Benevento and the Sannio area will have a direct role in the commemorations marking 125 years since the death of Giuseppe Verdi. The year 2026 marks the anniversary: Verdi died in Milan on 27 January 1901.
The Sannio connection is represented by Musicainsieme Benevento, which is promoting an international Verdi tour in association with Regione Campania. The program centers on two operas and carries them to stages in Bulgaria, Greece, Chile and Romania.
The tour: Falstaff and Rigoletto
The announced repertoire includes Falstaff, Verdi's final opera, and Rigoletto.
Falstaff is scheduled for Sofia, Thessaloniki, Santiago and Iquique, while Rigoletto is scheduled for Galatz. The itinerary therefore spans Sofia in Bulgaria, Thessaloniki in Greece, Santiago and Iquique in Chile, and Galatz in Romania.
The production team named for the project includes artistic director Leonardo Quadrini and conductor Veaceslav Quadrini Ceaicovschi.
The announced cast includes Ettore Nova, Marco Guarini, Rocco Speranza, Giuseppe Montanaro, Giuseppe Maiorano, Michele Antonetti, Giulia Maggio, Maura Minicozzi, Ambra Vespasiani, Mariangela Zito and Tabata Hiromasa.
A broader anniversary year
The Sannio tour is part of broader anniversary programming taking different forms in 2026.
In Italy, concert programming centered on Verdi's best-known works is among the commemorative formats. The Teatro Goldoni anniversary concert was scheduled for 6 February 2026 and featured the Orchestra del Teatro Goldoni "Massimo De Bernart," the Teatro Goldoni Choir of Livorno and conductor Vito Clemente. The program presented selections from major works including Rigoletto, La traviata, Aida, Otello and Nabucco.
The anniversary is also being marked in numismatics. Poste San Marino states that its 2026 numismatic program commemorates the 125th anniversary of Verdi's death with a 5-euro proof silver coin dedicated to Aida.
What is not yet detailed
The report does not provide exact performance dates, venue names or ticket information for the international tour. It does not specify whether every listed performer appears in all productions or is distributed across the different opera casts, and the precise contribution of Regione Campania beyond its stated association with the tour is not detailed.
What is confirmed is the shape of the project: Musicainsieme Benevento and Regione Campania are associated with the international tour, with Falstaff scheduled for Sofia, Thessaloniki, Santiago and Iquique, while Rigoletto is scheduled for Galatz.
