Friday 5 June
A
Dalle 10:15 alle 11:00
Note d'Opera
R.S.A. Fondazione Casa di Industria
Famous arias by Opera composers.
Concert dedicated to the guests and the staff of the Residence.
Location
R.S.A. Fondazione Casa d'Industria ONLUS
Concert dedicated to the guests and the staff of the Residence.
Alessandra Rizzini, Ling Nie
Ying-Jyun Lin
B
Dalle 12:30 alle 13:30
Salotto Marenzio: Mann, Visconti e Britten per "Morte a Venezia"
Biblioteca del Conservatorio di Musica Luca Marenzio
Teachers and students of the city’s Conservatory discuss Benjamin Britten’s opera Death in Venice, waiting for its debut at the Teatro Grande during the 2026 Opera and Ballet Season
Location
Piazza Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Prof. Paolo Cavallo and Prof. Attilio Cantore
Students of History of Music of the Conservatorio di Musica Luca Marenzio
C
Dalle 14:30 alle 15:15
Note d'Opera
Casa di reclusione di Brescia-Verziano
Famous arias by great Opera composers.
Concert dedicated to the residents and the staff of the detention centre.
Location
Casa di Relusione di Brescia-Verziano
Concert dedicated to the residents and the staff of the detention centre.
Haotian Ma, Camilla Vitaletti, Qiming Xie
Valentina Gabrieli
D
Dalle 15:00 alle 16:00
Quando l'incontro diventa musica
Teatro Borsoni
110 boys and girls and 45 young musicians united for a project making music a bridge between peoples.
Location
Via Milano, 83
Students of the Scuola Primaria A. Volta I.C. Ovest 1 di Brescia
Chiara Contrini
Orchestra Annamaria Lorandi dell'Associazione "Sì musica"
E
Dalle 17:30 alle 18:15
Rita & Gaetano
Parco Ducos 1
A fun reinterpretation of Gaetano Donizetti's opera Rita: the brilliant plot and the fast-paced storyline will captivate the attention of children.
Location
Viale del Piave, 61
Rita Donatella De Luca
Peppe Joaquin Cangemi
Gasparo Dario Giorgelè
Ying-Jyun Lin
Federica Cassetti
F
Dalle 18:45 alle 19:30
Suggestioni dai cortili
Caserma della Guardia di Finanza
A fascinating tribute to the most famous Belcanto arias.
Location
Contrada del Carmine, 55
Ketevan Gavasheli, Elena Antonini, Hyunwook Kang
Alessandro Trebeschi
G
Dalle 20:30 alle 21:45
Teodora. Scalata al cielo in cinque movimenti (by Mauro Montalbetti)
Chiesa di Santa Maria del Carmine
The contradictory and touching story of the Byzantine empress comes to life in the solemn setting of the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine.
Location
Chiesa di Santa Maria del Carmine (Contrada del Carmine)
Barbara Roganti
Teodora Laura Zecchini
A spokesperson Hinano Yorimitsu
An actress Elena Vanni
Dancer Giulia Russo
Mattia Dattolo
Alessandro Pasini
Antonio Spada
Camilla Pasetto
Altrevoci Ensemble
Coro Costanzo Porta
Diego Maccagnola
New Production by Fondazione del Teatro Grande di Brescia
Ed. Curci
Saturday 6 June
1
Dalle 05:15 alle 06:00
Arie di luce
Convento dei Padri Carmelitani Scalzi - San Pietro in Oliveto
The traditional concert at dawn opens the Festa dell’Opera with some of the most touching pages of the history of music. At the end of the concert, an Italian-style breakfast. Limited seats available. Advanced booking required on the 3rd June starting from 10AM to 1PM by calling +390302979347.
Location
Via del Castello, 10
Ketevan Gavasheli, Manami Maejima, Simone Fenotti
Andrés Gallucci
Ensemble Bazzini Consort
2
Dalle 10:30 alle 11:30
Giulio Cesare
Salone Pietro da Cemmo - Conservatorio di Musica Luca Marenzio
A precious selection of arias and recitatives from George Frideric Handel's masterpiece.
