The ROF comes to a close with the Messa per Rossini

The ROF closes its 46th edition with another rarity. On Friday 22 August at 8.30 p.m. at the Teatro Rossini, the Messa per Rossini will be given its premiere performance. The concert will be dedicated to the memory of Gianfranco Mariotti, founder of the Festival and its Intendant for the first 38 editions, who passed away at the end of 2024. Donato Renzetti will conduct the Orchestra of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna and the Chorus of the Teatro Ventidio Basso, joined by a distinguished cast featuring Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Caterina Piva, Dmitry Korchak, Misha Kiria, and Marko Mimica.

As is tradition, the Festival’s final concert will also be broadcast live in Piazza del Popolo, in collaboration with the Municipality of Pesaro. The video projection will be free to attend. Read more.

Published in : 21 August 2025