The 33rd edition will run from 11 September to 11 October 2026.
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Tag: Maggio musicale
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Unveils 2027 Season and 89th Festival Edition
Twelve operas, a new ballet production and more than 20 major concerts will shape a programme spanning three centuries of European music.
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Handel’s Giulio Cesare in Egitto to Close Florence’s 88th Maggio Musicale Festival
The baroque masterpiece will be presented from 14 to 25 June under the direction of Davide Livermore and Gianluca Capuano.
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Zubin Mehta Marks 90th Birthday with Beethoven’s Ninth at the Maggio
A special concert and exhibition honoured more than six decades of his career.
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Florence opens Maggio Musicale Festival with The Death of Klinghoffer
The contemporary opera by John Adams inaugurates the 88th edition of the festival, drawing attention for its subject and staging.
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Florence to name Maggio Musicale theatre after conductor Vittorio Gui
The decision follows an appeal launched in December by conductor Riccardo Muti.
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President Mattarella awarded honorary degree in Florence
Italy’s head of state received an honorary master’s degree during the 150th anniversary celebrations of Florence’s Cesare Alfieri School of Political Science.
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Voices festival on media freedom returns to Florence
The third edition of the European journalism festival will take place from 10 to 12 March at the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.
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Florence Maggio 2026 Summer Season Opens to Jazz and Cinema at the Cavea
Opera remains at the centre of the programme, with Rossini and Puccini.
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More than 10 under investigation over Florence’s black and white tower
Prosecutors are questioning officials over alleged violations in the former Teatro Comunale redevelopment.
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