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The sixth edition of the Donizetti Opera 2020 Festival – with the artistic direction of Francesco Micheli and the musical direction of Riccardo Frizza – has been confirmed and will take place in the period that was originally scheduled, from November 19 to December 6, in Bergamo, “The City of Gaetano Donizetti”. The programme that was announced in February, a few weeks before the outbreak of the pandemic, will be presented almost entirely. Following the restrictions due to the Covid emergency,

Two great titles of the composer from Bergamo will mark the reopening of the theatre after the restorations.
The National Critical Edition with Casa Ricordi continues with a new title

Coinciding with the opening of the Donizetti Opera 2019 festival, the first two titles of the 2020 program are announced, those that will be staged at the Donizetti Theatre: Marino Faliero and La fille du régiment will thus mark the definitive return of the opera to the stage of the City Theatre which will reopen in September 2020.

Only recognition for Italy assigned by a jury of authoritative German music critics

In the Sala Werner Otto of Konzerthaus in Berlin, in the heart of the German capital, on Saturday, September 21, a name resonated more than the others, that of Gaetano Donizetti, continuously quoted during the entire ceremony, which has indicated the Donizetti Opera of Bergamo as “Best Festival 2019”.

The motivation behind the award,

There’s still time, until 21st February, to show your support for Bergamo’s candidacy to these prestigious international awards

The Donizetti Theatre Foundation (Fondazione Teatro Donizetti) calls all members, fans and people from Bergamo to vote online for two projects dedicated to the city’s composer, finalists in the international award from FEDORA, the European philanthropic organization supporting opera, ballet and the latest generations of artists.