A rich calendar of opera & ballet, music, dance, and cultural projects: the 2025 seasons of Brescia's Teatro Grande kicks off!

Divided into the two traditional semesters of performances (January to June and September to December), the schedule includes dozens of appointments starring great orchestras and musicians, the best international dance companies and young talents in opera and ballet.

Also returning are cultural encounters, projects aimed at new generations, outdoor performances and initiatives involving multiple artistic disciplines, with the aim of providing a broader look at the world of music and beyond. and intercept audiences outside the prestigious setting of the Teatro Grande.

The Opera and Ballet Season will be placed in the second half of the year, and will be presented in the coming months.

From the official opening of the season with the concert of the Budapest Festival Orchestra conducted by Maestro Iván Fischer (January 24, 2025) to the traditional Christmas Concert with the Vox Luminis Ensemble (December 22, 2025), many music events will fill the Great Hall with notes and virtuosity.

The year 2025 also marks the 30th anniversary of the passing of Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli. By virtue of this special anniversary, ample space will be given to piano compositions to which will be added the specific appointment on December 10, 2025 with aperformance by Arsenii Moon, a young piano genius.

Completing the program is the rich dance calendar, which will keep us company until November.

Music, dance and special projects: the full 2025 calendar

With the new season at the Teatro Grande, some of the most important musical events of the year for Brescia also return:

• The Great Night of Jazz, to be held on Saturday , April 12, 2025
• The Opera Festival, scheduled for Friday, June 6 and Saturday, June 7, 2025.
• The Great in the Province, for a summer schedule that promises to be particularly striking.

Confirmed special initiatives include:

• History Lessons, Jan. 18 to March 1, 2025
• The OPEN projects - The Great Accessible and Great Community
• Dance Well, dedicated primarily to people living with Parkinson's disease.

These appointments for the educational section:

• Operadomani, March 16-21, 2025
• Let's be a band, May 18, 2025
• The Big One for the Little Ones, Oct. 4, 2025.

Weekend openings (Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.) and jazz aperitifs at the Teatro Grande Café-Berlucchi, and the periodic schedule of guided tours with routes for all ages also continue.

Tickets on sale at Teatrogrande.it and Vivaticket.com, and at the Teatro Grande box office with the following hours:

• Tuesday through Friday from 1:30 to 7 p.m.
• Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m;
• closed Sundays, Mondays and holidays except on performance days.

Different types of Pathways are also available.

For more details and information on tickets and subscriptions, visit the Teatro Grande's official website.