Location
Piazza Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, 1
Giulio Cesare Danilo Pastore
Cleopatra Anna Vigori
Cornelia Elena Antonini
Sesto Elisabetta Ricci
Claudia Foresi
3
Dalle 10:30 alle 13:00
Orfeo ed Euridice
Ateneo di Brescia
The final scenes of Christoph Willibald Gluck’s opera echo among the frescoes of the historic Palazzo Tosio. Limited seating. Admission every 30 minutes.
Event not accessible to people with reduced mobility.
Location
Via Tosio, 12
Event not accessible to people with reduced mobility.
Orfeo Hinano Yorimitsu, Flavia Fioretti
Euridice Chihiro Tono, Marta Leung
Bazzini Consort
4
Dalle 11:00 alle 11:30
Così fan tutte. Primo episodio
Circolo al Teatro
A musical journey in three parts to rediscover one of Mozart’s most beautiful scores.
Location
Via Dante, 19/a
Fiordiligi Alessandra Rizzini
Dorabella Chiara Scannapieco
Ferrando Ling Nie
Guglielmo Edoardo Di Cecco
Don Alfonso Nicola Ciancio
Giulio Amerigo Galibariggi
5
Dalle 11:00 alle 12:00
Pazzi per l'Opera
Salone d'Apollo di Palazzo Martinengo Palatini - Rettorato Università degli Studi di Brescia
Insights and stories on the topic of The conflicts by our Opera lovers.
Location
Piazza del Mercato, 15
Piergiorgio Vittorini, Roberto Gazich, Roberto Tagliani e Marco Degiovanni
6
Dalle 11:15 alle 12:30
Un pranzo con l'Opera
Mensa Menni
For the Mensa Menni guests only.
Location
Mensa Menni
Elene Sanadze, Camilla Vitaletti
7
Dalle 11:45 alle 13:00
Teodora. Scalata al cielo in cinque movimenti (opera da camera di Mauro Montalbetti)
Chiesa di Santa Maria del Carmine
The contradictory and moving story of the Byzantine empress comes to life in the solemn setting of the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine.
Location
Contrada del Carmine
Barbara Roganti
Teodora Laura Zecchini
Una portavoce Hinano Yorimitsu
Un’attrice Elena Vanni
Danzatrice Giulia Russo
Mattia Dattolo
Alessandro Pasini
Antonio Spada
Camilla Pasetto
Altrevoci Ensemble
Coro Costanzo Porta
Diego Maccagnola
New production Fondazione del Teatro Grande di Brescia
Ed. Curci
8
Dalle 12:00 alle 12:30
Così fan tutte. Primo episodio
Circolo al Teatro
A musical journey in three parts to rediscover one of Mozart’s most beautiful scores.
Location
Via Dante 19/a
Fiordiligi Alessandra Rizzini
Dorabella Chiara Scannapieco
Ferrando Ling Nie
Guglielmo Edoardo Di Cecco
Don Alfonso Nicola Ciancio
Giulio Amerigo Galibariggi
9
Dalle 12:00 alle 12:45
L'Opera si fa preghiera
Salone dei Vescovi del Palazzo Vescovile
The charm of the 19th century Italian Melodrama in the beutiful Salone dei Vescovi.
Location
Via Trieste, 13
Ana Isabel Lazo, Qianhui Sun, Diego Maffezzoni
Linda Piana
10
Dalle 12:00 alle 13:30
Operacar
Centro e periferia di Brescia
The Festa dell’Opera car speeds along Brescia streets spreading music and sounds everywhere.
Location
Brescia city centre and surroundings
Gruppo Barchetti
11
Dalle 12:45 alle 13:30
Opera Jukebox
Via Gasparo da Salò
Choose your favourite aria and listen to it live performed by the artists of Festa dell’Opera.
Location
Via Gasparo da Salò
Elena Antonini, Anna Vigori, Donatella De Luca, Joaquin Cangemi
Andrés Gallucci
13
Dalle 14:30 alle 17:00
Orfeo ed Euridice
Ateneo di Brescia
The final scenes of Christoph Willibald Gluck’s opera echo among the frescoes of the historic Palazzo Tosio. Limited seats available. Admissione every 30 minutes.
