Saturday, October 18, 2025
Teacher Training
Donizetti Education Teachers’ Day 2025|2026
Project carried out in collaboration with Ufficio Scolastico Territoriale
DESCRIPTION
Following last year’s enthusiastic response, Fondazione Teatro Donizetti is pleased to offer a free, full-day intensive training session (8 hours), open to all teachers. The program includes both joint sessions and activities tailored to different school levels.
The goal is to provide tools and resources to help teachers engage with opera and the life and work of Gaetano Donizetti, along with practical suggestions for classroom use.
Both printed and digital educational materials will be provided.
Attending the training does not require teachers to commit to enrolling their classes in Teatro Donizetti’s performances or educational projects. Instead, this initiative is intended as an opportunity for personal enrichment and professional development, regardless of direct classroom implementation.
This approach reflects the Foundation’s commitment to involving teachers as key cultural mediators and ambassadors to future generations, in line with the mission outlined in its charter.
PLANNING
| Time | TITLE | TO WHOM | RAPPORTEURS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.00-9.30 | Registration and greetings | All | Riccardo Frizza Artistic director Donizetti Opera Michela Mannari Head of education Elisa Gambero office schools |
| 9.30-11.15 | The works of the DO 2025. Caterina Cornaro, Il furioso nell’isola di S. Domingo, Il campanello e Deux Hommes et un femme. | Tutti | Livio Aragona Research Musicology and editing Maria Teresa Galati Trainer Donizetti Education |
| 11.15-11.30 | Coffee break | – | – |
| 11.30-12.30 | Orchestra del Mare | All | Intervention by two protagonists of the project: a migrant boy and a prisoner of the Opera Prison |
| 12.30-13.00 | Story of good practice | All | Lecturers who share their experiences with our projects |
| 13.00-14.00 | Lunch break | – | Possibility of eating lunch brought from home to the theatre. |
| 14.00-15.00 | Il furioso Gaetano nell’isola di S. Domingo – themes | First cycle | Manuel Renga director |
| Piccolo Signor Rumore | Childhood | Marcello Corti Conductor | |
| Donizetti Academy | High school | Silvia Briozzo Director and playwright, and Fondazione Dalmine | |
| 15.00-17.00 | Il furioso Gaetano nell’isola di S. Domingo educational activities songs and objects to be made | First cycle | Mariagrazia Mercaldo and Alberto Allegretti trainers Donizetti Education |
