Veranstaltungsort: Palazzo Ducale, Martina Franca

Norma is presented in its original two-soprano version, in the new critical edition by musicologist Roger Parker. 

Rota's Aladdin finds new life at the Festival della Valle d'Itria thanks to the outstanding conducting of Francesco Lanzillotta. 

A masterpiece from one of the Neapolitan School's most important protagonists, this rarely heard opera is musically rewarding but confusingly staged.

A swan song of the early Baroque opera seria, Scarlatti's final opera flourishes at a festival that specialises in rarely performed works.

Fabio Ceresa applies his "Baroque divertissement" style to Haydn's oratorio The Creation, staged at the Festival della Valle d'Itria.

The fil rouge of the performance is represented by two young dancers.

A complex plot with great music and great theatre where Strauss showcases his compositional mastery.

Carmela Remigio excels as the Trojan Queen; Sesto Quatrini conducts a superb account of the music of a Calabrian composer who died far too young.