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WAITING LIST – PLEASE CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION We invite you to join us in Parma from October 8 – 12 for an exclusive Festival Verdi Weekend filled with excellent performances, incredible cuisine, and all of the excitement of being an insider at Italy’s premier celebration of the life and works of Giuseppe Verdi!

The International Friends of Festival Verdi (IFFV) Spring Gala 2026 was held on Thursday, April 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM, at the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center in New York. This annual event served as the U.S. announcement of the upcoming Festival Verdi 2026 in Parma, Italy, and celebrates the legacy of composer Giuseppe Verdi.

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.