Saturday 24 October at 4 pm - Mehta hall, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

The latest event in C’è Musica & Musica 3.0, the concert series dedicated to families, young people and younger audiences.

Jacopo Brusa conducts the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, with Lorenzo Baglioni as narrator.

Featuring soprano Suji Kwon and mezzo-soprano Vivien Georgiev.

The programme features a selection of music by Giuseppe Verdi.

Children’s snacks are kindly provided by Unicoop Firenze.

Single ticket price: €15

Florence, 22 October 2026 - On Saturday 24 October at 4 pm, the Zubin Mehta Hall at the Teatro del Maggio welcomes back C’è Musica & Musica 3.0, a series of events that invites children, young people and families to discover music, theatre and the world of live performance in a fresh, fun and engaging way.

Taking centre stage this afternoon is Lorenzo Baglioni, who returns to the Maggio to introduce audiences to Giuseppe Verdi, accompanied by the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino under the baton of Jacopo Brusa. Joining them are soprano Suji Kwon, a recent graduate of the Maggio Academy, and mezzo-soprano Vivien Georgiev.

Singer, songwriter, actor, presenter and science communicator, Lorenzo Baglioni has become a familiar face at the Teatro del Maggio. He returns just days after the success of the performance on 11 October, when he introduced the young audience in the Sala Mehta to the music of Ludwig van Beethoven.

“Introducing children to Giuseppe Verdi means, first and foremost, showing them that opera is not a museum inhabited by characters who have nothing to do with us. It is a place where someone falls in love, someone feels afraid, someone gets angry, someone makes a mistake, and someone desperately tries to be free. And then, just when words are no longer enough, they begin to sing,” explains Baglioni, speaking about Saturday’s concert.

“There is music we know even before we realise we know it. Just a few notes are enough, and something inside us says: ‘I’ve heard this before.’ This is what Verdi’s music has done for generations. His melodies have left the opera houses, travelled through public squares, found their way into films and advertisements, and even made it into stadiums. They have become part of our collective imagination.

“During the performance, we will therefore explore Verdi’s world by following his stories and listening closely to his music, without needing to know it already and without being afraid of not understanding it. Because before music can be analysed, it can be experienced.”

Saturday’s programme opens with the Sinfonia from Nabucco, followed by “Stride la vampa” from Il trovatore and the Prelude to Act I of La traviata. The concert continues with “Ecco l’orrido campo… Ma dall’arido stelo divulsa” from Un ballo in maschera and the Sinfonia from La forza del destino.

The selection of Verdi’s music concludes with the duet between Aida and Amneris from Aida.