1921-2021. One hundred years after the first time an opera was staged at the Sferisterio – Aida  on July 27th 1921 – the Macerata Opera Festival is preparing for a year of celebratory events that will culminate in the programme for summer 2021. The tites are: Aida by Giuseppe Verdi, Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini and La traviata, again by Verdi.