Le carnaval

Jean-Baptiste Lully – Le carnaval | Opera

An iconic performance at the court of the Sun King, Le carnaval (on stage 27 February and 1 March 2026) is a masterpiece by Jean-Baptiste Lully, the founder of French opera and the musical grandeur of Versailles. The score will be conducted by Federico Maria Sardelli, one of the most celebrated interpreters of Baroque music, leading the orchestra ModoAntiquo, which he founded and with which he performs across Europe. He has been a guest in the major concert halls of Europe, from the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam to the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, and has over forty recordings to his name for Naïve and Deutsche Grammophon. On the new stage presented by the Teatro Comunale di Ferrara in co-production with Modena, the performance will also feature the dancers of NoGravity, an acrobatic dance company that crosses the boundaries between different performing arts to create multidisciplinary performances and theatrical shows inspired by the extraordinary mechanics of Renaissance and Baroque theatre.

Program and cast

Jean-Baptiste Lully – LE CARNAVAL

Mascarade – 1675
First soprano Valeria la Grotta
Second soprano Giuseppina Bridelli
Haute-contre Philippe Talbot
Tenor Cyril Auvity
First bass Biagio Pizzuti
Second bass Alexandre Baldo

Conductor Federico Maria Sardelli
Direction, choreography, sets, costumes and lighting Emiliano Pellisari

Dancers of the NoGravity Company

Baroque Orchestra Modo Antiquo
Choir I Musici del Gran Principe
Choir Director Samuele Lastrucci

Co-production Fondazione Teatro Comunale di Ferrara, Fondazione Teatro Comunale di Modena
In collaboration with Orchestra Modo Antiquo and NoGravity Theatre
NEW PRODUCTION