AIDA (NEW STAGE DESIGN)
Music by Giuseppe Verdi - Libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni
Principal conductor Omer Meir Wellber
Director La Fura dels Baus

Cast
Aida
Hui He (14, 23, 27/6 – 18, 21/7), Maria José Siri (3, 7, 9, 14/7), Daniela Dessì (28/7 – 3/8)
Radamès
Fabio Sartori (14, 23, 27/6 – 3, 7, 9/7), Jorge de León (14, 18, 21/7), Carlo Ventre (28/7 – 3/8)
Amneris
Giovanna Casolla (14, 23, 27/6 -28/7 – 3/8), Daniela Barcellona (3, 7, 9, 21/7), Elena Gabouri (14, 18/7)
Amonasro
Ambrogio Maestri (14, 23, 27/6), Marco Vratogna (3, 7/7), Andrzej Dobber (9, 14, 18/7), Alberto Mastromarino (21, 28/7), Leonardo López Linares (3/8)
Ramfis
Adrian Sampetrean (14, 23, 27/6 – 3/7), Vitalij Kowaljow (7, 9, 14/7), Marco Spotti (18, 21, 28/7 – 3/8)
The King
Roberto Tagliavini (14, 23, 27/6 - 3/7), Carlo Cigni (7, 9, 14, 18, 21/7), Sergej Artamonov (28/7 – 3/8)
A messenger
Carlo Bosi (14, 23, 27/6 – 3, 7/7), Riccardo Botta (9, 14, 18, 21, 28/7 – 3/8)
High priestess
Elena Rossi

AIDA (INSPIRED BY THE ORIGINAL 1913 STAGE DESIGN)
Music by Giuseppe Verdi - Libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni
Principal conductor Daniel Oren (10, 17, 29/8 – 1, 3, 8/9), Plácido Domingo (24/8)
Director Gianfranco de Bosio

Cast
Aida
Fiorenza Cedolins (10, 17, 24, 29/8), Amarilli Nizza (1, 8/9), Lucrecia Garcia (3/9)
Radamès
Marco Berti (10, 17, 24, 29/8), Stuart Neill (1, 3, 8/9)
Amneris
Violeta Urmana (10, 17, 24, 29/8)
Ekaterina Gubanova (1, 3, 8/9)
Amonasro
Ambrogio Maestri (10, 17/8), Alberto Mastromarino (24, 29/8), Franco Vassallo (1, 3, 8/9)
Ramfis
Orlin Anastassov (10, 17, 24, 29/8), Marco Spotti (1, 3, 8/9)
The King
Carlo Cigni (10, 17, 24, 29/8), Sergej Artamonov (1, 3, 8/9)
A messenger
Saverio Fiore (10, 17, 24/8), Antonello Ceron (29/8 – 1, 3, 8/9)
High priestess
Antonella Trevisan

NABUCCO
Music by Giuseppe Verdi - Libretto by Temistocle Solera
Principal conductor Julian Kovatchev
Director Gianfranco de Bosio

Cast
Nabucco
Ambrogio Maestri (15, 21, 29/6), Plácido Domingo (4/7 – 18/8), Leonardo López Linares (11/7 – 14, 21/8 – 5/9), Ivan Inverardi (25/7 – 1/8), Marco Vratogna (4, 11/8)
Abigaille
Tatiana Melnichenko (15, 21/6 – 4/7), Tiziana Caruso (29/6 – 11/7 – 5/9), Lucrecia Garcia (25/7 – 1, 4, 11/8), Amarilli Nizza (14, 18, 21/8)
Zaccaria
Carlo Colombara (15, 21, 29/6), Vitalij Kowaljow (4, 25/7 – 1/8), Konstantin Gorny (11/7 – 5/9), Raymond Aceto (4, 11, 14, 18, 21/8)
Fenena
Anna Malavasi (15, 21, 29/6 – 11/7), Sanja Anastasia (4, 25/7 – 21/8), Rossana Rinaldi (1, 4/8 - 5/9), Geraldine Chauvet (11, 14, 18/8)
Ismaele
Stefano Secco (15, 21, 29/6), Lorenzo Decaro (4, 11, 25/7 - 1/8), Giorgio Berrugi (4,11, 14, 18/8), Cristian Ricci (21/8 – 5/9)
High Priest of Belo
Francesco Palmieri (15 ,21, 29/6 – 4/7), Abramo Rosalen (11, 25/7 – 1, 4/8), Gianluca Breda (11, 14, 18, 21/8 – 5/9)
Abdallo
Luca Casalin (15, 21/6 – 21/8 – 5/9), Carlo Bosi (29/6 – 4, 11, 25/7), Cristiano Olivieri (1, 4, 11, 14, 18/8)
Anna
Maria Letizia Grosselli (15, 21, 29/6 – 4, 11, 25/7), Francesca Micarelli (1, 4, 11, 14, 18, 21/8 – 5/9)

LA TRAVIATA
Music by Giuseppe Verdi - Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
Principal conductor Andrea Battistoni
Director Hugo de Ana

