Macbeth, The Consul, Madama Butterfly, Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali, and La traviata are the featured titles of the 2026 Opera Season at Rimini’s Teatro Galli. The programme journeys through the great operatic repertoire of the 19th and 20th centuries, alternating Italian traditional masterpieces with a significant foray into the musical theatre of the last century.
The season opens on Friday 6 February 2026 (8:00 pm) – with a second performance on Sunday 8 February (3:30 pm) – with Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth, one of the composer’s darkest and most powerful works, inspired by the Shakespearean tragedy.
The programme continues on Tuesday 24 March (8:00 pm) with a new production by the Maderna-Lettimi Conservatory of Cesena-Rimini: Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Consul, a 20th-century musical theatre masterpiece and a work of profound social significance.
On Thursday 30 April (8:00 pm), Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, one of the most beloved operas in the global repertoire, will take the stage.
The collaboration between Teatro Galli and the Maderna-Lettimi Conservatory continues with a new production of Gaetano Donizetti’s Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali on Friday 16 October (8:00 pm). This brilliant comic opera uses irony and sarcasm to reveal the "behind-the-scenes" world of opera.
The 2026 Opera Season concludes with Giuseppe Verdi’s La traviata, performed on Friday 23 October (8:00 pm) and Sunday 25 October (3:30 pm).
The season is complemented by a series of introductory talks titled "Parole per la musica", designed to prepare audiences for the operatic works.