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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Tag: opera
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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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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When Art is Measured by the Box Office
Timothée Chalamet sparked criticism after saying he had little interest in working in ballet or opera because they attract limited audiences.
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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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Tenor fined for singing near Florence’s Duomo, video spreads online
The incident occurred outside the cathedral, where performances are banned. Onlookers backed the singer.
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Muti calls for Florence’s Maggio theatre to be named after Vittorio Gui
Conductor Riccardo Muti has urged Florence to rename the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino after Vittorio Gui, the founder of the Maggio festival.
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Tosca against violence on women at the Puccini Opera Festival
Stefania Sandrelli says her debut as opera director, a production of Tosca at this year’s Piccini Opera Festival, presents the heroine as a symbol of the fight against gender violence.
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