12 September is the National Day of Italy! Join us in marking this special occasion for Italy!

12 September marks the National Day of Italy.
Visit Italy Pavilion and attend the official ceremony to experience the occasion together!

≪Official Ceremony≫

📍Venue: EXPO Hall “Shining Hat”
⏰Start time: 11:00 *10:00 – Doors Open

The official ceremony of Italy National Day will take place at the Expo Hall “Shining Hat,” featuring solemn moments and institutional addresses.
Performance by the Ballet School of Accademia Teatro alla Scala
The program includes the following choreographies:
• Rossini Cards – Choreography by Mauro Bigonzetti, Music by Gioachino Rossini
• La Strada – Choreography by Mario Pistoni, Music by Nino Rota

≪Special Event≫
The Great Italian Opera, a World Heritage

📍 Expo Hall “Shining Hat”
⏰ 18:00

Orchestra of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
Conductor – Francesco Ivan Ciampa
Soprano – Anastasia Bartoli
Tenor – Luciano Ganci
Baritone – Luca Micheletti
Program:
• Giuseppe Verdi – Symphony from Nabucco
• Giuseppe Verdi – Pietà, rispetto, amore from Macbeth
• Ruggero Leoncavallo – Vesti la giubba from Pagliacci
• Giacomo Puccini – Vissi d’arte from Tosca
• Ruggero Leoncavallo – Intermezzo from Pagliacci
• Giacomo Puccini – In un coupè? from La Bohème
• Giacomo Puccini – Duet Mario! Mario! Mario! from Tosca
• Giacomo Puccini – Intermezzo from Manon Lescaut
• Giuseppe Verdi – Odi tu come fremono cupi from Un Ballo in Maschera