Boccaccio - Lehár Festival 2026

With Boccaccio, Franz von Suppé created one of the finest operettas in history. This piece shines in every respect – alongside an seemingly endless wealth of musical highlights, refinement and exuberance, it boasts a clever and witty libretto by Friedrich Zell and Richard Genée.

Medieval Florence is in turmoil, and the notorious poet Boccaccio is to blame. With his novellas about the liberal love lives of the city's ladies, he