Valsugana and Vigolana International Festival

Opera comes to Borgo Valsugana

The Valsugana and Vigolana International Festival is a touring opera series that travels through the municipalities of the Valsugana valley and the Vigolana Plateau, in the province of Trento, in the heart of Trentino-Alto Adige. Among the key locations is the Municipality of Borgo Valsugana, the historic capital of the lower Valsugana overlooking the Brenta River, which every year hosts some of the most anticipated events on the calendar, including the world premiere of the season's operatic production.

Conceived and produced by the Belcanto Academy APS under the artistic direction of soprano Francesca Micarelli, the festival transforms squares, ancient parish churches, castles, and auditoriums into stages for opera, bringing the general public closer to a heritage often perceived as distant. The formula is as simple as it is ambitious: all events are free of charge and feature young international artists selected for the Belcanto Academy Opera Studio advanced training program.

Borgo Valsugana, a place of honor

In Borgo Valsugana, the festival usually presents a concert entrusted to the Young OperaLab Orchestra, the festival's youth ensemble, where singers and instrumentalists perform arias, duets, and famous pages from the great repertoire. But it is above all here, in the heart of the valley, that the festival chooses to raise the curtain for the first time on its major annual operatic production, before taking it on tour to other municipalities in the region.

The festival involves several of the most evocative locations in eastern Trentino: in addition to Borgo Valsugana, it visits Levico Terme, Pergine Valsugana, Grigno, Roncegno Terme, Castel Ivano, Tezze, Castello Tesino, Calliano in the Vallagarina valley, and the Vigolana Plateau. The festival is organized in collaboration with local municipal administrations and with the support of the Autonomous Province of Trento; the festival has been awarded the Eco Eventi Trentino label, testifying to its focus on environmental sustainability.

Why attend

• Quality opera with young international talents, completely free of charge
• The world premiere of the year's operatic production, hosted in Borgo Valsugana
• A concert by the Young OperaLab Orchestra in the heart of the lower Valsugana
• A long calendar, from June to December, accompanying the entire season
• A project that combines advanced musical training with the promotion of the territory

For opera enthusiasts and those approaching this world for the first time, the Borgo Valsugana stops of the Valsugana and Vigolana International Festival are a rare opportunity to hear great live music in an Alpine setting with a strong identity.