Event not accessible to people with reduced mobility.
Location
Via Tosio, 12
Event not accessible to people with reduced mobility.
Orfeo Hinano Yorimitsu, Flavia Fioretti
Euridice Chihiro Tono, Marta Leung
Bazzini Consort
14
Dalle 15:00 alle 16:00
La prova di un'opera seria
Auditorium San Barnaba
A one-act farce by Francesco Gnecco, performed by the young singers and musicians of the Luca Marenzio Conservatory of Music, featuring the conflicts and comedic situations that arise during the preparations and rehearsals for a new theatrical performance.
Location
Corso Magenta, 44
Giulio Artusi
Pierangelo Pelucchi
Danilo Coppola
Federico Mordente Chen Pin Yu, Liao Zongyi
Corilla Tortorini Ju Xinyu, Kim Eunji
Poeta Pasticci Luca Ottolini, Li Chang Xing
Maestro Campanone He Siying, Jia Shangyu
Violante Pescarelli To Sakura, Lee Gyeonga
Fischietto Zuo Yunjie, Chen Shouyang
Melissa Ordonez (spalla), Alireza Majdolashrafibarzoki, Cesare Zanetti, Mihyang Lee First violins
Gianluca Salan (spalla), Jennifer Fontana, Marianna Buitrago, Huang Maorun Second violins
Alessio Boschi, Laura Scognamiglio, Mattia Tallarini Violas
Serena Capalbo, Nicolò Santicoli Cellos
Francesco Di Giovannantonio Double-bass
Linda Franzoni, Miriam Filippini Flute
Pei-Ti Hsieh, Marta Domenighini Oboe
Andrii Parada, Gabriele Rocchetti Horn
Clara Hernandez Bassoon
Pierangelo Pelucchi Harpsicord
15
Dalle 15:30 alle 16:15
L'Opera si fa preghiera
Salone dei Vescovi del Palazzo Vescovile
The charm of the 19th century Italian melodrama in the beautiful setting of the Salone Vescovile.
Location
Via Trieste, 13
Ana Isabel Lazo, Qianhui Sun, Diego Maffezzoni
Linda Piana
16
Dalle 15:30 alle 16:15
Verso Oriente
MITA
A recital that brings together Chinese musical and cultural traditions— including contemporary ones — with some of the most beautiful passages from Puccini’s Turandot, highlighting the strong bond that has always existed between East and West.
Location
Via Privata de Vitalis, 2bis
Yujie Zhou, Yien Li, Haotian Ma, Haoxuan Diao
Valentina Gabrieli
17
Dalle 15:45 alle 16:45
"Barrrri-tuonando". Quando i "barrrritoni" se le cantano di santa ragione...
Teatro Sociale
A recital for the youngest audience designed to showcase the baritone voice through some of the most evocative arias ever written for this voice type.
Location
Via Felice Cavallotti, 20
Anna Bordignon, Dario Giorgelè, Maurizio Leoni
Michelangelo Rossi
18
Dalle 16:00 alle 16:30
Così fan tutte. Secondo episodio
Circolo al Teatro
A musical journey in three parts to rediscover one of Mozart’s most beautiful scores.
Location
Via Dante, 19/a
Fiordiligi Alessandra Rizzini
Dorabella Chiara Scannapieco
Ferrando Ling Nie
Guglielmo Edoardo Di Cecco
Despina Federica Cassetti
Don Alfonso Nicola Ciancio
Giulio Amerigo Galibariggi
19
Dalle 16:00 alle 16:45
Il segreto di Susanna
Biblioteca Queriniana
Mysteries and skirmishes from Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari’s interlude.
Location
Via Mazzini, 3
Susanna Gesua Gallifoco
Gil Eugenio Maria Degiacomi
Ying-Jyun Lin
20
Dalle 16:15 alle 18:45
OperaBike
Vie del centro di Brescia
A bike journey through the wonders of Brescia and the events of Festa. Meeting place at the Bike Point in Corso Zanardelli at 4.15PM.
