CONCERT – Festival Verdi, Parma
Francesco is music director and pianist of the Accademia Verdiana gala concert at the Teatro Regio in Parma.
RECITAL WITH SOPRANO FRANCESCA ASPROMONTE – Real Círculo de la Amistad, Córdoba
Francesco collaborates for the first time with renowned soprano Francesca Aspromonte, presenting a unique program of nineteenth-century Italian vocal chamber music.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR – Accademia Verdiana in New York
Francesco leads an exciting intensive program for opera singers developed from the young artist program at Teatro Regio Parma, focussing on style and performance practices of Verdian repertoire. For this 2026 edition, he has assembled a team that includes Claudia Zucconi, principal collaborative pianist of Accademia Verdiana, as well as renowned soprano Lisette Oropesa, and scholars and conductors Will Crutchfield and David Lawton.
GUEST LECTURER – Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Francesco joins the Musicology Department of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid for a seminar on sources and editorial problems in nineteenth-century opera.
RECITAL WITH SOPRANO SILVIA DALLA BENETTA – Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton
Francesco joins forces with renowned Italian soprano Silvia Dalla Benetta presenting a program that celebrates the art of belcanto in early nineteenth-century Italy. The recital is part of the lunchtime concert series presented by the Department of Music at the University of Southampton.
LECTURE-RECITAL WITH MEZZOSOPRANO ELISA BONAZZI AND CONDUCTOR SEBASTIANO ROLLI – Circolo Amici della Lirica, Piacenza
Francesco joins mezzosoprano Elisa Bonazzi and conductor Sebastiano Rolli for a discussion and live performance exploring issues of philology and performance practice in the work of Giuseppe Verdi.
PERFORMANCE FOR INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS OF FESTIVAL VERDI - New York
Francesco performs with two participants in Accademia Verdiana New York 2026 and accompanies mezzosoprano Teresa Iervolino, recipient of this year's Forrtunino Award.
REGIO 197 CONCERT - Teatro Regio, Parma
Francesco accompanies former young artists of Accademia Verdiana in a gala concert marking the 197th anniversary of Parma's Teatro Regio.
RECITAL WITH MEZZOSOPRANO ELISA BONAZZI - Trame Sonore, Mantua
Elisa Bonazzi and Francesco Izzo present a program of songs for voice and piano by Giuseppe Verdi, performed from a historically informed perspective.
ACADEMIC DIRECTOR – IV Córdoba International Opera Studio
Francesco directs the Córdoba International Opera Studio in Córdoba, Spain, informing the performance practice and leading masterclasses and a gala concert devoted to belcanto and Verdi.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR – Accademia Verdiana, Parma
For a fourth year, Francesco is program director of the Accademia Verdiana, the Verdi-centered young artist program of the Teatro Regio Parma.