La Torre becomes for the first time a one-act opera, entirely produced by the Teatro Verdi thanks to the contribution of the Municipality of Pisa, the Teatro di Pisa Foundation, the Opera della Primaziale, and the Pisa Foundation.
It will have its world premiere on November 28th and 30th, directed by Stefania Panighini and conducted by Carlo Boccadoro.
1st performance: November 28, 2025, 8:30 PM
2nd performance: November 30, 2025, 3:30 PM
Based on a story by Marco Malvaldi, libretto by Vincenzo De Vivo, music by Marco Bargagna, La Torre is the second title of Verdi's operatic season and will be staged in a chamber diptych of absolute originality, together with the Bal Masqué, by Francis Poulenc (1899-1963), which on this occasion will be performed for the first time in scenic form
Le bal masqué
Secular cantata for baritone and instruments on poems by Max Jacob
Music by Francis Poulenc
Salaber Editions, Paris | Representative for Italy, Casa Ricordi, Milan
First performance in stage form
Characters and Performers
Baritone Giacomo Medici
La Torre
Story by Marco Malvaldi
Libretto by Vincenzo De Vivo
Music by Marco Bargagna
First absolute execution
New commission from the Committee for the 850th anniversary of the Bell Tower with the contribution of the Opera della Primaziale Pisana, the Pisa Foundation, and the Municipality of Pisa
Characters and Performers
DIOTISALVI Giacomo Medici
BONANNO Giacomo Leone
AGOSTINO Silvia Porcellini
BULGARINO Tommaso Martinelli
RANIERI Eugenio Maria Degiacomi
CENNO Chiara Scannapieco
in collaboration with the Opera School of the Teatro Comunale of Bologna
Director Carlo Boccadoro
Directed by Stefania Panighini
Italo Grassi Scenes
Costumes Manuel Pedretti
Lighting Designer Gianni Paolo Mirenda
Choreography Daniela Maccari
Ensemble Sentieri Selvaggi
Pisa Theatre Dance Company
