IN BERGAMO (ITALY)
your Carnet
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ON STAGE
ON STAGE
The international festival dedicated to the composer from Bergamo, under the artistic direction of Riccardo Frizza, brings life to the theaters of the “City of Gaetano Donizetti” for three weeks, from November 14 to 30, 2025.
Teatro Donizetti
Friday, November 14 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, November 22 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, November 30 at 3:30 PM
Tuesday, November 11 at 5:00 PM
Under30 Preview
CATERINA
CORNARO
Tragedia lirica in a prologue and two acts by Giacomo Sacchero
Music by Gaetano Donizetti
First modern performance according to the composer’s wishes
Critical edition by Eleonora Di Cintio
© Casa Ricordi, Milan, in collaboration and with the support of Fondazione Teatro Donizetti of Bergamo
Conductor Riccardo Frizza
Director Francesco Micheli
Set Designer Matteo Paoletti Franzato
Costume Designer Alessio Rosati
Lighting Designer Alessandro Andreoli
Dramaturg Alberto Mattioli
Assistant Director Paola Brunello
Costume Designer Assistant Stefania Coretti
Cast
Caterina Cornaro Carmela Remigio
Andrea Cornaro Fulvio Valenti
Gerardo Enea Scala
Lusignano Vito Priante
Strozzi Francesco Lucii
Mocenigo Riccardo Fassi
A knight of the king Francesco Lucii
Matilde Vittoria Vimercati
Orchestra Donizetti Opera
Chorus of Accademia Teatro alla Scala
Chorus Master Salvo Sgrò
New production by Fondazione Teatro Donizetti in co-production with Teatro Real in Madrid
Teatro Sociale
Saturday, November 15 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, November 23 at 3:30 PM
Friday, November 28 at 8:00 PM
Wednesday, November 12 at 5:00 PM
Under30 Preview
IL CAMPANELLO
Farsa in one act
Words and music by Gaetano Donizetti
First performance of the new version:
Naples, Teatro del Fondo, 23 May 1837
Critical edition by Ilaria Narici
© Casa Ricordi, Milan
with the collaboration and contribution
of the Municipality of Bergamo
Conductor Enrico Pagano
Director Stefania Bonfadelli
Set Designer Serena Rocco
Costume Designer Valeria Donata Bettella
Lighting Designer Fiammetta Baldiserri
Cast
Serafina Lucrezia Tacchi *
Madama Rosa Eleonora de Prez *
Don Annibale Pistacchio Pierpaolo Martella *
Enrico Francesco Bossi *
Spiridione Giovanni Dragano
Orchestra Gli Originali
Chorus of Accademia Teatro alla Scala
Chorus Master Salvo Sgrò
* Students of the Bottega Donizetti
New production by Fondazione
Teatro Donizetti
DEUX HOMMES
ET UNE FEMME
Opéra-comique in one act by Gustave Vaëz
Music by Gaetano Donizetti
First performance:
Paris, Opéra-Comique, 7 May 1860
(as Rita, ou Le mari battu)
Critical edition by Paolo A. Rossini,
with the collaboration of Francesco Bellotto
© Casa Ricordi, Milan
with the collaboration and contribution of
Fondazione Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo
Conductor Enrico Pagano
Director Stefania Bonfadelli
Set Designer Serena Rocco
Costume Designer Valeria Donata Bettella
Lighting Designer Fiammetta Baldiserri
Characters and performers
Rita Cristina De Carolis *
Pepé Cristóbal Campos Marín *
Gasparo Alessandro Corbelli
Orchestra Gli Originali
Chorus of Accademia Teatro alla Scala
Chorus Master Salvo Sgrò
* Students of the Bottega Donizetti
New production by Fondazione
Teatro Donizetti
Teatro Donizetti
Sunday, November 16 at 3:30 PM
Friday, November 21 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, November 29 at 8:00 PM
Thursday, November 13 at 5:00 PM
Under30 Preview
IL FURIOSO
NELL’ISOLA DI
S. DOMINGO
Melodrama in two acts by Jacopo Ferretti
Music by Gaetano Donizetti
First performance:
Rome, Teatro Valle, 2 January 1833
Critical edition by Eleonora Di Cintio
© Casa Ricordi, Milan
with the collaboration and contribution of
Fondazione Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo
Conductor Alessandro Palumbo
Director Manuel Renga
Set and Costume Designer Aurelio Colombo
Lighting Designer Emanuele Agliati
Assistant Director Sara Dho
Set and Costume Designer Assistant Valeria Vago
Cast
Cardenio Paolo Bordogna
Eleonora Mariangela Sicilia
Fernando Santiago Ballerini
Bartolomeo Valerio Morelli
Marcella Giulia Mazzola
Kaidamà Bruno Taddia
Orchestra Donizetti Opera
Chorus of Accademia Teatro alla Scala
Chorus Master Salvo Sgrò
New production by Fondazione
Teatro Donizetti
Opera Family
Opera Family
Teatro Donizetti
29 November
Workshop 2.30 p.m.
Show 3.30 p.m.
IL FURIOSO GAETANO NELL’ISOLA DI S. DOMINGO
Ovvero le mirabolanti memorie d’un musicista visionario
Partecipated Opera by Il furioso nell’isola di S. Domingo
Music by Gaetano Donizetti
Musical dramaturgy Alberto Zanardi
in collaboration with Mariagrazia Mercaldo
Conductor Giulio Arnofi
Director Manuel Renga
Ensemble Donizetti Opera
In collaboration with Orchestra del Mare
From age 8
Performances for schools:
26 and 27 November at 9.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m.
