On Sundays October 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2026, the XXVI Festival Verdi invites you to the midday concert "MEZZOGIORNO IN MUSICA" at 12:00 PM in the historic Palazzo Ducale di Parma. Former artists of the Accademia Verdiana will perform arias and duets by Giuseppe Verdi with intimate piano accompaniment. The concerts, often featuring scholarly introductions and an aperitif, offer a perfect opportunity to discover young talents and experience Verdi's music in a unique setting.

On October 3, 11, 18, and 24, 2026, Verdi's breakthrough work "Nabucodonosor" will be performed as part of the Verdi Festival at the Teatro Regio di Parma. Under the theme "Mondi Lontani," Pier Luigi Pizzi (director, sets, costumes) stages the drama surrounding the Babylonian King and the Jewish exile. Francesco Lanzillotta conducts the Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna. The cast includes Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar (Nabucodonosor), Lidia Fridman (Abigaille), and Michele Pertusi (Zaccaria). Experience the elemental force of Verdi's music and the moving Chorus of the Captives.

On October 3, 11, 18, and 24, 2026, Verdi's breakthrough work "Nabucodonosor" will be performed as part of the Verdi Festival at the Teatro Regio di Parma. Under the theme "Mondi Lontani," Pier Luigi Pizzi (director, sets, costumes) stages the drama surrounding the Babylonian King and the Jewish exile. Francesco Lanzillotta conducts the Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna. The cast includes Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar (Nabucodonosor), Lidia Fridman (Abigaille), and Michele Pertusi (Zaccaria). Experience the elemental force of Verdi's music and the moving Chorus of the Captives.

On October 2, 9, 16, and 25, 2026, Verdi's masterpiece "Aida" will be performed at the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi di Busseto. Aligning with the festival theme "Mondi Lontani", the production stages the Egyptian-Ethiopian conflicts, featuring the legendary staging by Franco Zeffirelli (revived by Stefano Trespidi). Giuseppe Mengoli conducts the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini. The cast includes Federica Vitali (Aida), Vincenzo Costanzo (Radamès), and Teresa Iervolino (Amneris). Experience monumental operatic drama in Verdi's hometown, where love in a distant land falls victim to war.