FESTIVAL VERDI 2022 Parma and Busseto - Official Programme

La forza del destino, Simon Boccanegra, Il Trovatore, Messa da Requiem, Quattro pezzi sacri,: the works by Verdi to be performed at Festival Verdi 2022. Conductors Roberto Abbado, Riccardo Frizza, Sebastiano Rolli, Michele Mariotti and Daniele Gatti will be taking to the podiums at Teatro Regio di Parma and Teatro Magnani di Fidenza, leading internationally renowned artists and the prestigious orchestras of Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Fondazione Arturo Toscanini, Rai and Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. As always, gala concerts, recitals, talks and other events complete Festival Verdi’s magical atmosphere, which you can soak up in the unique and wonderful spaces around Parma, Italian Capital of Culture and UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy, home of great art, fine music and phenomenal food. While admiring incredible works of art, savouring the sublime food and typical products that have made the Food Valley famous all over the world and listening to the music of the Grande Maestro you will discover the true spirit of Parma. The tour explores the Land of Verdi – Busseto, Roncole Verdi and Sant'Agata – where the maestro was born, lived and honed his art, and the region of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza, strewn with fascinating fortresses and castles. 

FESTIVAL VERDI 2022 PROGRAMME

LA FORZA DEL DESTINO
22 September, 01-09-16 October 2022
Teatro Regio di Parma
Conductor Roberto Abbado
Direction Yannis Kokkos
Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Comunale di Bologna 

MESSA DA REQUIEM
23-30 September 2022
Teatro Regio di Parma
Conductor Michele Mariotti
Orchestra della Rai
Chorus of Teatro Regio di Parma

IL TROVATORE
24 September, 02-08-13 October 2022
Teatro Girolamo Magnani di Fidenza
Conductor Sebastiano Rolli
Director Elisabetta Courir
Orchestra Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini
Chorus of Teatro Regio di Parma

SIMON BOCCANEGRA
25-29 September, 06-14 October 2022
Teatro Regio di Parma
Conductor Riccardo Frizza
Director Valentina Carrasco
Orchestra Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini
Chorus of Teatro Regio di Parma

FUOCO DI GIOIA
04 October 2022
Teatro Regio di Parma 

GALA VERDIANO
10 October 2022
Teatro Regio di Parma

QUATTRO PEZZI SACRI
15 October 2022
Teatro Regio di Parma
Conductor Daniele Gatti
Orchestra and Chorus Maggio Musicale Fiorentino 

CONCERTO CORALE
1 October 2022
Teatro Verdi di Busseto
Maestro del coro e al pianoforte Martino Faggiani
Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma

RIGOLETTO E LA MALEDIZIONE
7, 9, 13, 16 October 2022
Teatro Verdi di Busseto
Conductor Alessandro Palumbo
Director Manuel Renga
Arrangement for Ensemble da camera

CONCERTO SINFONICO
11 October 2022
Teatro Verdi di Busseto
Conductor Haoran Li
Orchestra Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini

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