Events

IFFV members enjoy exclusive access to the Accademia Verdiana New York. AVNY is a series of masterclasses held each January at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò culminating in a final concert.

Join us on January 10, 2026 for an exciting afternoon of opera and fine food when IFFV makes its annual visit to the Metropolitan Opera in New York to see the first new production of Vincenzo Bellini’s I Puritani in 50 years.

Since its inception IFFV has organized an exclusive visit to Festival Verdi. IFFV participates in a Festival Verdi Weekend filled with excellent performances…

The International Friends of Festival Verdi (IFFV) Spring Gala 2025 was held on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center in New York.

IFFV attended Festival Verdi from October 10-14, 2024. The group enjoyed performances of Attila at the Teatro Magnini in Fidenza, Un Ballo in Maschera at Teatro Verdi in Busseto, Macbeth at Teatro Regio di Parma, and the Gala Verdiano.

In May of 2025 the IFFV Spring Gala moved to the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center. The evening featured our first cooperation with Parma Quality Restaurants and its representative Enrico Bergonzi. It also marked the inaugural edition of the Fortunino Award to an outstanding artist from Festival Verdi, Antonio Poli (tenor).