Rossini Opera Festival 2026 edition

The 47th edition of the Rossini Opera Festival will be held in Pesaro from August 11 to 23, 2026. The Festival will open with a new production of Le Siège de Corinthe, conducted by Carlo Rizzi and staged by Davide Livermore. Two iconic productions from the Festival's history will be revived: L'occasione fa il ladro, a unique but unforgettable production by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, a masters of 20th-century opera direction, conducted by Alessandro Bonato; and La scala di seta, staged by Damiano Michieletto, one of the most significant contemporary directors who started his international career in Pesaro, conducted by Iván López-Reynoso. Il viaggio a Reims returns in the historic version by Emilio Sagi performed by the full pupils of the Accademia Rossiniana "Alberto Zedda."The concert program includes the Flórez 30 concert, which celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of Juan Diego Flórez's debut at the ROF, the classic Belcanto Concertos, the return of Rossinimania and the Stabat Mater conducted by Domingo Hindoyan, which will close the 2026 edition.