Dicembre al Lirico (December at the Lirico)

Figlie di maggio - Fillas de maju

Figlie di maggio - Fillas de maju retraces a key moment in the history of Cagliari and Sardinia: the May 1906 uprisings, one of the most painful chapters too often forgotten by collective memory. Against the high cost of living and unsustainable working conditions, the cigarette workers of the Cagliari Tobacco Factory, along with laborers, dockworkers, bakers, salt workers, and other city workers, demanded a radical change. Their demands led to a general strike, to which the Kingdom of Italy responded with harsh repression. In Cagliari, two very young workers were killed and hundreds of protesters were seriously injured, as reported by the chronicles of the time. The protest spread to other parts of Sardinia, where the suppression resulted in further casualties and injuries.

Lirico Night

An extraordinary night of electronic music, techno, house at Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, which, for the occasion, will be open to everyone with free admission. Lirico Night is actually offering, for the first time, a long evening with four DJs taking turns on stage, while graphics and video projections accompany the music in three distinct areas: the stage, the stalls, and the boxes are lit up and merge into one big space that, following the rhythm and music, surrounded by a cascade of LEDs, lights, and images, engulfs everyone in an overwhelming finale.

 

The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker, a two-act ballet based on the story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, is one of the audience's most beloved masterpieces. In this magical, colorful, dreamlike, effervescent version, it is staged by the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet, with choreography by Mehmet Balkan and conducted by Alessandro d’Agostini, an appreciated director who has often collaborated with Cagliari's resident ensembles, especially in musical activities aimed at young people and schools.

New Year's Eve Concert - Bollani and Friends

A truly unmissable event at Teatro Lirico in Cagliari with Bollani and Friends for the 2026 New Year's Eve Concert: a night of great music featuring the highly anticipated return to Cagliari, 13 years after his debut (May 2013), of Stefano Bollani, composer, piano virtuoso, and multifaceted artist. He will perform for the audience alongside Valentina Cenni (vocals), Frida (vocals and piano), and some of his longtime friends, as well as acclaimed artists such as Gabriele Evangelista (double bass), Bernardo Guerra (drums), and Gabriele Mirabassi (clarinet). 

The concert is created exclusively for Teatro Lirico di Cagliari. 

At the end of the show, a traditional toast and exchange of New Year’s greetings will take place in the auditorium foyer.