Aida

The New Year’s Opera. Kick off the new year with Verdi’s masterpiece at the Galli Theatre

1, 3 and 4 january 2026

Times: 1 January at 5.30 p.m. / 3 January at 8.30 p.m. / 4 January at 5.30 p.m.

Music

True to tradition, the new year opens with the grandeur of great opera.
On Thursday, January 1st, 2026, at 5:30 PM, the curtain rises on Aida, the melodrama in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi, with a libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni.
The staging, curated by the Coro Lirico Città di Rimini Amintore Galli in collaboration with the Municipality of Rimini, will feature Maestro Jacopo Rivani conducting the Orchestra La Corelli di Ravenna, with direction by Paolo Panizza and chorus master Marcello Mancini.
Born from a blend of history and legend, Aida originated from the desire of the Khedive of Egypt, Isma'il Pasha, to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal with a spectacular opera. After an initial refusal, Verdi accepted the challenge, giving life in 1871 to a masterpiece that continues to enchant the world today.
This is an unmissable event to start 2026 enveloped in the magic of Italian melodrama.

Info

Place: 
Rimini, Teatro Galli, piazza Cavour
Entrance: 
fee payable

Additional information

Tickets available from 11 a.m. on Monday 8 December at the ticket office at Palazzi dell'Arte Rimini, Piazza Cavour 26, and on Vivaticket. Opening hours on Monday 8 December: open to the public from 11 a.m. to 6.45 p.m. From Tuesday 9th, open to the public every day except Mondays, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6.45 p.m.