Get ready: OperaCamion is hitting the road again
From May 25 to June 22 2025, Rossini’s The Barber of Seville will tour Rome’s neighborhoods, bringing opera where you least expect it — right into piazzas, courtyards, and city corners.
This beloved project by the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma turns a truck into a full-on mobile stage, complete with live orchestra, singers, lighting, and costumes. The container opens like a curtain, and suddenly the square becomes a theatre. People show up with their own chairs and share an evening of live music, laughter, and community.
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”It’s like a circus crossing Rome, full of musicians and acrobats”
Director Manu Lalli describes it as a chance to be swept away by the energy of Rossini’s music. Opera escapes its traditional venues and becomes a festive, open event that brings people together.
This version of The Barber of Seville is light and playful while staying true to Rossini’s spirit. The Teatro dell’Opera’s orchestra is conducted by Carlo Donadio, and direction, costumes, and lights are all by Manu Lalli, who draws inspiration from circus arts, commedia dell’arte, and street culture. The cast features young talents from the Teatro’s “Fabbrica” Young Artist Program.
Here’s where to catch the show:
- Sunday, May 25 – Via Raffaele Aversa, in front of the Church of San Giovanni Evangelista – Spinaceto (Municipio IX)
- Wednesday, May 28 – Piazza Gaetano Mosca – Monte Cucco (Municipio XI)
- Friday, May 30 – Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II – (Municipio I)
- Sunday, June 1 – Piazza Jan Palach – (Municipio II)
- Thursday, June 5 – Parking lot, Via Crisafulli 30 – (Municipio XIII)
- Thursday, June 12 – Viale Galvano della Volpe 1 – (Municipio VII)
- Wednesday, June 18 – Via Carlo Terron, in front of the Amaldi School – Via Cassia (Municipio XV)
- Friday, June 20 – Via Tommaso Smith, market square – (Municipio IV)
- Sunday, June 22 – Square outside the Church of San Felice da Cantalice – Centocelle (Municipio V)
All performances start at 9:15 PM and admission is free and open to all.
We’ve already packed our folding chairs. What about you? See you under the stars?
