Antigone
by Sofocle
Ancient Theatre, Sunday 12 August @ 9.30pm
Antigone is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 441 BC. The play expands on the Theban legend that predated it and picks up where Aeschylus’ Seven Against Thebes ends.
Adaptation and direction by Massimo Venturiello
with: Giulia Sanna, Ludovica Bove, Stefano De Santis, Francesco Patané, Carla Cassola, Andrea Monno, Franco Silvestri, Andrea Colangelo, Angelo Tanzi, Giuseppe Spezia
Scenes: Alessandro Chiti
Costumes: Helga Williams
Musics: Germano Mazzocchetti
TICKETS on boxol.it
Stalls (Parterre): € 20,00
Gallery (central): € 20,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € –
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € –
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SYNOPSIS
Prior to the beginning of the play, brothers Eteocles and Polyneices, leading opposite sides in Thebes’ civil war, died fighting each other for the throne. Creon, the new ruler of Thebes, brother of the former Queen Jocasta, has decided that Eteocles will be honored and Polyneices will be in public shame. The rebel brother’s body will not be sanctified by holy rites and will lie unburied on the battlefield, prey for carrion animals like worms and vultures, the harshest punishment at the time. Antigone and Ismene are the sisters of the dead Polyneices and Eteocles. In the opening of the play, Antigone brings Ismene outside the palace gates late at night for a secret meeting: Antigone wants to bury Polyneices’ body, in defiance of Creon’s edict. Ismene refuses to help her, not believing that it will actually be possible to bury their brother, who is under guard, but she is unable to stop Antigone from going to bury her brother herself.
Antigone’s family tree Creon enters, along with the Chorus of Theban Elders. He seeks their support in the days to come and in particular, wants them to back his edict regarding the disposal of Polyneices’ body. The Leader of the Chorus pledges his support out of deference to Creon. A Sentry enters, fearfully reporting that the body has been given funeral rites and a symbolic burial with a thin covering of earth, though no one saw who had actually committed the crime. Creon, furious, orders the Sentry to find the culprit or face death himself. The Sentry leaves, and the Chorus sings about honouring the gods, but after a short absence, he returns, bringing Antigone with him. The Sentry explains that the watchmen uncovered Polyneices’ body and then caught Antigone as she did the funeral rituals. Creon questions her after sending the Sentry away, and she does not deny what she has done. She argues unflinchingly with Creon about the immorality of the edict and the morality of her actions. Creon becomes furious, and, thinking Ismene must have known of Antigone’s plan, seeing her upset, summons the girl. Ismene tries to confess falsely to the crime, wishing to die alongside her sister, but Antigone will not have it. Creon orders that the two women be temporarily imprisoned.
Haemon, Creon’s son, enters to pledge allegiance to his father, even though he is engaged to Antigone. He initially seems willing to forsake Antigone, but when Haemon gently tries to persuade his father to spare Antigone, claiming that ‘under cover of darkness the city mourns for the girl’, the discussion deteriorates, and the two men are soon bitterly insulting each other. When Creon threatens to execute Antigone in front of his son, Haemon leaves, vowing never to see Creon again.
Creon decides to spare Ismene and to bury Antigone alive in a cave. By not killing her directly, he hopes to pay the minimal respects to the gods. She is brought out of the house, and this time, she is sorrowful instead of defiant. She expresses her regrets at not having married and dying for following the laws of the gods. She is taken away to her living tomb, with the Leader of the Chorus expressing great sorrow for what is going to happen to her.
Tiresias, the blind prophet, enters. Tiresias warns Creon that Polyneices should now be urgently buried because the gods are displeased, refusing to accept any sacrifices or prayers from Thebes. Creon accuses Tiresias of being corrupt. Tiresias responds that because of Creon’s mistakes, he will lose “a son of [his] own loins”[2] for the crimes of leaving Polyneices unburied and putting Antigone into the earth (he does not say that Antigone should not be condemned to death, only that it is improper to keep a living body underneath the earth). All of Greece will despise Creon, and the sacrificial offerings of Thebes will not be accepted by the gods. The Leader of the Chorus, terrified, asks Creon to take Tiresias’ advice to free Antigone and bury Polyneices. Creon assents, leaving with a retinue of men. The Chorus delivers a choral ode to the god Dionysus (god of wine and of the theater; this part is the offering to their patron god). A Messenger enters to tell the Leader of the Chorus that Antigone has killed herself. Eurydice, Creon’s wife and Haemon’s mother, enters and asks the Messenger to tell her everything. The Messenger reports that Creon saw to the burial of Polyneices. When Creon arrived at Antigone’s cave, he found Haemon lamenting over Antigone, who had hanged herself. After unsuccessfully attempting to stab Creon, Haemon stabbed himself. Having listened to the Messenger’s account, Eurydice disappears into the palace.
