Giuseppe Verdi

Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, the President of the Republic of North Macedonia, will make her first official visit to Bulgaria this Friday since assuming office in May, according to Macedonian media reports. During her visit, Siljanovska will attend a performance by the Macedonian Opera and Ballet in Sofia, featuring Giuseppe Verdi's "Nabucco."

Verdi's 'Aida' opera will open the 30th International Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival will open in the historical Aspendos Theater in Antalya on Sept 4. This year no foreign countries participate in the festival but foreign soloists will take the stage during the performances that will continue through Sept 21.

Leo Muscato's acclaimed 2018 production of Giuseppe Verdi's "Nabucco" returns to the Herod Atticus Theater for four performances as part of the Athens Epidaurus Festival (aefestival.gr). Known for its political dimension, "Nabucco" solidified Verdi's status as Italy's foremost composer of the 19th century, symbolizing the country's unification struggle.

Leo Muscato and the Greek National Opera return to the Herod Atticus Theater in Athens this week with the Italian director's 2018 production of "Nabucco," the first major opera by Giuseppe Verdi.

The Greek National Opera starts the new year with a bang, presenting its ambitious new production of Giuseppe Verdi's swan song, the comic opera "Falstaff." Inspired by Shakespeare's "Merry Wives of Windsor," it was first presented at La Scala in Milan in February 1893 and was a raging success despite some skepticism about whether the 80-year-old composer could still pull off such a coup.

Giuseppe Verdi's the 'Falstaff' opera will be staged by the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet on June 15 at Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM) - Türk Telekom Opera Hall. Inspired by William Shakespeare's 'The Merry Wife of Windsor' and 'Henry V,' the play is the last masterpiece by Verdi.

While many European theaters remain closed due to the pandemic, the famed Teatro alla Scala on Dec. 7 opened its new season with the gala premiere of Verdi's "Macbeth" to a fully seated house.

The Christmas Theater cultural program will be streaming a performance of Giuseppe Verdi's "Aida" from the historic La Scala theater in Milan on its website from January 8-10, with Greek subtitles. The four-act tale of love, rivalry, betrayal and, most importantly, rebellion, was first performed in December 1871 in Cairo and then made its European premiere at La Scala in February 1872.

One of the biggest productions of the State Opera and Ballet (DOB), 'Aida' opera, authored by Giuseppe Verdi, will be staged in Ankara for he first time on Oct 19 at Congresium. The opera tells the story of love between the Roman Commander Radames and the captive Abyssinian Princess Aida.

More than 2,000 workers at seven Amazon sites across Germany have gone on strike over pay for at least two days, labour union Verdi said on July 15.