About
Dramma lirico in four acts and an epilogue (1892)
Libretto by Luigi Illica
Straddling two centuries, Alberto Franchetti (1860–1942) was a skilful innovator across genres and a refined orchestrator, in an era dominated by Puccini and Verismo.
Making its Verona debut, his Cristoforo Colombo is an unmissable event in the international opera scene: the story of the man ‘of the New World’ is told through this grand opera, written four hundred years after the discovery of the Americas.
A blockbuster even in its own time, it had disappeared from the stage and has now finally been revived in a new production by Fondazione Arena.
An stellar ensemble cast debuts in this major coproduction directed by Tomer Zvulun.
IN-DEPTH TALK open to the public with Silvia Perucchetti, on Thursday 18 November at 6 pm, in the Sala Veranda at the Accademia Filarmonica di Verona.
