The Teatro dell'Opera in Rome, inaugurated in 1880, has always been the pulsating center of the capital's muscial life.Renovated more than once during its history, today it can accommodate about 1600 spectators. The theater's acoustics are legendary and do not have to fear any comparison with other theaters around the world.The most important opera and ballet events of Rome are held by the Teatro Dell'Opera, with a strong tie with the Teatro Nazionale and the Terme of Caracalla.
Schedule

Aida, by Giuseppe Verdi (opera)
January, 20 - 30, 2009

The Blue Planet, by Peter Greenaway, at the Teatro Nazionale (opera)
January 30 - February 8, 2009

Sleeping Beauty, with music by Tchaikovsky (ballet)
February 10 - 22, 2009

Iphigénie en Aulide (opera) , by Yannis Kokkos, Conductor and Director Riccardo Muti
March 17 - 28, 2009

Il Re Nudo, by Dmitri Bertman, world premiere, at the Teatro Nazionale (opera)
March 20 - 31, 2009

Les Ballets Russes , conductor Zoltán Peskó (ballet)
April 7 - May 3, 2009

L'Heure Exquise, with music by Anton von Webern, Gustav Mahler, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, at the Teatro Nazionale(ballet)
May 27 - 31, 2009

Jakob Lenz, conductor Marco Angius, at the Teatro Nazionale (opera)
June 16 - 20, 2009

A Midsummer Night's Dream, with music by Felix Mendelsshon Bartholdy, at the Terme di Caracalla (ballet)
July 01 - 08, 2009

Tosca, music by Giacomo Puccini, at the Terme di Caracalla (opera)
July 14 - August 06, 2009

Carmen, music by Georges Bizet, at the Terme di Caracalla (opera)
July 29 - August 09, 2009

La Sylphide, Music by Herman Severin von Løvenskjold, reproposed by Carla Fracci and Niels Kehlet, at the Teatro Nazionale (ballet)
September 25 -27, 2009

Giselle, by A.Adam, choreography by Carla Fracci, at the Teatro Nazionale (ballet)
October 23 -25, 2009

Tannhäuser, music and libretto by Richard Wagner (opera)
October 29 - November 06, 2009

Pierino e il lupo (Pierino and the Wolf), directed by Moni Ovadia, at the Teatro Nazionale (opera)
November 24 - 29, 2009

Swan Lake, music by P.I.Tchaikovsky (ballet)
November 27 - December 02, 2009

The Nutcracker, music by P.I.Tchaikovsky, at the Teatro Nazionale (ballet)
December 15 -31, 2009

La Traviata, music by Giuseppe Verdi, directed by Franco Zeffirelli
December 18 - 31, 2009
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