Location
Start from the Bike Point in Corso Zanardelli
Camilla Vitaletti, Qiming Xie
In collaboration with Brescia Mobilità and FIAB Brescia "Amici della bici Brescia"
21
Dalle 16:30 alle 17:00
Banda giovanile all'Opera
Portico di Palazzo Loggia
Thre traditional concert with the youngest part of the Banda Isidoro Capitanio.
Location
Piazza Loggia
Banda giovanile Isidoro Capitanio
Marina Maccabiani
22
Dalle 16:45 alle 17:15
Volgi lo sguardo all'Opera
Palazzo Broletto
Voices are heard in Piazza Paolo VI...
Location
Piazza Paolo VI
Ketevan Gavasheli, Joaquin Cangemi
Alessandro Trebeschi
23
Dalle 17:00 alle 17:30
Così fan tutte. Secondo episodio
Circolo al Teatro
A musical journey in three parts to rediscover one of Mozart’s most beautiful scores.
Location
Via Dante, 19/a
Fiordiligi Alessandra Rizzini
Dorabella Chiara Scannapieco
Ferrando Ling Nie
Guglielmo Edoardo Di Cecco
Despina Federica Cassetti
Don Alfonso Nicola Ciancio
Giulio Amerigo Galibariggi
24
Dalle 17:00 alle 18:00
Arie d'Opera al Grande
Teatro Grande
The traditional Opera recital in the beautiful setting of the Teatro Grande.
Location
Corso Zanardelli, 9/a
Alessia Battini, Ilariandrea Tomasoni, Antonio Mandrillo, Davide Peroni
Milo Martani
25
Dalle 18:00 alle 18:45
Il segreto di Susanna
Biblioteca Queriniana
Mysteries and skirmishes from Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari’s interlude.
Location
Via Mazzini, 1
Susanna Gesua Gallifoco
Gil Eugenio Maria Degiacomi
Mimo
Ying-Jyun Lin
26
Dalle 18:00 alle 18:45
Opera in Coro
Ex Monastero di Santa Chiara - Università degli Studi di Brescia
From Mozart to Britten, via Rossini, Donizetti, and Verdi, this concert features some of the most famous choral works in an exceptional setting.
Location
Contrada Santa Chiara, 50
Coro Giovanile del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Alhambra Superchi
Linda Piana
27
Dalle 18:00 alle 18:45
Banda all'Opera
Portico di Palazzo Loggia
The traditional concert of the Banda Cittadina.
Location
Piazza Loggia
Banda Cittadina Isidoro Capitanio
Sergio Negretti, Giuliano Mariotti
28
Dalle 18:15 alle 18:30
Su la testa!
Terrazza del Teatro Grande
The voices of Festa dell’Opera surprise from above. Stop and look up!
Location
Corso Zanardelli, 9a
Marta Leung, Leping Wang
29
Dalle 18:30 alle 19:15
Opera Italia
Giardino del Palazzo del Prefetto
The operatic tribute celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Italian Republic.
Location
Contrada Sant'Urbano, 4
Donatella De Luca, Elena Antonini, Juneyeon Yoon
Andrés Gallucci
30
Dalle 18:45 alle 19:15
Così fan tutte. Terzo episodio
Circolo al Teatro
A musical journey in three parts to rediscover one of Mozart’s most beautiful scores.
Location
Via Dante, 19/a
Fiordiligi Alessandra Rizzini
Dorabella Chiara Scannapieco
Ferrando Nie Ling
Guglielmo Edoardo Di Cecco
Despina Federica Cassetti
Don Alfonso Nicola Ciancio
Giulio Amerigo Galibariggi
31
Dalle 19:00 alle 19:30
Serenata d'Opera
Piazzetta Tito Speri
You simply cannot miss the Opera Serenade!
Location
Piazzetta Tito Speri
Yien Li, Elisabetta Ricci
Francesco Guarnieri
Matteo Murari
32
Dalle 19:00 alle 20:00
La prova di un'opera seria_ sera
Auditorium San Barnaba
Francesco Gnecco’s one-act farce, performed by the young singers and musicians of the Brescia Conservatory, features the conflicts and comedic situations that arise during the preparations and rehearsals for a new theatrical performance.
