63rd Macerata Opera Festival
17 July – 8 August 2027
With three great masterpieces of the operatic repertoire, the Macerata Opera Festival brings the Sferisterio back to the forefront of the international opera scene.
The season opens with Tosca, a new co-production with the Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini, directed by Tomer Zvulun and conducted by Ramón Tebar. It is followed by L’elisir d’amore, in Damiano Michieletto’s acclaimed production, a fresh and engaging staging that has captivated audiences and critics at Europe’s leading opera houses. Completing the programme is La traviata degli Specchi, the legendary production by Henning Brockhaus and Josef Svoboda, which has become one of the enduring symbols of both the Sferisterio and the Macerata Opera Festival.
A Festival that celebrates the great tradition of opera while looking to the future, in the unique setting of the Sferisterio.
Tickets on sale soon.
Finproject
“We are proud to continue supporting the Macerata Opera Festival as main sponsor this season as well. In doing so, we believe we are increasingly demonstrating our closeness to the local area and our commitment to enhancing its excellence, combining strong local roots with an extraordinary ability to project itself internationally. Continuing this partnership with MOF means, for Finproject, promoting the culture that originates in this community, while at the same time opening a window onto the world to allow talent to travel beyond all borders.”
Maurizio Vecchiola, President of Finproject (Versalis, Eni)
Banco Marchigiano
“We are proud to be a major sponsor alongside the Sferisterio and the Macerata Opera Festival, an undisputed excellence of our territory and beyond—an artistic and cultural institution renowned everywhere for the quality of its program, organizational efficiency, and, of course, the breathtaking beauty of its location,” said Massimo Tombolini, General Director of Banco Marchigiano.
EXTRA MOF
Alongside the performances in the Arena, the Macerata Opera Festival presents EXTRA MOF, a programme of events designed to expand the Festival experience and strengthen its connection with the city and the surrounding area.
Concerts, talks, cultural activities, inclusion projects and city-wide initiatives transform the Festival into a space for participation that goes beyond opera performances, offering different ways to engage with music, culture and the themes explored throughout the artistic programme.
Created through the collaboration of local associations, institutions and cultural organisations, EXTRA MOF weaves a shared narrative that accompanies the Macerata Opera Festival throughout the city. From the Aperitivi Culturali (Cultural Aperitifs) to concerts developed with local musical organisations, from the accessibility projects InclusivOpera and InOpera to the initiatives spread across the historic city centre, the programme invites different audiences to meet, connect and take part.
A collection of experiences that encourages residents, spectators and visitors to discover the Sferisterio and the city of Macerata from new perspectives, revealing how opera can become an opportunity for encounter, dialogue and collective growth.
