Zeffirelli’s legendary Aida returns to Verona’s Arena — majestic, golden, and timeless. A spectacle of love and destiny.
Conductor Dan Ettinger leads the Orchestra of Teatro di San Carlo in a performance of Anton Bruckner's monumental and moving Symphony No. 7.
"Turandot" from August 7 to September 11, 2026 at the Arena di Verona. Tickets for the Arena with hotel stay.
Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” at Teatro Massimo Palermo – a verismo masterpiece of love and revenge.
Each year, La Scala entrusts a production to the forces of the Teatro alla Scala Academy of Performing Arts: the orchestra, soloists, and chorus are given the opportunity to engage with the main stage in front of the Season’s audience. For 2026, a new production of Gaetano Donizetti’s "L'elisir d'amore" is planned, conceived and designed to later be adapted as a performance for young audiences. The production offers the opportunity for two important debuts: Marco Alibrando, one of the most interesting Italian conductors of the new generation, recently appointed Music Director of the Nationaltheatre and Staatskapelle Weimar and the musical force behind the innovative Milan-based project Voce all’Opera, is rapidly establishing his career both in Italy and internationally. Maria Mauti arrives at La Scala following her work as a writer and documentary filmmaker, as well as her first opera directing experience with Norma in Macerata.
Verdi's La Traviata opens the 103rd Arena di Verona Festival 2026 in a stunning new production. The world's most beloved opera.
Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” at Teatro Massimo Palermo – a verismo masterpiece of love and revenge.
Each year, La Scala entrusts a production to the forces of the Teatro alla Scala Academy of Performing Arts: the orchestra, soloists, and chorus are given the opportunity to engage with the main stage in front of the Season’s audience. For 2026, a new production of Gaetano Donizetti’s "L'elisir d'amore" is planned, conceived and designed to later be adapted as a performance for young audiences. The production offers the opportunity for two important debuts: Marco Alibrando, one of the most interesting Italian conductors of the new generation, recently appointed Music Director of the Nationaltheatre and Staatskapelle Weimar and the musical force behind the innovative Milan-based project Voce all’Opera, is rapidly establishing his career both in Italy and internationally. Maria Mauti arrives at La Scala following her work as a writer and documentary filmmaker, as well as her first opera directing experience with Norma in Macerata.
Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” at Teatro Massimo Palermo – a verismo masterpiece of love and revenge.
Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” at Teatro Massimo Palermo – a verismo masterpiece of love and revenge.
Each year, La Scala entrusts a production to the forces of the Teatro alla Scala Academy of Performing Arts: the orchestra, soloists, and chorus are given the opportunity to engage with the main stage in front of the Season’s audience. For 2026, a new production of Gaetano Donizetti’s "L'elisir d'amore" is planned, conceived and designed to later be adapted as a performance for young audiences. The production offers the opportunity for two important debuts: Marco Alibrando, one of the most interesting Italian conductors of the new generation, recently appointed Music Director of the Nationaltheatre and Staatskapelle Weimar and the musical force behind the innovative Milan-based project Voce all’Opera, is rapidly establishing his career both in Italy and internationally. Maria Mauti arrives at La Scala following her work as a writer and documentary filmmaker, as well as her first opera directing experience with Norma in Macerata.
Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” at Teatro Massimo Palermo – a verismo masterpiece of love and revenge.
Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” at Teatro Massimo Palermo – a verismo masterpiece of love and revenge.
Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” at Teatro Massimo Palermo – a verismo masterpiece of love and revenge.
A blessing and a challenge in the programming of every major opera house, "La traviata" holds a special place in La Scala’s history, marked by the legendary 1953 production conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini, directed by Luchino Visconti, and starring Maria Callas. That iconic interpretation seemed untouchable until 1990, when Riccardo Muti commissioned a new, lavish production from director Liliana Cavani, with sets by Dante Ferretti and costumes by Gabriella Pescucci, featuring an all-young cast. This evocative and poetic staging returns to the stage in 2026, conducted by Michele Gamba, who in recent years has led major productions at La Scala including "Rigoletto," "Médée," "Turandot," and "Tosca." The cast is unmissable: alongside the charismatic Nadine Sierra in the title role, Piero Pretti and Iván Ayón Rivas alternate as Alfredo, with Boris Pinkhasovich and Amartuvshin Enkhbat as Giorgio Germont.