The Verdi Cycle

"One of the most significant achievements in the opera world."
—John Fleming, Tampa Bay Times

An Operatic Milestone—28 Years in the Making

In 1989 Sarasota Opera began The Verdi Cycle—a unique undertaking to perform the complete works of Giuseppe Verdi.

The 2016 Winter Opera Festival marked the grand finale of this extraordinary journey with new productions of Aida and The Battle of Legnano, with the final week devoted exclusively to the Italian master, including concerts of his music, talks, panel discussions, and other special events.

The completion of the Cycle has made Sarasota Opera the only company in the world to have performed all of Verdi’s music!

For more complete information on Sarasota Opera's Verdi Cycle, visit www.verdicycle.org. 

Major Works Performed

1989 Rigoletto
1990 Aroldo
1991 Un ballo in maschera
1992 Simon Boccanegra (revised version)
1992 Simon Boccanegra* (original version)
1993 Il trovatore
1994 Les Vêpres siciliennes**
1995 Nabucco
1996 La forza del destino (standard version)
1996 La forza del destino (original version)
1997 Ernani
1998 La traviata
1999 Luisa Miller
2000 Alzira
2001 Falstaff
2001 Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio
2001 Requiem Mass
2001 Stabat Mater
2002 Le Trouvère
2003 Macbeth (standard version)
2003 Macbeth (original version)
2004 Il corsaro
2005 Stiffelio
2006 I masnadieri
2007 Attila
2008 Rigoletto
2008 I due Foscari
2009 Don Carlos (Revised 4 Act version in French)
2009 La traviata
2010 Giovanna d’Arco
2011 I Lombardi alla prima crociata
2012 Otello
2012 Rigoletto
2013 Un giorno di regno***
2014 Il trovatore
2014 Jérusalem
2015 Don Carlos (Paris version)
2016 Aida
2016 La battaglia di Legnano

*American premiere
**American premiere in the original French
***World premiere of the critical edition