Opera Mitridate, Re di Ponto

Opera Mitridate, Re di Ponto • Teatro San Carlo, Naples • September 24, 2026

Mozart’s opera Mitridate, Re di Ponto showcases vocal brilliance and drama. King Mitridate returns, having faked his death, only to find his sons, Sifare and the treacherous Farnace, rivals for his fiancée, Aspasia. A tragic epic of loyalty and Roman intrigue.

Opera seria in three acts
Libretto by Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Conductor • Riccardo Frizza
Stage Director • Claus Guth
Setting Design • Christian Schmidt
Costume Design • Ursula Kudrna
Lighting Design • Olaf Winter
Choreographies • Sommer Ulrickson

Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro di San Carlo
Orchestra and Ballet of Teatro di San Carlo
Chorus Master • Fabrizio Cassi
Director of the Ballet • Clotilde Vayer

Cast
Mitridate • Giovanni Sala
Aspasia • Sara Blanch
Sifare • Mariangela Sicilia
Farnace • Franco Fagioli
Ismene • Giuliana Gianfaldoni
Marzio • Alasdair Kent
Arbate • Agustín Pennino

Sung in Italian with Italian and English surtitles
Running time: approx. 4 hours and 30 minutes, with interval
First Staging at Teatro di San Carlo
Production Teatro di San Carlo in coproduction with Teatro Real Madrid, Oper Frankfurt and Grand Teatre del Liceu

Prices and Booking

The price of the music package depends on the selected hotel and the performance. Take advantage of the affordable early bird prices.

Each travel package is put together individually according to your wishes. The booking process for Accommodation and tickets:

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• When we receive your booking request, you will get an individual offer with the available hotels. Only after your selection of a hotel and ticket category, we send you a travel contract to confirm the booking.

Description of the Essential and Superior Package

Performances Mitridate, Re di Ponto – Naples 2026