Teatro dell'Opera, piazza B. Gigli. Info 0648160255
Until 3 May: La Traviata
This performance will also include the participation of the Spanish Ballet of Lucia Real & El Camborio. Giuseppe Filianoti, Vittorio Grigolo and Mario Malagnini take turns playing the part of Alfredo, while Angela Gheorghiu, Alexia Voulgaridou and Anna Rita Taliento alternate in the role of Violetta. Concert master: Gianluigi Gelmetti. Choir master: Andrea Giorgi. The opera is directed by the great Franco Zeffirelli and the choreography by El Camborio and reworked by Lucia Real. Wed 2 and thu 3 May h20,30
From 16 to 22 May: La fille du régiment (The Daughter of the Regiment)
A comic opera in two acts based on the libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Jean-Francois Bayard. The music is by a great composer who answers to the name of Gaetano Donizzetti. The cast is exceptional and includes Carmela Remigio, alternating in her role with Cinzia Forte; Tomislav Muzek, alternating in his role with Aldo Caputo; Alberto Rinaldi, Francesca Franci and, in the role of the Duchess of Krakenthorp, Anna Proclemer. Concert master and conductor: Bruno Campanella. Choir master: Andrea Giorgi. Stage design and costumes: Franco Zeffirelli. This comic opera is performed in the original language version with Italian surtitles. Directed by Filippo Crivelli. Tue 16 May, thu 17 May and fri 18 May h20,30; sat 19 May h18; sun 20 May h17; tue 22 May h20,30
From 26 to 30 May: NIJINSKJI - FOKINE
A soirée of great dance. The first piece is "Petruska", a burlesque in four acts set to music by Igor Stravinsky. The choreography is by Michel Fokine and the scenery and costumes by Alexandre Benois. The second ballet, "L'aprés midi d'un faune" is by Debussy and boasts the participation of star dancer Carla Fracci, who is dancing together with George Jancu. "Jeux" is another piece by Debussy, a poem set to dance in one act that also sees Carla Fracci as its main protagonist. Igor Stravinsky's "Firebird" closes this soirée with choreography by Michel Fokine and a cast including Irma Nioradze, Mario Marozzi, Gaia Straccamore and Manuel Paruccini. Marcello Panni conducts. Sat 26 May h20,30; sun 27 May h17; tue 29 and wed 30 May h20,30
Teatro Nazionale, via del Viminale. Info 06481601
Until 2 May: Georg Trakl e la sorella Grete. Rivelazione e declino (Georg Trakl and his sister Grete. Revelation and decline)
The Corps de Ballet of the Teatro dell'Opera puts on this performance to lyrics by Trakl and music by Anton Webern, Paul Hindemith, Roman Vlad, Camillo Togni, Dario Maggi and Hans Werner Henze. The choreography is by Luca Veggetti; the stage design and costumes are by Elena Puliti. Roberto Herlitzka's intense singing voice is another reason to attend. Wed 2 May h20,30
From 11 to 15 May: Catarina ossia la figlia del bandito (Catarina or the bandit's daughter)
The music of this two-part romantic ballet is by Cesare Pugni. The principal roles are performed by Igor Yebra, Alessandro Molin and Gaia Straccamore in costumes by Maria Filippi. The choreography is by Fredy Franzutti. Orchestra conductor: Gianna Fratta. Fri 11 May h20,30; sat 12 May h18; sun 13 May h17; tue 15 May h20,30
Auditorium Parco della Musica, viale P. de Coubertin. Info 0680241281
4 May: Ensemble Contemporaneo dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Scogna conductor
5 and 7 May: Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Antonio Pappano conductor
10 May: Daniel Barenboim
From 12 to 15 May: Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Boreyko conductor
18 May: Jean-Yves Thibaudet
19, 21 and 22 May: Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Janowski conductor
23 May: Orchestre des Champs Elysées
26, 28 and 29 Mag: Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Wayne Marshall conductor
Chiesa di Sant'Ignazio, piazza Sant'Ignazio. Info 0668805816
Until 29 Jun: Associazione Internazionale Amici della Musica Sacra (International Association Friends of Sacred Music)
A refined series of concerts celebrating sacred music takes place in the spectacular Church of Saint Ignatius. www
15 May: The Schlaud Choir Association performs sacred choir music
21 May: Organ concert with Nathan Devy and Lisa Hall
22 May: The Asbury College Choir performs sacred choir music
Palazzo Doria Pamphilj - Sala del Trono. Piazza del Collegio Romano, 2. Info 0677072842
Until 26 May: Concerti a Doria Pamphilj (Concerts at the Doria Pamphilj)
Music and art intersect in a series of classical music concerts, organized by Associazione La Stravaganza, to take place in the Doria Pamphilj Gallery.
5 May: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and J. Ch. Bach in "Quartetti e quintetto per fiati e arco (String and Flute Quartets and Quintets)"
12 May: Cipriana Smarandescu in "Recital clavicembalistico (Harpsichord Recital)" by J. S. Bach, Domenico Scarlatti, G. F. Händel
19 May: "Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda (The Battle between Tancredi and Clorinda)" performed by "Ensemble Ars consonandi". Antonio Maria Pergolizzi conductor
26 May: "Il Settecento in Europa (The Eighteenth Century in Europe)"
Teatro Palladium, piazza B. Romano, 8. Info 0657067761
From 2 to 13 May: Non esiste ma danza. La Svizzera (It doesn't exist but it dances. It's Switzerland)
A week of in-depth study of various aspects of Swiss culture organised in collaboration with the Swiss Institute of Rome and the Swiss Foundation for Culture, Pro Helvetia.
Teatro Olimpico, piazza G. da Fabriano, 17. Info 063265991
From 9 to 10 May: Trisha Brown
"The Teatro Olimpico hosts the Trisha Brown Dance Company performing "Set and Reset", "Groove and Countermove" and "Present Tense". The Trisha Brown Dance Company is an institution on the global dance scene, a company that has always innovated and experimented... in short, that is one of the forefathers of post-modern dance. It would be reductive for an artist like Trisha Brown, who has redefined the confines of modern dance, to be reduced to the title of choreographer. h21. From €6 to €25
Basilica dei Ss. Bonifacio e Alessio all'Aventino, piazza Sant'Alessio, 23. Info 3293835989
Until 11 Jul: ROMAinCANTO 2007
This annual event is of international scope but centres on the music of the very Italian Aventine Choir. This musical group has spent years studying Italian and foreign sacred music and, in particular, the music of the 17th and 18th centuries. www
22 May: "Schreiner University Choir". Conductor: Michael Kahl
Oratorio del Gonfalone, via del Gonfalone, 32. Info 066875952
Until May: Oratorio del Gonfalone. Coro Polifonico Romano "Gastone Tosato". Cinquantasettesima stagione (Oratorio del Gonfalone. "Gastone Tosato" Polyphonic Roman Choir. 57th season)
Teatro Flaiano, via Santo Stefano Del Cacco, 15. Info 066796496
Until 27 May: Tosca
The masterpiece moments of this famous opera can also be enjoyed in chamber theatre format. Rossana Siclari directs a performance featuring young singers from various music conservatories and the Orchestra della Piccola Lirica (which is under the direction of Elisabetta Del Buono). This event offers a new and richer way of experiencing the opera's original arias. www
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