Italy is home to multiple opera festivals all around the country but, if you are looking at booking a vacation rental in Le Marche and want to attend such an event, the Rossini Opera Festival is the one for you.
Taking place between the 11th of August and the 23rd of August 2018, the festival is in the 39th edition this year. Named for opera composer Gioachino Rossini, this international music festival was established in 1980 and is held in August of each year in Pesaro, his birthplace. It is a festival that aims to study the musical heritage of the composer and to revive and perform his works, allowing the collaboration of scholars, artists, and audiences.
Taking place between the 11th of August and the 23rd of August 2018, the festival is in the 39th edition this year. Named for opera composer Gioachino Rossini, this international music festival was established in 1980 and is held in August of each year in Pesaro, his birthplace. It is a festival that aims to study the musical heritage of the composer and to revive and perform his works, allowing the collaboration of scholars, artists, and audiences.
Said performances take place in the Teatro Rossini, an 850-seat theatre built in 1818, and the Palasport sports area, which can seat up to 1,500 people. Since 2000, the Teatro Sperimentale, or Experimental Theatre, has also been used to present smaller-scale or minor works by Rossini's, such as Mosca, Generali, and Coccia.
This year the program of the Rossini Opera Festival includes performances of "The Barber of Seville", "Adina", "Ricciardo and Zoraide", "Journey to Reims" and will see conductors such as Diego Matheuz, Yves Abel and Giacomo Sagripanti attend. For a listing of some of the shows, please see below and for more up-to-date details, visit the official website.
Ricciardo and Zoraide
Adriatic Arena
August 11th at 8pm, 14th at 8pm, 17th at 8pm, 20th at 8pm
Conductor: Giacomo Sagripanti
Director: Marshall Pynkoski
Choreography: Jeanette Lajeunesse Zingg
Set & Costumes: Gerard Gauci/Michael Gianfrancesco
Adina
Teatro Rossini
August 12th at 8pm, 15th at 8pm, 18th at 4pm, 21st at 8pm
Coproduced with Wexford Festival Opera
Conductor: Diego Matheuz
Director: Rosetta Cucchi
Set & Costumes: Tiziano Santi/Claudia Pernigotti
The Barber of Seville
Adriatic Arena
August 13th at 8pm, 16th at 8pm, 19th at 8pm, 22nd at 8pm
Conductor: Yves Abel
Director: Pier Luigi Pizzi
Set & Costumes: Pier Luigi Pizzi
Lisette Oropesa
Teatro Rossini
August 14th at 4pm
Conductor: Christopher Franklin
Interpreter: Lisette Oropesa
Orchestra & Choir: Filarmonica Gioachino Rossini
Journey to Reims
Teatro Rossini
August 15th at 11am and 17th at 11am
Conductor: Hugo Carrio
Director: Emilio Sagi
Set & Costumes: Emilio Sagi/Pepa Ojanguren
Interpreter: Interpreti scelti dell’Accademia Rossiniana “Alberto Zedda”
Orchestra & Choir: Filarmonica Gioachino Rossini
Grandi Scene Rossiniane
Teatro Rossini
August 16th
Conductor: Michele Spotti
Interpreters: Nicola Alaimo, Remo Girone
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra Sinfonica Gioachino Rossini/Coro del Teatro della Fortuna M. Agostini
Rossinimania: Cabaret Rossini
Auditorium Pedrotti
August 18th at 9pm
Piano: Antonio Ballista
Interpreter: Anna Bonitatibus, Sofia Mchedlishvili, Ruzil Gatin, Massimo Ranieri
Concerti di Belcanto: Buratto
Auditorium Pedrotti
August 19th at 4.30pm
Singer: Eleonora Buratto
Piano: Giulio Zappa
Concerti di Belcanto: Petrusi
Auditorium Pedrotti
August 20th at 4.30pm
Singer: Michele Petrusi
Piano: Richard Barker
Carlo Lepore e il Nonetto di Fiati di Bologna
Auditorium Pedrotti
August 21st 4pm
La petite Messe Solennelle
Teatro Rossini
August 23rd at 9pm
Conductor: Giacomo Sagripanti
Interpreters: Carmela Remigio, Daniela Barcellona, Celso Albelo, Roberto Tavaglini
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI/Coro del Teatro della Fortuna M. Agostini
This year the program of the Rossini Opera Festival includes performances of "The Barber of Seville", "Adina", "Ricciardo and Zoraide", "Journey to Reims" and will see conductors such as Diego Matheuz, Yves Abel and Giacomo Sagripanti attend. For a listing of some of the shows, please see below and for more up-to-date details, visit the official website.
Ricciardo and Zoraide
Adriatic Arena
August 11th at 8pm, 14th at 8pm, 17th at 8pm, 20th at 8pm
Conductor: Giacomo Sagripanti
Director: Marshall Pynkoski
Choreography: Jeanette Lajeunesse Zingg
Set & Costumes: Gerard Gauci/Michael Gianfrancesco
Adina
Teatro Rossini
August 12th at 8pm, 15th at 8pm, 18th at 4pm, 21st at 8pm
Coproduced with Wexford Festival Opera
Conductor: Diego Matheuz
Director: Rosetta Cucchi
Set & Costumes: Tiziano Santi/Claudia Pernigotti
The Barber of Seville
Adriatic Arena
August 13th at 8pm, 16th at 8pm, 19th at 8pm, 22nd at 8pm
Conductor: Yves Abel
Director: Pier Luigi Pizzi
Set & Costumes: Pier Luigi Pizzi
Lisette Oropesa
Teatro Rossini
August 14th at 4pm
Conductor: Christopher Franklin
Interpreter: Lisette Oropesa
Orchestra & Choir: Filarmonica Gioachino Rossini
Journey to Reims
Teatro Rossini
August 15th at 11am and 17th at 11am
Conductor: Hugo Carrio
Director: Emilio Sagi
Set & Costumes: Emilio Sagi/Pepa Ojanguren
Interpreter: Interpreti scelti dell’Accademia Rossiniana “Alberto Zedda”
Orchestra & Choir: Filarmonica Gioachino Rossini
Grandi Scene Rossiniane
Teatro Rossini
August 16th
Conductor: Michele Spotti
Interpreters: Nicola Alaimo, Remo Girone
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra Sinfonica Gioachino Rossini/Coro del Teatro della Fortuna M. Agostini
Rossinimania: Cabaret Rossini
Auditorium Pedrotti
August 18th at 9pm
Piano: Antonio Ballista
Interpreter: Anna Bonitatibus, Sofia Mchedlishvili, Ruzil Gatin, Massimo Ranieri
Concerti di Belcanto: Buratto
Auditorium Pedrotti
August 19th at 4.30pm
Singer: Eleonora Buratto
Piano: Giulio Zappa
Concerti di Belcanto: Petrusi
Auditorium Pedrotti
August 20th at 4.30pm
Singer: Michele Petrusi
Piano: Richard Barker
Carlo Lepore e il Nonetto di Fiati di Bologna
Auditorium Pedrotti
August 21st 4pm
La petite Messe Solennelle
Teatro Rossini
August 23rd at 9pm
Conductor: Giacomo Sagripanti
Interpreters: Carmela Remigio, Daniela Barcellona, Celso Albelo, Roberto Tavaglini
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI/Coro del Teatro della Fortuna M. Agostini
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