Location
Corso Magenta, 44
Giulio Artusi
Pierangelo Pelucchi
Danilo Coppola
Federico Mordente Chen Pin Yu, Liao Zongyi
Corilla Tortorini Ju Xinyu, Kim Eunji
Poeta Pasticci Luca Ottolini, Li Chang Xing
Maestro Campanone He Siying, Jia Shangyu
Violante Pescarelli To Sakura, Lee Gyeonga
Fischietto Zuo Yunjie, Chen Shouyang
Melissa Ordonez (spalla), Alireza Majdolashrafibarzoki, Cesare Zanetti, Mihyang Lee First violins
Gianluca Salan (spalla), Jennifer Fontana, Marianna Buitrago, Huang Maorun Second violins
Alessio Boschi, Laura Scognamiglio, Mattia Tallarini Violas
Serena Capalbo, Nicolò Santicoli Cellos
Francesco Di Giovannantonio Double-bass
Linda Franzoni, Miriam Filippini Flute
Pei-Ti Hsieh, Marta Domenighini Oboe
Andrii Parada, Gabriele Rocchetti Horn
Clara Hernandez Bassoon
Pierangelo Pelucchi Harpsicord
33
Dalle 19:15 alle 19:30
Su la testa!
Terrazza del Teatro Grande
The voices of Festa dell’Opera surprise from above. Stop and look up!
Location
Corso Zanardelli, 9a
Anna Vigori, Manami Maejima
34
Dalle 19:30 alle 20:00
Volgi lo sguardo all'Opera
Loggia delle Grida di Palazzo Broletto
Voices are heard in Piazza Paolo VI…
Location
Piazza Paolo VI
Francesca Palitti, Davide Peroni
Valentina Gabrieli
35
Dalle 19:30 alle 20:30
Trovesi all'Opera
Chiostro del Museo Diocesano
Tradition and improvisation come together in a journey from Monteverdi to Bernstein, passing through Verdi, Puccini, and Gershwin, featuring ciacconas, dances, and interludes.
Location
Via Gasparo da Salò, 13
Corpo Bandistico Borgosatollo
Gianluigi Trovesi
36
Dalle 20:15 alle 20:30
Su la testa!
Terrazza del Teatro Grande
The voices of Festa dell’Opera surprise from above. Stop and look up!
Location
Corso Zanardelli, 9a
Elena Sanadze, Yuko Tsuchihiya
37
Dalle 20:15 alle 20:45
Serenata d'Opera - Vinera Dolcevite
Vineria Dolcevite
You simply cannot miss the Opera Serenades!
Location
Piazza Paolo VI
Chihiro Tono, Camilla Vitaletti, Qiming Xie
Davide Bonetti
38
Dalle 20:45 alle 21:15
Serenata d'Opera
Piazzetta Sant'Alessandro
You simply cannot miss the Opera Serenades!
Location
Piazzetta Sant'Alessandro
Yien Li, Elisabetta Ricci
Francesco Guarnieri
Matteo Murari
39
Dalle 21:00 alle 22:00
Parliamo d'Opera
Cortile di Palazzo Broletto
A conversation between musicologist Pierfrancesco Pacoda and singer-songwriter Dente: an original format for exploring the contemporary relevance of opera masterpieces, performed by the singers of the Festa dell'Opera.
Location
Cortile di Palazzo Broletto
Pierfrancesco Pacoda and Dente
Yujie Zhou, Tong Liu
Linda Piana
40
Dalle 21:15 alle 22:00
L'Opera alla guerra
Largo Formentone
From struggles between peoples to power struggles, opera has always reflected the tensions of history. A recital that brings to the stage some of the most intense moments in the operatic repertoire.
Location
Largo Formentone
Yuko Tsuchiya, Simone Fenotti, Juneyeon Yoon, Diego Maffezzoni
Milo Martani
Ensemble Bazzini Consort
41
Dalle 21:30 alle 22:00
Serenata d'Opera
Riserva del Grande
You simply cannot miss the Opera Serenades!