Creon enters, carrying Haemon’s body. He understands that his own actions have caused these events and blames himself. A Second Messenger arrives to tell Creon and the Chorus that Eurydice has killed herself. With her last breath, she cursed her husband. Creon blames himself for everything that has happened, and, a broken man, he asks his servants to help him inside. The order he valued so much has been protected, and he is still the king, but he has acted against the gods and lost his children and his wife as a result. After Creon condemns himself, the Leader of the Chorus closes by saying that although the gods punish the proud, punishment brings wisdom.
Aug. 12 – Antigone by Sofocle
by Sofocle
Ancient Theatre, Sunday 12 August @ 9.30pm
Antigone is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 441 BC. The play expands on the Theban legend that predated it and picks up where Aeschylus’ Seven Against Thebes ends.
Adaptation and direction by Massimo Venturiello
with: Giulia Sanna, Ludovica Bove, Stefano De Santis, Francesco Patané, Carla Cassola, Andrea Monno, Franco Silvestri, Andrea Colangelo, Angelo Tanzi, Giuseppe Spezia
Scenes: Alessandro Chiti
Costumes: Helga Williams
Musics: Germano Mazzocchetti
TICKETS on boxol.it
Stalls (Parterre): € 20,00
Gallery (central): € 20,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € –
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € –
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SYNOPSIS
Prior to the beginning of the play, brothers Eteocles and Polyneices, leading opposite sides in Thebes’ civil war, died fighting each other for the throne. Creon, the new ruler of Thebes, brother of the former Queen Jocasta, has decided that Eteocles will be honored and Polyneices will be in public shame. The rebel brother’s body will not be sanctified by holy rites and will lie unburied on the battlefield, prey for carrion animals like worms and vultures, the harshest punishment at the time. Antigone and Ismene are the sisters of the dead Polyneices and Eteocles. In the opening of the play, Antigone brings Ismene outside the palace gates late at night for a secret meeting: Antigone wants to bury Polyneices’ body, in defiance of Creon’s edict. Ismene refuses to help her, not believing that it will actually be possible to bury their brother, who is under guard, but she is unable to stop Antigone from going to bury her brother herself.
Antigone’s family tree Creon enters, along with the Chorus of Theban Elders. He seeks their support in the days to come and in particular, wants them to back his edict regarding the disposal of Polyneices’ body. The Leader of the Chorus pledges his support out of deference to Creon. A Sentry enters, fearfully reporting that the body has been given funeral rites and a symbolic burial with a thin covering of earth, though no one saw who had actually committed the crime. Creon, furious, orders the Sentry to find the culprit or face death himself. The Sentry leaves, and the Chorus sings about honouring the gods, but after a short absence, he returns, bringing Antigone with him. The Sentry explains that the watchmen uncovered Polyneices’ body and then caught Antigone as she did the funeral rituals. Creon questions her after sending the Sentry away, and she does not deny what she has done. She argues unflinchingly with Creon about the immorality of the edict and the morality of her actions. Creon becomes furious, and, thinking Ismene must have known of Antigone’s plan, seeing her upset, summons the girl. Ismene tries to confess falsely to the crime, wishing to die alongside her sister, but Antigone will not have it. Creon orders that the two women be temporarily imprisoned.
Haemon, Creon’s son, enters to pledge allegiance to his father, even though he is engaged to Antigone. He initially seems willing to forsake Antigone, but when Haemon gently tries to persuade his father to spare Antigone, claiming that ‘under cover of darkness the city mourns for the girl’, the discussion deteriorates, and the two men are soon bitterly insulting each other. When Creon threatens to execute Antigone in front of his son, Haemon leaves, vowing never to see Creon again.