28 November at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Ridotto Gavazzeni | Teatro Donizetti
22 November
Workshop 3.00 p.m.
Show 4.00 p.m.
PICCOLO
SIGNOR RUMORE
Musical story-play about a sound character in search of a home.
For drawings, narrator, noisemaker and small ensemble.
By Enrico Gabrielli
Performers of Metallo su Carta ensemble:
Enrico Gabrielli piano
Sebastiano De Gennaro percussion and noisemakers
Marcello Corti brass and narration
From age 3
Teatro Donizetti
15 November
Theatre tour 3.00 p.m.
Workshop 4.00 p.m.
QUI LUCIA
Activity-game with interactive tour of the theatre.
The iconographic archive opens its doors to the discovery of Lucia di Lammermoor, giving participants the opportunity to touch original historical materials, including sketches and photographs, to explore the visual universe of Donizetti’s opera.
By and with Clelia Epis
From age 8
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
CINEDOPERA
CINEDOPERA
Screenings of the Festival’s most iconic production with an introduction by Centro Studi of the Fondazione Teatro Donizetti
INFO & TICKETS
INFO & TICKETS
| Tickets | Caterina Cornaro Il furioso nell’isola di S. Domingo |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Reduced 1 | Reduced 2 | ||
| Teatro Donizetti | Stalls and boxes category A | 120€ | 97€ | 67€ |
| Boxes category B | 93€ | 75€ | 52€ | |
| Boxes category C | 60€ | 48€ | 33€ | |
| Gallery A | 55€ | 44€ | 30€ | |
| Gallery B | 50€ | 40€ | 28€ | |
| Gallery C | 38€ | 30€ | 20€ | |
| Teatro Sociale | Il campanello / Deux hommes et une femme | |||
| Stalls and boxes category A | 105€ | 83€ | 57€ | |
| Boxes category B | 88€ | 70€ | 48€ | |
| Boxes category C | 65€ | 57€ | 40€ | |
| Under30 Previews | Single seat (reserved for Under 30s) | 10€ | ||
| Opera Family | Il furioso Gaetano nell’isola di S. Domingo / Piccolo Signor Rumore | |||
| Full | 10€ | |||
| Reduced Under14 | 5€ | |||
| Qui Lucia | ||||
| Entrance | 5€ | |||
| Season Tickets | Turn A and Turn C | ||
|---|---|---|
| Teatro DonizettiTeatro Sociale |
Full | |
| Stalls and boxes category A | 290 € | |
| Boxes category B | 230 € | |
| Boxes category C | 174 € | |
| Gallery A | 147 € | |
| Gallery B | 136 € | |
| Gallery C | 114 € | |
| Opera Family Packages | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full | Under14 | |
| Carnet (3 events) | 20 € | 10 € |
| Family Ticket*: Il furioso Gaetano nell’isola di S. Domingo |
25 € | |
| Family Ticket*: Piccolo Signor Rumore |
25€ | |
* 2 adults + 2 Under14
Reduced 1 (-20%)
Over 65 – Disabled persons (min. 75%) – Groups of at least 15 people – Employees of the Municipality of Bergamo – Students of theatre and music schools and of the Bergamo Politecnico delle Arti di Bergamo (if not Under 30)
Reduced 2 (-45%)
Under30s • FamilyCard
Under14
1 € if accompanied by a paying adult. For Sunday performances the accompanying adult is entitled to Reduced 1.
Discounts are not cumulative
Subscription renewal (Turn A-C) from 22 April to 17 May 2025
Pre-emption carnet and groups from 15 April 2025
New subscriptions from 27 May 2025
Tickets on sale from 21 June 2025
Subscription Turn A and Turn C
Includes all performances of the DO 2025 festival and Georges Bizet’s Carmen scheduled at the Teatro Donizetti on Friday 30 January 2026 at 8.00 p.m. (Round A) and Sunday 1 February 2026 at 3.30 p.m. (Round C).
Donizetti Opera tickets can also be purchased with the Carta della cultura giovani, Carta del merito and Carta del docente.
Teatro Donizetti
Piazza Cavour, 15 – Bergamo
T. +39 035 4160 601 / 602 / 603
biglietteria@fondazioneteatrodonizetti.org
Tuesday to Saturday from 4.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. (excluding holidays)
Sundays only on show days from one and a half hours before the beginning
Piazza Cavour, 15 – Bergamo
T. +39 035 4160 601 / 602 / 603
biglietteria@fondazioneteatrodonizetti.org
Tuesday to Saturday from 4.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. (excluding holidays)
Sundays only on show days from one and a half hours before the beginning
Groups
gruppi@fondazioneteatrodonizetti.org
gruppi@fondazioneteatrodonizetti.org
Online
vivaticket.com
vivaticket.com
Teatro Sociale
Via Colleoni, 4 – Bergamo
T. +39 035 4160 691
only on performance days from an hour and a half before the start
Via Colleoni, 4 – Bergamo
T. +39 035 4160 691
only on performance days from an hour and a half before the start
Fondazione Teatro Donizetti reserves the right to change this programme.
Fondazione Teatro Donizetti reserves the right to change this programme.
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