2026 Opera Season - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
2026 Opera Season - Teatro comunale di Bologna
from 24 January 2026 to 15 November 2026
The 2026 Opera Season at the Bologna Municipal Theatre offers timeless emotions, with enchanting melodies and memorable performances.
A unique experience that envelops the audience in an atmosphere of magic and culture, making every evening unforgettable.
Calendar:
24 | 27 | 29 January - 1 February: IDOMENEO, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Conductor: Roberto Abbado, Director: Mariano Bauduin - Nuovo allestimento del TCBO - Principal performers:: Antonio Poli, Francesca Di Sauro, Mariangela Sicilia, Salome Jicia, Leonardo Cortellazzi
22 | 22* | 24 | 25* Febbraio - 1 Marzo: LA TRAVIATA, Giuseppe Verdi - Conductor: Leonardo Sini, Director: Alessandro Talevi - Allestimento del TCBO - Principal performers: Adela Zaharia/Julia Muzychenko*, Liparit Avetisyan/Davide Tuscano, Nicola Alaimo/Lodovico Filippo Ravizza, Benedetta Mazzetto, Silvia Spessot
21 | 22* | 25 | 26* | 28* | 29 Marzo: RAPSODIA SATANICA CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA, Pietro Mascagni - Conductor: Daniel Oren Director: Emma Dante - Allestimento del TCBO - Principal performers: Roberto Aronica/Francesco Pio Galasso*, Roman Burdenko/Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar*, Saioa Hernandez/Martina Belli*, Nino Chikovani, Elena Zilio
17 | 18* | 19 | 21* | 22 Aprile: ROBERTO DEVEREUX, Gaetano Donizetti - Conductor: Renato Palumbo Director: Alfonso Antoniozzi - Allestimento del Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova - Principal performers: Roberta Mantegna/Karen Gardeazabal*, Raffaella Lupinacci/Aoxue Zhu*, Francesco Demuro/Matteo Desole*, Vladimir Stoyanov/Biagio Pizzuti
15 | 17 | 19 Maggio: OLYMPIA, Nicola Campogrande World premiere - Conductor: Riccardo Frizza Director: Tommaso Franchin - Commissione del TCBO, Nuovo allestimento del TCBO -Principal performers: Isidora Moles, Francesco Castoro, Candida Guida, Stefan Astakhov, Nicolò Ceriani
12 | 13* | 14 | 16* | 17 Giugno: NAPOLI MILIONARIA, Nina Rota - Conductor: James Feddek Director: Marcelo Lombardero - Nuovo Allestimento del TCBO - Principal performers: Matteo Falcier/Kazuki Yoshida*, Paolo Bordogna/Bruno Taddia*, Carmen Giannattasio/Laura Stella*, Mariam Battistelli/Claudia Ceraulo*, Giulio Iermini, Michele Patti, Luca Park, Benedetta Mazzetto, Eleonora Filipponi
8 | 9 | 10 Ottobre: Roberto Bolle in CARAVAGGIO Special event - Étoile: Roberto Bolle - Choreography: Mauro Bigonzetti Music and direction: Bruno Moretti TCBO Orchestra - ‘Caravaggio’ is a powerful, visceral journey through light and shadow: Caravaggio's genius comes to life in Roberto Bolle's sculpted dance, set to music inspired by Monteverdi and reworked by composer Bruno Moretti, with breathtaking scenery. An exciting experience that recounts the painter's restless soul and will make you discover how beauty can still surprise us.
23 | 25 Ottobre: SEMELE, Georg Friederich HÄNDEL - Opera in concert form Conductor: Rinaldo Alessandrini - Principal performers: Suzanne Jerosme, Jorge Navarro Colorado, Raffaele Pe, Giuseppina Bridelli, Monica Piccinini
13 | 15 Novembre: SAMSON ET DALILA, Camille Saint-Saens - Opera in concert form Conductor: Roberto Abbado - Principal performers: Gregory Kunde, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Gabriele Sagona, Ramaz Chikviladze
For ticket and subscription information - 2026 Opera Season
Teatro Comunale di Bologna Ticket Office
Largo Respighi, 1 - 40126 Bologna
Tuesday to Friday 12:00 - 18:00; Saturday 11:00 - 15:00
Tel. (+39) 051 529019 | boxoffice@comunalebologna.it