✦ Reggio Emilia, Italy / A living heritage
Opera. Art. Ambition.
The past inspires us. The stage belongs to us.
OUR INSPIRATION / YOUR DIRECTION
The Via Emilia connected cities. Our calling is to give continuity to your musical journey.
In 187 B.C. the consul Marcus Aemilius Lepidus had the Via Emilia built, from Rimini to Piacenza. A strategic route that linked colonies and garrisons, eased the movement of the army and strengthened Rome's presence in the region.
That road would cross the centuries, becoming a line of encounter, exchange and growth. It is this ability to look far ahead that inspires us.
One road, many meeting places. Follow the route through the towns and stations documented in Roman times.
Scroll along the line to explore the stops. With the keyboard, select the route and use the arrow keys.
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus laid out the Via Emilia and helped shape the city that still bears his name today.
Every journey grows through important choices. Including choosing where to stop, whom to trust and where to cultivate your talent. Regium Lepidi was founded to accompany you in this choice: to give shape to your voice and direction to your artistic path.
Sometimes, to find your own road, you begin by choosing where to stop.
A symbolic diagram, not to scale: it brings together towns and stations recorded at different times in the Roman era, including the stops on the Piacenza–Rimini stretch of the Itinerarium Burdigalense (A.D. 333), with Florentia and Forum Gallorum attested in other sources. It does not depict a series of settlements all founded in 187 B.C. Some locations are still debated.
Ancient itinerary · PatER ↗ · The name Regium Lepidi · Musei Civici ↗
FROM OUR HISTORY, A COMMITMENT TO YOU
In music, talent grows when it finds a direction: a solid method, clear goals and real opportunities to put yourself to the test. That is why we want to build a path in which every step prepares the next, from technique to interpretation, all the way to the experience of the stage.
Getting to know your own voice, gaining awareness and building reliable tools. Giving your study a direction, so that talent can express itself with greater freedom.
Entering into the music, the text and the character. Turning preparation into expressive choices, to find an intention in every phrase and a voice that is truly your own.
Bringing your work before an audience. Learning to listen to your colleagues, handle emotion and live the responsibility of the stage: what takes shape when preparation becomes experience.
The journey takes commitment.
Let's build the direction together.
EMILIAN ROOTS. OPEN HORIZONS.
From here, Regium Lepidi Opera takes its projects across Italy and around the world. New stages, new collaborations, new encounters with audiences: our story continues every time music reaches someone.
With the support of Available srl ↗, we bring together performance and technology to take our projects even further.
See the upcoming events ↗The history of the Via Emilia: Cultural heritage of Emilia-Romagna ↗
THREE SOULS. ONE PASSION.
Each choice you make, each action you take,
Each breath you draw brings you closer to glory.
Each fall is merely the prelude to your rebirth.
Never cease to believe, nor give up on improving yourself;
Success awaits those who dream endlessly.
If you persist and endure, you will achieve and conquer.
MARCUS AEMILIUS LEPIDUS
An artist must believe in what they do. It is through work, doubt and effort that they learn, grow and find their own voice.
REGIUM LEPIDI OPERA FESTIVAL
For without the art of mastering every sound,
even the most ardent heart is lost among empty echoes.
ACADEMY CALLIOPE
Mirko Matarazzo
THE VISION BEHIND THE STAGE
01 / ARTISTIC DIRECTION
Founder / Artistic Director
At the heart of Regium Lepidi is a passion that brings together opera, training and the meeting of artists. A path guided by experience and focused on the stage.
02 / REGIUM LEPIDI OPERA FESTIVAL
ITALY · SUMMER PROGRAMREPERTOIRE / 2027
The 2027 summer programme: great masterpieces under consideration for the next Festival.
Programme and information ↗
CALLIOPE / THE ART OF THE VOICE
03 / ACADEMY CALLIOPE
A voice is cultivated. Interpretation is deepened. Experience is built on stage: discover the training activities and masterclasses of Regium Lepidi.
04 / UPCOMING EVENTS
22DEC 2026
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CASTING / CHRISTMAS CONCERT
22 December 2026 · Teatro B. Asioli, Correggio (RE)
Discover the casting ↗
MAR2027
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VERDI / THE POWER OF MELODRAMA
March 2027 · Teatro G. Verdi, Busseto (PR)
Information and masterclasses ↗
JUL2027
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REGIUM LEPIDI / OPERA FESTIVAL
July 2027 · Teatro B. Asioli, Correggio (RE)
Explore the Festival ↗
05 / PAST EVENTS
Stories, productions and encounters from the archive. Select a poster to enlarge it, or browse the stage photographs.
Explore the gallery ↗06 / YOUR NEXT ACT
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