FRANCESCO PACELLI

UN BALLO IN MASCHERA (2026) / Opera

My Role: Cameramen, Drug-Dealer, Ku Klux Klan

Conductor and Music Director
Emmanuel Tjeknavorian

Chorus Master
Lorenzo Fratini

Stage Director
Valentina Carrasco

Set Designer
Andrea Belli

Costume Designer
Silvia Aymonino

Lighting Designer
Marco Filibeck

Video Designer
Max Volpini

Orchestra and Chorus of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Riccardo
Antonio Poli / Max Jota (22)

Renato
Bogdan Baciu / Hae Kang (15, 22)

Amelia
Chiara Isotton / Alessia Panza (22)

Ulrica
Ksenia Dudnikova

Oscar
Lavinia Bini

Silvano
Janusz Nosek

Samuel
Mattia Denti

Tom
Adriano Gramigni

A Judge
Francesco Congiu

A Servant of Amelia
Roberto Miani

EXTRAS
Andrea Baldassarri, Mohamed Bangoura, Francesca Cellini, Matilde Cortivo, Stefano Francasi, Roy Ilagou, Mirian Lima Silva, Mauro Milone, Francesco Pacelli, Leonardo Paoli, Sara Silli, Maria Cristina Valentini

Performed in: Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (2026)

One of the many characters I portray in

UN BALLO IN MASCHERA
Directed by Valentina Carrasco

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

May 12, 15, 17, 22, and 24.

UN BALLO IN MASCHERA (2026) / Opera

My Role: Cameramen, Drug-Dealer, Ku Klux Klan

Conductor and Music Director
Emmanuel Tjeknavorian

Chorus Master
Lorenzo Fratini

Stage Director
Valentina Carrasco

Set Designer
Andrea Belli

Costume Designer
Silvia Aymonino

Lighting Designer
Marco Filibeck

Video Designer
Max Volpini

Orchestra and Chorus of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Riccardo
Antonio Poli / Max Jota (22)

Renato
Bogdan Baciu / Hae Kang (15, 22)

Amelia
Chiara Isotton / Alessia Panza (22)

Ulrica
Ksenia Dudnikova

Oscar
Lavinia Bini

Silvano
Janusz Nosek

Samuel
Mattia Denti

Tom
Adriano Gramigni

A Judge
Francesco Congiu

A Servant of Amelia
Roberto Miani

EXTRAS
Andrea Baldassarri, Mohamed Bangoura, Francesca Cellini, Matilde Cortivo, Stefano Francasi, Roy Ilagou, Mirian Lima Silva, Mauro Milone, Francesco Pacelli, Leonardo Paoli, Sara Silli, Maria Cristina Valentini

Performed in: Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (2026)

THE DEATH OF KLINGHOFFER (2026) / Opera
by John Adams
Libretto by Alice Goodman

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Conductor: Lawrence Renes
Direction and Set Design: Luca Guadagnino
Chorus Master: Lorenzo Fratini
Choreography: Ella Rothschild
Costumes: Marta Solari
Lighting: Peter van Praet
Sound Designer: Mark Grey

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Orchestra and Chorus of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

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The Captain: Daniel Okulitch
The First Officer: Andreas Mattersberger
Swiss Grandmother / Austrian Woman: Marina Comparato
Molqi: Roy Cornelius Smith
Mamoud: Levent Bakirci
Leon Klinghoffer: Laurent Naouri
Rambo: Joshua Bloom
British Dancing Girl: Janetka Hoșco
Omar: Ioanna Kykna
Marilyn Klinghoffer: Susan Bullock

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Sculpture: Berlinde De Bruyckere
Make-up Artist: Fernanda Perez
Hair Stylist: Massimo Gattabrusi
Costume Assistant (Figurinista): Elena Pavinato
Musical Assistant: Joseph Marcheso
Assistant Director: Paola Rota
Assistant Set Designer: Axelle Ponsonnet
Assistant Costume Designer: Davide Boni

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Dancers: Micah Best, Zachary Buri, Jenna Davis, Matilde Di Ciolo, Flavio Ferruzzi, Ria Girard, Shaked Heller, Emilia Martinez, Skye Notary, Riley O’Flynn, Reika Shirasa

Special Extras and Acrobats: Elena Barini, Roberta Benvenuti, Sabina Casaroni, Luciano Colzani, Maria Caterina Frani, Federica Garavaglia, Leila Ghiabbi (acrobat), Alma Sophie Golinski, Edoardo Groppler, Giada Inserra (acrobat), Sandro Mabellini, Stefano Mascalchi, Guido Mazzoni, Francesco Pacelli, Leonardo Paoli (acrobat), Irene Petris, Laura Pistolesi (acrobat), Carlo Pucci, Federico Raffaelli, Roberta Raimondi, Hortencia Teran, Simone Ticci (acrobat)

Photo by Michele Monasta

Performed in: Teatro del Maggio Musicale, Firenze (2026)

On Air on RAI 5

Macbeth (2026) / Opera

Riccardo Muti – Conductor
Chiara Muti – Stage Director
Alessandro Camera – Set Design
Ursula Patzak – Costume Design
Simone Valastro – Choreography
Vincent Longuemare – Lighting Design
Paolo Vettori – Assistant Director
Andrea Gregori – Assistant Set Designer
Hannah Gelesz – Assistant Costume Designer
Piero Monti – Chorus Master

Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Regio Torino
New production by Teatro Regio Torino
Co-production with Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and Andrea Maffei
Based on the tragedy of the same name by William Shakespeare

Macbeth – Baritone
Luca Micheletti

Lady Macbeth – Soprano
Lidia Fridman

Banco – Bass
Maharram Huseynov

Macduff – Tenor
Giovanni Sala

Lady Macbeth’s Lady-in-Waiting – Soprano
Chiara Polese

Malcolm – Tenor
Riccardo Rados

The Doctor – Bass
Luca Dall’Amico

A Servant – Baritone
Eduardo Martínez (Regio Ensemble)

The Assassin – Bass
Tyler Zimmerman (Regio Ensemble)

The Herald – Tenor
Daniel Umbelino (Regio Ensemble)

First Apparition – Baritone
Mattia Comandone

First Apparition – Bass-baritone
Lorenzo Battagion

Dancers: Andrea Barbagallo, Andrea Bassi, Davide Boi, Marko Bukaqeja, Davide Bussolino, Fabio Caputo, Davide Caracciolo, Marco Caudera, Davide Condró, Cristina Da Ponte, Aurora Dal Maso, Maria Novella Della Martira, Stella Gelardi, Lav Gilardoni, Cristiana Lucifora, Emanuele Marchetti, Anna Negroni, Giada Negroni, Francesco Pacelli, Maya Quattrini, Stefania Ventura

Photo by Mattia Gaido

Performed in:
Teatro Regio Torino (2026)

TERRAMARA 1991/2013
Compagnia Abbondanza/Bertoni

Choreography: Michele Abbondanza and Antonella Bertoni

Dancers: Francesco Pacelli And Eleonora Chiocchini

Musics: J.S. Bach, G.Yared, S.Borè,
Scenography 1991: Lucio Diana
Lights: Carlo Meloni
Costumes: Marta Griso
Tecnical Direction: Andrea Gentili
Organizzation: Dalia Macii
Press Office And Administration: Francesca Leonelli

Performed to:
- Teatro Toniolo (Mestre) , 2013
- Cavallerizza Reale, Torino Danza (Torino), 2013
- Teatro Sociale (Trento), 2013
- Cantieri Teatrali Koreja (Lecce), 2013
- Teatro Comunale Sala Grande (Vicenza), 2014
- Teatro Camploy (Verona), 2014
- Teatro Rasi (Ravenna), 2014
- Teatro Fortuna (Fano), 2014
- Fondazione del Teatro Grande (Brescia), 2014
- Teatro Comunale (Ferrara), 2014
- Teatro Gioia (Piacenza), 2015
- Pim Off (Milano), 2015
- Teatro Kismet (Bari), 2015
- Teatro Verdi (Padova), 2015
- Chiostri di Santa Caterina (Finale LIgure), 2015
- Teatro Secci (Terni), 2016
- Teatro Sociale (Sondrio), 2017

Performed on TV :
- Sky Arte , 2014
- Sky Classica HD, 2019

Restructuring in the framework of the RIC.CI/Reconstruction Italian Contemporary Choreography project 80s and 90s
Design and artistic direction: MARINELLA GUATTERINI
Management assistant: MYRIAM DOLCE

photo by Paolo Laudicina

TERRAMARA 1991/2013
Compagnia Abbondanza/Bertoni

Choreography: Michele Abbondanza and Antonella Bertoni

Dancers: Francesco Pacelli And Eleonora Chiocchini

Musics: J.S. Bach, G.Yared, S.Borè,
Scenography 1991: Lucio Diana
Lights: Carlo Meloni
Costumes: Marta Griso
Tecnical Direction: Andrea Gentili
Organizzation: Dalia Macii
Press Office And Administration: Francesca Leonelli

Performed to:
- Teatro Toniolo (Mestre) , 2013
- Cavallerizza Reale, Torino Danza (Torino), 2013
- Teatro Sociale (Trento), 2013
- Cantieri Teatrali Koreja (Lecce), 2013
- Teatro Comunale Sala Grande (Vicenza), 2014
- Teatro Camploy (Verona), 2014
- Teatro Rasi (Ravenna), 2014
- Teatro Fortuna (Fano), 2014
- Fondazione del Teatro Grande (Brescia), 2014
- Teatro Comunale (Ferrara), 2014
- Teatro Gioia (Piacenza), 2015
- Pim Off (Milano), 2015
- Teatro Kismet (Bari), 2015
- Teatro Verdi (Padova), 2015
- Chiostri di Santa Caterina (Finale LIgure), 2015
- Teatro Secci (Terni), 2016
- Teatro Sociale (Sondrio), 2017

Performed on TV :
- Sky Arte , 2014
- Sky Classica HD, 2019

Restructuring in the framework of the RIC.CI/Reconstruction Italian Contemporary Choreography project 80s and 90s
Design and artistic direction: MARINELLA GUATTERINI
Management assistant: MYRIAM DOLCE

photo by Alaios Borinelli