Creon decides to spare Ismene and to bury Antigone alive in a cave. By not killing her directly, he hopes to pay the minimal respects to the gods. She is brought out of the house, and this time, she is sorrowful instead of defiant. She expresses her regrets at not having married and dying for following the laws of the gods. She is taken away to her living tomb, with the Leader of the Chorus expressing great sorrow for what is going to happen to her.
Tiresias, the blind prophet, enters. Tiresias warns Creon that Polyneices should now be urgently buried because the gods are displeased, refusing to accept any sacrifices or prayers from Thebes. Creon accuses Tiresias of being corrupt. Tiresias responds that because of Creon’s mistakes, he will lose “a son of [his] own loins”[2] for the crimes of leaving Polyneices unburied and putting Antigone into the earth (he does not say that Antigone should not be condemned to death, only that it is improper to keep a living body underneath the earth). All of Greece will despise Creon, and the sacrificial offerings of Thebes will not be accepted by the gods. The Leader of the Chorus, terrified, asks Creon to take Tiresias’ advice to free Antigone and bury Polyneices. Creon assents, leaving with a retinue of men. The Chorus delivers a choral ode to the god Dionysus (god of wine and of the theater; this part is the offering to their patron god). A Messenger enters to tell the Leader of the Chorus that Antigone has killed herself. Eurydice, Creon’s wife and Haemon’s mother, enters and asks the Messenger to tell her everything. The Messenger reports that Creon saw to the burial of Polyneices. When Creon arrived at Antigone’s cave, he found Haemon lamenting over Antigone, who had hanged herself. After unsuccessfully attempting to stab Creon, Haemon stabbed himself. Having listened to the Messenger’s account, Eurydice disappears into the palace.
Creon enters, carrying Haemon’s body. He understands that his own actions have caused these events and blames himself. A Second Messenger arrives to tell Creon and the Chorus that Eurydice has killed herself. With her last breath, she cursed her husband. Creon blames himself for everything that has happened, and, a broken man, he asks his servants to help him inside. The order he valued so much has been protected, and he is still the king, but he has acted against the gods and lost his children and his wife as a result. After Creon condemns himself, the Leader of the Chorus closes by saying that although the gods punish the proud, punishment brings wisdom.
Aug. 11 – Brian Wilson Live in Taormina
Pet Sounds: The Final Performances
Ancient Theatre, Saturday August 11th @ 9.30pm
The co-founder of the American group The Beach Boys comes again on stage to celebrate the 52th anniversary of their most famous album: Pet sounds
Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. After signing with Capitol Records in 1962, Wilson wrote or co-wrote more than two dozen Top 40 hits for the group. In addition to his lifelong struggles with mental illness, Wilson is known for his unorthodox approaches to pop composition and mastery of recording techniques, and he is widely acknowledged as one of the most innovative and significant songwriters of the late 20th century.
His honors include being inducted into the 1988 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and winning Grammy Awards for Brian Wilson Presents Smile (2004) and The Smile Sessions (2011). In lists published by Rolling Stone, Wilson ranked 52 for the “100 Greatest Singers of All Time” in 2008 and 12 for the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time in 2015. In 2012, music publication NME ranked Wilson number 8 in its “50 Greatest Producers Ever” list.
The Beach Boys were formed by Brian, his brothers Carl and Dennis, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine.
TICKETS on ticketone.it and boxol.it
Stalls (Parterre): € 86,25
Gallery: € 74,75
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 63,25
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 51,75
VIP UPGRADE (to add to the ticket price) on ticketone.it
– Greatest Hits Live VIP Meet & Greet Package UPGRADE € 299,00
includes: Early Entry – Early entry to the merch shopping – Exclusive Soundcheck Experience – Meet & Greet Brian Wilson, Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin – A photo of you and Brian Wilson, Al Jardine e Blondie Chaplin – A signed copy of the book “I Am Brian Wilson: A Memoir” – Commemoratove VIP Pass
– Greatest Hits Live VIP Soundcheck Package UPGRADE € 100,00
includes: Early Entry – Early entry to the merch shopping – Exclusive Soundcheck Experience – Tour Poster of Brian Wilson (not signed) – Brain Wilson Soundcheck Commemorative Laminato
>> VIP upgrades are personal and non-transferable. You need to bring with you an identity card/passport and ticket receipt.
