Unsurprisingly, Verdi, Italy’s greatest opera composer, was chosen for the occasion, with Simon Boccanegra, an opera set in Venice. The almost entirely Italian cast includes Eleonora Buratto, born in Mantua, Luca Salsi and Michele Pertusi, both from Parma and nearby areas, as well as Romanian tenor Stefan Pop. Michele Mariotti, the current music director of the institution and a native of Urbino near Pesaro, will conduct the performance, with this new production staged by renowned English director Richard Jones.

To start the new season at Teatro dell-opera di Roma

Teatro Costanzi (c) Silvia Lelli

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