Lonato del Garda all'Opera — La Bottega della Lirica
Opera at the Rocca with young talents from the Competition
About Lonato all'Opera
Opera at the Rocca of Lonato del Garda
The La Bottega della Lirica project brings opera to the extraordinary setting of the Visconti-Venetian Rocca of Lonato del Garda, in the province of Brescia, every summer. The initiative, dedicated to the training and promotion of young singers, stages a title from the great operatic repertoire within the fortress walls, one of the most imposing in Lombardy.
From Competition to the Stage
The heart of the project is the International Opera Competition, which each year selects the young performers destined to take the stage. They are the protagonists of the summer production: a journey that combines competition, advanced training, and stage debut, supported by the Associazione La Bottega della Lirica.
A Growing Tradition
Over the years, the festival has presented various titles from the repertoire: Donizetti's Don Pasquale in 2024, Puccini's La Bohème in 2025, and, in 2026, Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto. Attending an opera at the Rocca of Lonato means experiencing Italian melodrama in a unique historical context, where music dialogues with architecture and the Garda landscape.
Lonato all'Opera — edition 2026
The 2026 edition of Lonato del Garda all'Opera / La Bottega della Lirica is dedicated to Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto, staged in the second half of July at the Visconti-Venetian Rocca of Lonato del Garda. The protagonists are the young singers selected through the International Opera Competition held at the beginning of 2026.
Among the competition winners, tenor Paolo Delai has secured the role of the Duke of Mantua.
Programme Lonato all'Opera 2026
The title for the 2026 edition is Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto, a three-act opera with a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. The production is performed by the young winning singers of the International Opera Competition of La Bottega della Lirica.
- Opera: Rigoletto (G. Verdi)
- Venue: Visconti-Venetian Rocca of Lonato del Garda
- Duke of Mantua: Paolo Delai (tenor)
The exact date and complete cast will be announced by the organization in the weeks preceding the performance.
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How to get there
Lonato del Garda is accessible from the A4 Milan-Venice motorway (Desenzano-Sirmione or Brescia Est exit) and by train from the station on the Milan-Venice line. The Rocca is located at Via Rocca 2, in the historic center.
Tickets and information
Dates and ticket purchase methods will be announced by the Associazione La Bottega della Lirica closer to the performance.
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Where does it take place — Lonato all'Opera
Rocca visconteo-veneta di Lonato del Garda
Via Rocca 2, 25017 Lonato del Garda