Music for the Cure 2026 | Vittorio Grigolo - Galà Lirico

On Monday, February 16, 2026 at 8:30 PM, at the Teatro Auditorium Manzoni, tenor Vittorio Grigolo performs with the Orchestra of the Luciano Pavarotti Foundation for Music for the Cure.

A grand operatic gala featuring the renowned tenor Vittorio Grigolo, a leading name on the international opera scene, and the newly founded Orchestra of the Luciano Pavarotti Foundation conducted by Matteo Parmeggiani. Joining them on the stage of the Teatro Manzoni in Bologna are two young artists at the beginning of promising careers: soprano Giulia Mazzola and mezzo-soprano Benedetta Mazzetto. The program includes the most beautiful opera arias by Verdi, Puccini, Bizet, Leoncavallo, and Mascagni.

Arias, duets, and intermezzi long beloved by audiences.

A fundraising concert in support of Komen Italia Emilia-Romagna Committee’s “Women at the Center” Project and the Sant’Orsola Foundation for the Breast Surgery Department.

Thanks to Banca di Bologna, Alfasigma, Cinius, Coesia, GM2, Illumia, Dolcevita Riccione, and Hotel Touring, partners of the Music for the Cure event, curated by Symposium Eventi in collaboration with Bologna Festival.

Thanks are also extended to the Municipality of Bologna for its collaboration.