September 29th, 2015 – The Arena di Verona Fondazione is flying once again to the Sultanate of Oman, opening the 2015-2016 opera season of the Royal Opera House in Muscat. The 270 talents (of the Orchestra, Choir, Corps de Ballet, technicians, extras and mime artists) of the Foundation will take over the Royal Opera House stage on October 1, 3 and 4 at 7pm. The set, by Franco Zeffirelli, will be directed by Maestro Andrea Battistoni. After the extraordinary success of 2011 with Puccini’s Turandot (direction by Franco Zeffirelli) and in 2014 with I Capuleti e i Montecchi (directed by Arnaud Bernard), the Fondazione Arena di Verona was again asked back to the Sultanate of Oman. “The Royal Opera House in Muscat has been for the past four years an indispensable bridge between the Omani and the European culture – said the superintendent Francesco Girondini – spreading the message of the universality of music and the arts. The Arena Foundation, called this year to open the opera season 2015-2016, is proud to take on this role of opera ambassador, as an expression of Made in Italy in the world.” (Cle)
