Luciano Pavarotti Municipal Theatre of Modena

Since the nineteenth century, the Municipal Theatre has been the beating heart of an operatic tradition deeply rooted in local popular culture. The Municipal Theatre is linked to the names of Mirella Freni, Raina Kabaivanska, Nicolai Ghiaurov, and Luciano Pavarotti, after whom the theatre was named in 2007. Every year, the Municipal Theatre puts on a wonderful season of operas, concerts and ballets, open to new musical and visual languages, making it one of the most important and valuable Italian theatres.

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