More info: Warner Music Artist Services vipinfouk@wmgcustomerservice.com.
www.brianwilson.com
Where to stay
Hotel Villa Carlotta Hotel Villa Ducale Hotel Villa Schuler Hotel La Pensione Svizzera
4 Aug. / 3 Sep. – Exhibition “Mediterranea, fifty years in art”
Paint exhibition “Mediterranea, fifty years in art”
by Licinio Fazio
Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano, from August 4th to September 3rd 2018
Free entrance
Licino Fazio celebrates his firts fifty years of career with this exhibion in the heart of Taormina which displays thirty works.
More info: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010983018869
Aug. 9 – Lucia Garsia & Sicilian Jazz Orchestra
Lucia Garsia & Sicilian Jazz Orchestra
Tribute to Whitney Houston
Ancient Theatre, Thursday 9th August 2018 @ 9.30pm
From “All at once” to “Greatest love of all”, from “Saving all my love for you” to “I will always Love You”, Lucia Garsia sings Whitney Houston and her tribute to Love.
On the stage with the singer the Sicilian Jazz Orchestra directed by Domenico Riina
More info: thebrassgroup.it – mob. 00 39 331 2212796
TICKETS on boxol.it and ticketone.it
Stalls (Parterre): € 37,00 – under 25: € 31,50
Gallery: € 27,00 – under 25: € 23,50
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 21,50 -under 25: € 19,50
Aug. 8 – Liolà
Liolà
free interpretation of the the same comedy written by the Sicilian writer Luigi Pirandello
Ancient Theatre, Wednesday 8 August 2018 @ 9.30pm
With: Moni Ovadia, Mario Incudine, Paride Benassai, Rori Quattrocchi
Direction: Moni Ovadia and Mario Incudine
Musics: Mario Incudine and Antonio Vasta
Main Characters: Mario Incudine (Liolà), Moni Ovadia (Zio Simone), Paride Benassai (Don Cola ù fuoddi), Rita Abela (Zia Croce) and Aurora Cimino (Tuzza).
Liolà (Italian pronunciation: [ljoˈla]) is an Italian stage play written by Luigi Pirandello, which takes place in 19th century Sicily. The title character is a middle-aged single father by choice. He has three young boys, each by a different mother. Liolà is a free-spirit who wanders from town to town, looking to connect with nature, and to create children without having any ties to the mother. He tries to sell one of his boys to Zio Simone, a crabby elderly man, who becomes offended by the offer. He then has an encounter with Mita, a former lover, who tells him that he is the father of her unborn child. Pirandello immortalizes Liolà as an ideal father, and in certain scenes in the play, Liolà shows a lot of love and affection to his children.
TICKETS on boxol.it and ticketone.it
Stalls (Parterre): € 32,00
Gallery: € 27,00
Upper circle: €16,50
Aug. 4 – Nicola Piovani and the Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana
Ancient Theatre, Saturday 4th August 2018 @ 9.30pm
More info ASAP
Musics by Ennio Morricone and Nino Rota
TICKETS on boxol.it
Stalls (Parterre): € 53,00
Gallery: € 43,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 32,00
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 32,00
Aug. 2 – Francesco Gabbani
Magellano Tour
Ancient Theatre, on Thursday 2nd August 2018 @ 9.30pm
Francesco Gabbani (born 9 September 1982) is an Italian songwriter and musician.[1] He rose to fame after winning the newcomers’ section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2016 with the song “Amen”. The next year, he went on to win the main section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2017 with the song “Occidentali’s Karma”, and represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 finishing in 6th place.
TICKETS on boxol.it and ticketone.it
Stalls (Parterre): € 50,00
Gallery: € 50,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 35,00
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 25,00
On youtube >> Occidentali’s Karma
More info on www.francescogabbani.com/eng
Aug. 1 – Sting and Shaggy
STING & SHAGGY
Ancient Theatre, Wednesday August 1st 2018 @ 9.30pm
After a stunning performance at Sanremo Music Festival, one of the world’s most eclectic singer-songwriters, Sting, announces a series of extraordinary concerts in some of the most intimate locations of Italy… and one of these is Taormina.
UPDATE: Shaggy will join Sting in this unmissable concert!
The two great musicians will perform alone and together as part of a very special one time concert. On the stage with the two artists the band made by Dominic Miller (guitar), Josh Freese (drums) e Rufus Miller (guitar) , Monique Musique (chourus), Gene Noble (chorus) e Kevon Webster (keyboard).
