The Teatro Filarmonico in Verona has announced its 2025 season featuring rarely performed works and concerts.

Opera

Salieri’s “Falstaff” opens the season with Francesco Ommassini conducting a production by Paolo Valerio. The cast includes Giulio Mastrototaro, Gilda Fiume, Marco Ciaponi, Michele Patti, Laura Verrecchia, Romano Dal Zovo, and Eleonora Bellocci.

Performance Dates: Jan. 19-26, 2025

Catalani’s “La Wally” will be conducted by Antonio Pirolli and directed by Nicola Berloffa. Maria José Siri leads the cast which also includes Gabriele Sagona, Marianna Mappa, Eleonora Bellocci, Carlo Ventre, Youngjun Park, and Romano Dal Zovo.

Performance Dates: Feb. 16-23, 2025

Lise Lindstrom, Anna Maria Chiuri, Ewa Vesin, Peter Tantsits, and Thomas Tatzl lead Strauss’ “Elektra.” Michael Balke conducts the production by Yamal das Irmich.

Performance Dates: March 16-23, 2025

Galeano Salas, Sara Cortolezzis, and Gëzim Myshketa lead Puccini’s “Le Villi” with Alessandro Cadario conducting. Pier Francesco Maestrini directs.

Performance Dates: Oct. 29-Nov. 2, 2025

Rossini’s “Il Turco in Italia” will star Carlo Lepore, Sara Blanch, Fabio Previati, and Dave Monaco. Lü Jia conducts the production by Roberto Catalano.

Performance Dates: Nov. 16-23, 2025

Verdi’s “Ernani” is set to star Angelo Villari, Amartuvshin Enkhbat, and Alexander Vinogradov. Paolo Arrivabeni conducts the production by Stefano Poda.

Performance Dates: Dec. 14-21, 2025

Concerts 

Gilda Fiume, Krystian Adam, and Adolfo Corrado lead Mozart’s Messa in do minore per soli with Enrico Onofri conducting. The concert also includes music by Haydn.

Performance Dates: Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 2025

György Györiványi Ráth conducts a program of music by Luciano Berio, Béla Bartók, and Zoltan Kodály. The soloist will be determined at a later date.

Performance Dates: April 11 & 12, 2025

Antonio Salieri’s “La Passione di Gesù Cristo” will be conducted by Francesco Ommassini and will star Sara Blanch, Paola Gardina, Santiago Ballerini, and Roberto Lorenzi.

Performance Dates: April 18 & 19, 2025

Marco Angius conducts Prokofiev and Ravel. The mezzo-soprano will be defined at a later date.

Performance Dates: May 9 & 10, 2025