Donizetti Festival in Bergamo
Don Pasquale
Roberto Devereux
Zoraida di Granata
Dates & Prices
21-25 November 2022
£2150 per person sharing
£195 Single supplement
Deposit £650
Accommodation
Hotel Cappello D'Oro (4*)
Including bed & breakfast
Group Size
Small group of between 5 and 10 people
What’s included
Tickets to three operas as part of the festival.
Seats in 1st class stalls or boxes
Dinner on three nights at local restaurants and the hotel
Each year and for the last few years, the music of Donizetti and his contemporaries has been celebrated in a highly successful and growing festival in his hometown of Bergamo near to Milan.
Please register your interest
Performances take place at the Teatro Donizetti and the Teatro Sociale.
Itinerary
Day 1
We meet at the hotel in Bergamo, Donizetti’s home town, during the afternoon. There will be drinks in the bar followed by dinner at the hotel or a local restaurant.
Day 2
During the morning there will be a short presentation on Donizetti and some sightseeing around the city, especially the Citta Alta. There will be a visit to the fascinating Donizetti Museum which illuminates his colourful life.
Dinner will be served before tonight’s performance.
Don Pasquale - Donizetti
Conductor Iván López Reynoso
Director Amélie Niermeyer
Scenes and costumes
Maria-Alice Bahra
Choreography
Dustin Klein
Don Pasquale
Roberto de Candia
Ernesto
Javier Camarena
and with Students of Bottega Donizetti
Orchestra Donizetti Opera
Coro dell’Accademia Teatro alla Scala
Choirmaster Salvo Sgrò
New production by the Fondazione Teatro Donizetti
Staging by the Opéra de Dijon
Day 3
Today we visit the Accademia Carrara which houses a fine collection of Italian art and is one of the premier collections in Italy.
Evening performance
Roberto Devereux - Donizetti
Conductor Riccardo Frizza
Director Stephen Langridge
Scenes and costumes
Katie Davenport
Elisabetta Jessica Pratt
Lord duca di Nottingham Simone Piazzola
Sara Raffaella Lupinacci
Roberto Devereux John Osborn
Lord Cecil David Astorga
and with Students of Bottega Donizetti
Orchestra Donizetti Opera
Coro dell’Accademia Teatro alla Scala
Choirmaster Salvo Sgrò
New production by the Fondazione Teatro Donizetti in co-production with the Teatro Sociale di Rovigo
Day 4
Today is Sunday and the morning will be free. After time for a light lunch, we will transfer to the Teatro Donizetti for the afternoon performance. Dinner will follow the performance during the evening.
Zoraida di Granata- Donizetti
Conductor
Alberto Zanardi
Director
Bruno Ravella
Scenes and costumes Gary McCann
Lighting design Daniele Naldi
Almuzir
Konu Kim
Zoraida Zuzana Marková
Abenamet Cecilia Molinari
and with Students of Bottega Donizetti
Orchestra Gli Originali
Coro dell’Accademia Teatro alla Scala
Choirmaster Salvo Sgrò
Day 5
Check out will be available after breakfast.
Bergamo has its own airport and is also an easy journey from Milan by train. The city is on two levels with the historic old town on a hill reached by a funicular railway. The tour begins at the hotel.