The opening production of the 2026 Opera and Ballet Season will be Death in Venice, a two-act opera by Benjamin Britten, which will be staged for the first time at the Teatro Grande. An artistic and creative testament to the English composer, the opera is based on the novella of the same name by Thomas Mann, to which librettist Mary Myfanwy Piper remained fairly faithful, preserving the typical nuances of the psychological drama.
Death in Venice
Opera in two acts
Libretto by Myfanwy Piper
From the novel by Thomas Mann
Music by Benjamin Britten
Conductor Daniel Smith
Direction Rodula Gaitanou
Sets and costumes Takis
Choreographies Diego Tortelli
Light design Fiammetta Baldiserri
Choirmaster Diego Maccagnola
Coro OperaLombardia
Orchestra I Pomeriggi Musicali
New production
Co-production Teatri di OperaLombardia, Fondazione I Teatri di Reggio Emilia and Fondazione Ravenna Manifestazioni/Teatro Alighieri
Tickets
| PREMIERE NIGHT | FULL PRICE | UNDER30 | OVER65 |
| STALLS AND BOXES I-II-III ordine | € 90,00 | € 35,00 | € 75,00 |
| I GALLERY AND BOXES IV ROW | € 50,00 | € 24,00 | € 40,00 |
| II GALLERY | € 28,00 | € 18,00 | € 24,00 |
| TICKETS | FULL PRICE | UNDER30 | OVER65 |
| STALLS AND BOXES I-II-III ordine | € 60,00 | € 35,00 | € 48,00 |
| I GALLERY AND IV FLOOR BOXES | € 35,00 | € 24,00 | € 30,00 |
| II GALLERY | € 24,00 | € 16,00 | € 18,00 |
To bring young people even closer to the Opera, the special €15 ticket reserved for under-18 students (stalls sector and boxes I, II and III order) is confirmed.
The participation fee for the ANTEPRIMA GIOVANI is €8.00 per person.
Box capacity: from no. 1 to no. 3: 2 people | from no. 4 to no. 8 and prosceniums: 3 people | from no. 9 to no. 14: 4 people
How to purchase tickets
SEASON TICKETS
Season ticket holders for the 2025 Opera and Ballet Season may renew their season tickets for the 2026 Opera and Ballet Season with priority booking online and at the Teatro Grande Box Office from 5 to 19 May. Priority booking is available exclusively for the seats allocated during the previous season and for the same performance time.
The Theatre Box Office will be open for sales to new season ticket holders from 9 to 20 June. Season tickets will also be available for purchase online during this period.
TICKETS
Tickets for all individual performances will be on sale from 25 June online and at the Teatro Grande Box Office.