AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoOpera & Classical: Jean-Baptiste Lully’s Phaëton is being reworked into a three-act opera by composer Vasiliki Legaki, with the Philippi Festival staging the adaptation and live-electronics among the credits. Live Music (Italy): The Black Keys bring their European run to Italy, with dates including two shows in Milan at Alcatraz. Italian-Linked Opera (abroad): Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra opens San Francisco Opera’s fall season in Claus Guth’s production, with the story set in 14th-century Genoa and staged through flashbacks and split perspectives. Industry (Italy): Rome’s MIA market (19–23 October) selects 67 projects from 530+ submissions across 82 countries, spanning features, docs, animation and scripted series. Music Culture (Italy-adjacent): The 12th edition of MIA also adds Doc Connect for seven documentary projects, signaling more structured co-production and financing matchmaking.
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