Once again, 4 performances are nearly sold out for the 10th year of residency in the Teatro Stabile del Veneto’s season for Italy’s largest vocal orchestra, conducted by Marco Toso Borella. All are Venetian citizens and non-professional singers who become all-around performers.
December 20 and 21, 3 performances at the Teatro Goldoni plus the fourth on January 6 at the Teatro Del Monaco in Treviso
Last available tickets: www.teatrostabileveneto.it
A public success that has been repeated for 10 years on the stage of the Teatro Stabile del Veneto for the Big Vocal Orchestra: a massive vocal orchestra with a lineup of 300 members, all Venetian citizens and amateur non-professional choristers, who transform into all-around performers putting on a one-of-a-kind show.
A grand choir lined up on a platform that takes over the entire stage; a choir, however, that does not sing with sheet music in hand because their hands are busy with multiple movements that amplify the intensity and scenic impact; a choir that often overflows beyond the stage, bringing the show to reach and—literally—touch the audience; a choir from which talented solo voices, dancers, actors, and performers emerge in a cross-disciplinary show designed to engage, strike, move, and provoke reflection on the meaning and sense of Christmas.
December 20 and 21 at the Teatro Goldoni in Venice (3 performances) and January 6 at the Teatro Del Monaco in Treviso: tickets have been flying off the shelves in recent weeks. The last ones remain on sale at the Theater box office or on the website www.teatrostabileveneto.it) .
“Christmas is very much the protagonist of this year’s show — explains Marco Toso Borella, conductor and director — not only with pieces taken from the traditional Christmas repertoire but above all in the overall direction of the story we are going to tell. These days, we all live immersed in a frenzy that risks distancing us from the authentic meaning of this holiday. In the show, we bring a reflection on our current way of experiencing relationships and the dimension of the ‘family holiday,’ moving between living tableaus that embody the ‘dream’ of a happy Christmas and the clash with a reality made of conflicts that also pervades our homes, leading to our personal ‘recipe’ for a happy Christmas and life based on ‘chorality,’ sharing, and a shared collective experience. A message that is never missing during our shows.”
In addition to the Christmas repertoire, there are many of the group’s workhorses, such as Carmina Nirvana, which mixes “Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi” from Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana with Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” this time presented in a renewed scenic version inspired by Monicelli’s famous Christmas film “Parenti serpenti.” But there are also many new features on the program, including a new (top-secret) final medley for its absolute first public performance. “No spoilers, we don’t want to ruin the surprise — explains the conductor — we can only say that the audience will find many songs they know and won’t be able to help but sing and dance with us.”
The show, which will also be performed for a fourth time at the Teatro Mario Del Monaco in Treviso on January 6 (which has also been sold out for weeks), will move to the squares for the City of Venice’s traditional concert for its citizens: December 27 in Piazza Ferretto and December 29 in St. Mark’s Square, where this year the choir will return to appear from the loggia of the Doge’s Palace. Absolute news for 2026: the Christmas tour will also continue this year in Jesolo on January 4, in the natural arena of Piazza Aurora, the heart of the “Natale all’improvviso” Christmas Village initiatives promoted by the Municipality of Jesolo.
Among the concerts scheduled for 2026, at the end of the Christmas season, a concert on January 16 at the Teatro Toniolo in Mestre to commemorate 10 years since the death of Don Franco De Pieri; the appointment in Padua on February 8 at the Teatro OPSA with “C’è un posto per tutti 3,” a benefit concert for the Cucine Economiche Popolari of the Diocese of Padua; and the usual appointment on April 25 with the Vocal Skyline at the Teatro Goldoni for the Teatro Stabile del Veneto.