Cast
Violetta
Valéry Lana Kos (22, 28/6 – 5/7 – 2/8), Elena Mosuc (12, 19, 23/7), Maria Agresta (26/7 – 8/8), Flora Bervoix
Sanja Anastasia (22, 28/6 – 5, 12/7), Chiara Fracasso (19, 23, 26/7 – 2, 8/8)
Annina
Teona Dvali (22, 28/6 – 5, 12, 19/7), Alice Marini (23, 26/7 – 2, 8/8)
Alfredo Germont
John Osborn (22, 28/6), Francesco Meli (5, 12, 19/7 – 8/8), Matthew Polenzani (23, 26/7 – 2/8)
Giorgio Germont
Roberto Frontali (22, 28/6 – 5/7), Artur Rucinski (12, 19, 23/7), Leo Nucci (26/7), Fabio Capitanucci (2, 8/8)
Gaston de Letorières
Carlo Bosi (22, 28/6 – 5, 12/7), Stefano Consolini (19, 23, 26/7 – 2, 8/8)
Baron Douphol
Nicolò Ceriani (22, 28/6 – 5, 12/7), Federico Longhi (19, 23, 26/7 – 2, 8/8)
Marquis d’Obigny
Paolo Orecchia (22, 28/6 – 5, 12, 19/7), Dario Giorgelè (23, 26/7 – 2, 8/8)
Dr. Grenvil
Gianluca Breda (22, 28/6 – 5, 12, 19/7), Victor Garcia Sierra (23, 26/7 – 2, 8/8)
Giuseppe
Antonio Feltracco (22, 28/6 – 5, 12, 19, 23, 26/7), Cristiano Olivieri (2, 8/8)
Servant/Messenger
Andrea Cortese (22, 28/6 – 5, 12/7) Gabriele Ribis (19, 23, 26/7 – 2, 8/8)

IL TROVATORE
Music by Giuseppe Verdi - Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano, Leone Emanuele Bardare
Principal conductor Giuliano Carella
Director Franco Zeffirelli

Cast
Count di Luna
Artur Rucinski (6/7), Dalibor Jenis (10, 20/7), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (24, 27/7)
Leonora
Hui He (6, 10/7), Leah Crocetto (20 ,24, 27/7)
Azucena
Anna Smirnova (6, 10/7), Elena Gabouri (20/7), Andrea Ulbrich (24, 27/7)
Manrico
Carlo Ventre (6, 10, 20, 24/7), Stuart Neill (27/7)
Ferrando
Roberto Tagliavini (6, 10, 20/7), Sergej Artamonov (24, 27/7)
Ines
Elena Borin
Ruiz
Paolo Antognetti
An old gypsy
Victor Garcia Sierra
A messenger
Cristiano Olivieri

RIGOLETTO
Music by Giuseppe Verdi - Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
Principal conductor Riccardo Frizza (9, 13, 30/8 – 6/9), Plácido Domingo (16, 23/8)
Director Ivo Guerra

Cast
Duke of Mantua
Saimir Pirgu (9, 13, 16/8), Gianluca Terranova (23, 30/8 – 6/9)
Rigoletto
Leo Nucci (9, 13, 16, 23/8), Ivan Inverardi (30/8 – 6/9)
Gilda
Aleksandra Kurzak (9, 23/8), Olga Peretyatko (13, 16/8), Sonya Yoncheva (30/8 – 6/9)
Sparafucile
Konstantin Gorny (9, 13, 16/8), Paolo Battaglia (23, 30/8 – 6/9)
Maddalena
Anna Malavasi
Giovanna
Milena Josipovic
Count Monterone
Abramo Rosalen
Marullo
Marco Camastra
Matteo Borsa
Saverio Fiore (9, 13, 16/8), Francesco Pittari (23, 30/8 – 6/9)
Count Ceprano
Dario Giorgelè
Countess Ceprano
Stefania Abbondi
Usher
Victor Garcia Sierra
Page
Irene Favro

ROMÉO ET JULIETTE
Music by Charles Gounod - Libretto by Jules Barbier und Michel Carré
Principal conductor Marco Letonja
Director Francesco Micheli

Cast
Juliette Marina Rebeka
Stéphano Nino Surguladze
Gertrude Sanja Anastasia
Roméo Francesco Demuro
Tybalt Paolo Antognetti
Benvolio Francesco Pittari
Mercutio Mario Cassi
Pâris Nicolò Ceriani
Grégorio Dario Giorgelè
Capulet Enrico Marrucci
Frère Laurent Giorgio Giuseppini
Le Duc de Vérone Deyan Vatchkov

MESSA DA REQUIEM by Giuseppe Verdi
Principal conductor Myung-Whun Chung
Arena di Verona Orchestra and Chorus and
Teatro La Fenice of Venice Orchestra and Chorus

Soloists
Soprano Hui He
Tenor Fabio Sartori
Mezzosoprano Daniela Barcellona
Bass Vitalij Kowaljow

GALA VERDI
Cast

La Traviata, I act
Principal conductor Andrea Battistoni
Violetta Valéry Aleksandra Kurzak
Alfredo Germont Francesco Meli
Flora Bervoix Chiara Fracasso
Marquis d’Obigny Paolo Orecchia
Baron Douphol Nicolò Ceriani
Dr. Grenvil Gianluca Breda
Gaston de Letorières Carlo Bosi

Rigoletto, II act
Principal conductor Riccardo Frizza
Rigoletto Leo Nucci
Gilda Nino Machaidze
Duke of Mantua Vittorio Grigolo
Marullo Marco Camastra
Matteo Borsa Francesco Pittari
Count Ceprano Dario Giorgelè
Count Monterone Abramo Rosalen
Page Stefania Abbondi
Usher Victor Garcia Sierra

Il Trovatore, IV act
Principal conductor Giuliano Carella
Leonora Hui He
Manrico Carlo Ventre
Count di Luna Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Ruiz Paolo Antognetti
Azucena Daniela Barcellona

GALA DOMINGO-HARDING
Principal conductor Daniel Harding

Soloists
Plácido Domingo, Evelyn Herlitzius, Violeta Urmana, Susanna Branchini, Vitalij Kowaljow, Francesco Meli

GALA DOMINGO-OPERALIA
Principal conductor Daniel Oren

Soloists
Plácido Domingo and the winners of the editions of the Operalia Competition