From
22nd June until 2nd September 2012 6 important operas for the
90th Opera Festival at the Arena di Verona:
Don Giovanni, Aida, Carmen, Romeo and Juliette, Turandot and Tosca.
The thread running through the 2012 Festival for 50 evenings is love: from the erotic passion of
Don Giovanni to the sacrificial choice of
Aida; from the libertine seduction of
Carmen to the union that transcends death of
Romeo and Juliette; from the heart of ice of Princess
Turandot to the ardent desperation of
Tosca.
The
90th Opera Festival opens with a new production of the Fondazione Arena:
Friday 22nd June 2012 Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart will be staged, a work and a composer that are absolutely new to the stage of the Arena. Direction and stage design by
Franco Zeffirelli, conductor
Daniel Oren.
Main interpreters
From
Saturday 23rd June the Arena classic Aida by Giuseppe Verdi will be presented in the 1913 re-evocation. Direction by
Gianfranco de Bosio, on the podium
Daniel Oren,
Plácido Domingo and
Marco Armiliato.
Main interpreters
On
Saturday 30th June Georges Bizet’s
Carmen returns, with direction and stage design by
Franco Zeffirelli, with the costumes of
Anna Anni. Orchestra conducted by
Julian Kovatchev.
Main interpreters
From
Saturday 7th July Romeo and Juliette by Charles Gounod, in the version staged by
Francesco Micheli. Set design by
Edoardo Sanchi, costumes by
Silvia Aymonino. The Arena orchestra is conducted by
Fabio Mastrangelo.
Main interpreters
On stage from
Saturday 4th August, Giacomo Puccini’s
Turandot, with direction and set design by
Franco Zeffirelli, costumes by
Emi Wada. With
Andrea Battistoni conducting the orchestra of the Arena.
Main interpreters
From
Saturday 18th August Giacomo Puccini’s
Tosca in the presentation of
Hugo de Ana, who is the director, the set designer and also the costume designer. Conductor
Marco Armiliato.
Main interpreters
The
90th Opera Festival 2012 at the Arena di Verona involves all artistic sectors – the Orchestra, the Chorus, the Ballet Corps – and the technicians of the Arena di Verona, and hundreds of extras.
For information: Call center (+39) 045 800.5151 –
www.arena.it