Opera and Ballet Season 2026-2027

Opera & Ballet | October 15-November 21, 2026
by Pietro Mascagni

Cavalleria rusticana

Mascagni sculpts a drama of jealousy in which the rough candor of verismo and a blinding Sicilian light turn betrayal into a blood ritual of lightning-fast pace.
Opera & Ballet | October 15-November 21, 2026
by Ruggero Leoncavallo

Pagliacci

A brutal news story becomes an arena of passions where the boundary between life and theatre dissolves in the desperate cry of a betrayed soul.
Opera & Ballet | October 27-November 22, 2026
by Ruggero Leoncavallo

La bohème

Murger’s bohemian Paris rediscovers its soul thanks to Leoncavallo’s versatility, which infuses the fragility of youthful love with a driving rhythm and a visceral passion.
Opera & Ballet | November 5-18, 2026
by Pietro Mascagni

Iris

Mascagni transforms an ideal Japan into a symbolist drama where childhood dreams and horrors of the world converge in a precious gem of rare introspection
Opera & Ballet | December 10-13, 2026

The Tokyo Ballet

The harmony between East and West takes shape in a timeless choreographic journey, with the Italian premiere of The Moon Princess, the hypnotic Kingdom of the Shades from La Bayadère, and the intensity of Béjart’s The Rite of Spring.
Opera & Ballet | December 18-29, 2026
by Pëtr Il’ič Čajkovskij

Lo Schiaccianoci

From Drosselmeyer’s magic to the purity of snowflakes, the Ballet of Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre brings to life the budding dreams of a young girl, transforming the Christmas ritual into a coming-of-age journey.
Opera & Ballet | January 26-February 6, 2027
by Giacomo Puccini

Edgar

Choral experimentation and medieval tones shape Puccini’s first major work, a sonic mosaic in which the composer’s melodic instinct meets the dark sensuality of a femme fatale.
Opera & Ballet | February 11, 2027
by Antonio Vivaldi

Juditha triumphans

Sumptuous vocal lines and an inexhaustible instrumental imagination shape Vivaldi’s sacred oratorio, a sonic ecstasy that sets the power of Judith within the marble of a perfect Baroque architecture.
Opera & Ballet | February 27-March 13, 2027
by Giuseppe Verdi

La traviata

Verdi transforms a chronicle of sin and redemption into a confession of the soul, allowing the relentless rhythm of life to collide with the essence of a pure and desperate feeling
Opera & Ballet | March 20-25, 2027

La Tragédie de Carmen

Peter Brook delves into the heart of Bizet’s opera to extract a raw, unflinching tragedy: a pared-down orchestra and an intensely focused dramaturgy bring to life the deepest impulses of the human soul.
Opera & Ballet | April 6-17, 2027
by Richard Strauss

Salome

Strauss immerses Wilde’s drama in a decadent sonic architecture: the sinuous melodic lines and the pulse of a telluric orchestra unveil the darkest face of seduction.
Opera & Ballet | April 18-May 2, 2027

La bohème, il primo amore

From the hopes of youth to the winter of sorrow, Puccini’s music lays every heart bare, allowing nostalgia and passion to shape the most deeply human portrait of our existence.
Opera & Ballet | May 15-29, 2027
by Georges Bizet

Carmen

The music of Georges Bizet electrifies a drama of jealousy and courage, transfiguring the struggle between order and chaos into a relentless succession of immortal melodies.
Opera & Ballet | June 18-29, 2027
by Pëtr Il'ič Čajkovskij

Evgenij Onegin

The poetic universe of Alexander Pushkin finds new life in the sensitivity of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: the famous Letter Scene and the fire of the duel become a mirror of universal human fragility.

Eventi terminati

Opera & Ballet | January 3-5, 2025

Roberto Bolle and Friends

From the heights of the repertoire to the new frontiers of movement, the gala of the étoile of Teatro alla Scala celebrates the universal power of dance in a fusion of technique and passion that captivates every spectator.