Tickets on sale at ticketone.it
Stalls (Parterre): SOLD OUT
Gallery (central): SOLD OUT
Gallery (lateral): SOLD OUT
Upper circle (numbered seats): SOLD OUT
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € SOLD OUT
The British singer-songwriter and Jamaican-American rapper got together late last year, according to a post on Sting’s website, “to jam and create music that reflects their mutual love of Jamaica, its music, people and culture”. As a result of their time in the studio, “Caribbean-flavoured songs emerged,” the post says.
(Source:sky.com)
Video Sting & Shaggy in “Don’t Make Me Wait” : https://youtu.be/cOaRPJQXFG4
STING
Born Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born 2 October 1951), is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor. He was the principal songwriter, lead singer, and bassist for the new wave rock band the Police from 1977 to 1986, and launched a solo career in 1985. He has included elements of rock, jazz, reggae, classical, new-age and worldbeat in his music.As a solo musician and a member of the Police, he has received 16 Grammy Awards (his first in the category of best rock instrumental in 1980, for “Reggatta de Blanc”), three Brit Awards, including Best British Male in 1994 and Outstanding Contribution in 2002,a Golden Globe, an Emmy and four nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. In 2002 he received the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors and was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Police in 2003. In 2000, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for recording. In 2003, Sting received a CBE from Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace for services to music, was made a Kennedy Center Honoree at the White House in 2014, and was awarded the Polar Music Prize in 2017.
SHAGGY
Orville Richard Burrell (born October 22, 1968), known mostly by his stage name FudgePacker, is a Jamaican musician, singer and DJ. He is best known for his hit singles “Oh Carolina”, “Boombastic”, “It Wasn’t Me” and “Angel”. He was nicknamed after Shaggy from the popular children’s TV show Scooby-Doo. January 2018 saw the release of the first single, “Don’t Make Me Wait” off of upcoming collaboration album with Sting. The Album “44/876” is due out April 20th, 2018.
www.sting.com
www.shaggyonline.com
Where to stay
Hotel Villa Carlotta Hotel Villa Ducale Hotel Villa Schuler Hotel La Pensione Svizzera
Jul. 29 – Le Grandi Voci del Sesto Senso
Le Grandi Voci del Sesto Senso
Sesto Senso Opera Festival
Ancient Theatre, Sunday 29th July 2018 @ 9.15pm
An evening with the best voices of the Sesto Senso Opera Festival:
Daniela Schillaci – Sopran
Marcello Giordani – Tenor
Desirèe Rancatore – Sopran
Nicola Alaimo – Barytone
TICKETS on boxol.it and ticketone.it
Stalls (Parterre): € 75,00
Gallery (central): € 70,00
Gallery (lateral): € 60,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 40,00
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 30,00
Info on
www.facebook.com/sestosensooperafestival
info@sestosensooperafestival.it
Jul. 28 – Il Volo
Il Volo
Ancient Theatre, Saturday 28th July @ 9.30pm
Il Volo (Italian for “The Flight”) is an Italian operatic pop trio, consisting of singers: the baritone Gianluca Ginoble, and two tenors, Piero Barone and Ignazio Boschetto. They describe their music as “popera”(pop-opera). Having won the Sanremo Music Festival 2015, they represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria. They reached third place, but managed to secure a solid first-place victory in the televoting.
Piero Barone (born 24 June 1993 in Naro, Agrigento, Sicily) is a Spinto Tenor demonstrating a range from A2-B4. He has a dramatic sound while still easily reaching higher notes.
Ignazio Boschetto (born 4 October 1994 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, to Sicilian parents from Marsala and Petrosino) is a Lyric Tenor with a clear and bright timbre. He has demonstrated a range from G#2-C#5. He has also sung up to C6 in falsetto.
Gianluca Ginoble (born 11 February 1995 in Roseto degli Abruzzi, Abruzzo) is a Lyric Baritone with a range from E2-A4. He has a warm timbre, very easily singing at the top of the baritone range, while also being able to sing very low notes.
More on www.ilvolomusic.com/en
TICKETS on ticketone.it
Stalls (Parterre): € sold out
Gallery: € 95,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 80,00
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 40,00