Location
Via Paganora, 6/a
Chihiro Tono, Camilla Vitaletti, Qiming Xie
Davide Bonetti
42
Dalle 21:30 alle 22:15
Songs & Interludes
Piazza del Foro
A sonorous journey that investigates social and internal conflicts, a profound reflection on modernity through the compositions of Mauro Montalbetti, the lyrics of Gabriel De Paci, the voice of Gaia Mattiuzzi and the interpretation of the ensemble TAKE OFF, made up of musicians from Brescia and Bergamo with a jazz vocation
Location
Piazza del Foro
Mauro Montalbetti
Gabriel De Paci
Gaia Mattiuzzi
TAKE OFF
43
Dalle 22:30 alle 23:15
Afro Opera
Largo Formentone
A bold and original DJ set that blends Opera and Afrobeats, with touches of rap and songwriting.
Location
Largo Formentone
Tommy Cuti, Dj Lion and Wadu
44
Dalle 22:30 alle 23:15
Il Trovatore
Cortile di Palazzo Broletto
A powerful opera performance dedicated to Verdi’s masterpiece, in which passion, revenge, hatred, and politics intertwine.
Location
Cortile di Palazzo Broletto
Leonora Ana Isabel Lazo
Manrico Haotian Ma
Azucena Aoxue Zhu
Conte di Luna Tong Liu
Claudia Foresi
Ensemble Bazzini Consort
45
Dalle 22:45 alle 23:30
L'Opera alla tregua
Piazza del Foro
The transition from conflict to reconciliation is one of the opera’s most profound and moving themes, in which music becomes the ultimate means of expressing the journey from pain to inner and universal peace.
Location
Piazza del Foro
Alessia Battini, Francesca Palitti, Hyunwook Kang
Michelangelo Rossi
46
Dalle 23:45 alle 00:30
Gran finale al Tempio
Tempio Capitolino
In the magic atmosphere of the Roman Forum, Festa dell’Opera comes to an end.
Location
Piazza del Foro
Marta Mari, Chiara Mogini, Roberto Aronica
Orchestra Bazzini Consort
Aram Khacheh
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Dalle 09:00 alle 23:00
Con l'Opera si mangia
Nei locali bresciani
Opera inspired menus and dishes, cocktails and other treats
Location
Centro di Brescia
ANTICA BOTTEGA SANT'AGATA
ANTICA OSTERIA LA GROTTA
AREADOCKS LOFT RESTAURANT
BOTTEGA DEL GARZONE
BULLACCIA
CAFÈ GRAMSCI
CAFFÈ SANT'AGATA
DUKKA
EL LICINSÌ DI KILOMETRIZERO
I CIOCCOLATINI DI GIO
IL CRIVELLO
IL RIVALE IN CITTÀ
LA SPRITZOTECA
LA VINERIA
LE TORTE DI GIADA
LES COPAINS D'ABORD
NOLLI
ORO BRESCIA
OSTERIA AL BIANCHI
OSTERIA AL SAVIO
PIANTAVIGNA
PIZZERIA DUOMO
PIZZERIA LA PASTORELLA
RISERVA DEL GRANDE
SIGNORVINO
STORICO CAFFÈ
THE BLACK SHEEP PUB
TORRE D’ERCOLE
TRATTORIA AL FONTANONE
TRATTORIA GASPARO
VINERIA DOLCEVITE
VITA
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Dalle 09:00 alle 19:30
Opera Point
Brescia boutiques
The city is transformed for Festa dell'Opera. Get in shops marked by the Opera Point symbol and you will receive a gift!
Location
Brescia city centre
DUC Brescia. Distretto Urbano del Commercio
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Dalle 10:30 alle 19:30
Assaggi d'Opera
Al Caffè del Teatro Grande - Berlucchi
To mark Festa dell'Opera, the Caffè del Teatro Grande – Berlucchi will be open on Saturday 6th June from 10.00 am to 8.00 pm. In the Ridotto of the Teatro Grande, whilst the Café is open, there will be five different musical performances featuring some of the most beloved Opera pieces, performed by the Festa's singers accompanied on the piano. Find out the times HERE.
Location
Corso Zanardelli 9/a
Yien Li, Yujie Zhou, Flavia Fioretti, Manami Maejima, Haoxuan Diao, Joaquin Cangemi, Edoardo Di Cecco, Eugenio Maria Degiacomi
Elisea Perini