Entries by taormina-friends

Aug. 24 – Aida

Aida by Giuseppe Verdi Mythos Opera Festival Ancient Theatre, Friday 24th August 2018   On the tenth anniversary of his death, The Mythos Opera Festival will homage the great Sicilian tenor Giuseppe Di Stefano through the greatest opera of Giuseppe Verdi.   TICKETS on boxol.it and ticketone.it Stalls and Gallery: € 85,00 Upper circle (numbered […]

Aug. 23 – Amara Satira Omnia

Amara Satira Omnia Ambiguità a confronto – Opera di teatro danza. Opera Ballet Ancient Theatre, Thursday 23rd  August 2018   A production of SBAM Sicily Ballet around movement. A journey through ambiguity of musics and words. Musics: W. A. Mozart Texts: loosely based on Bertold Brecht Direction and Drama: Davide Garattini Raimondi Assistent Direction: Anna […]

Aug. 22 – Di Stefano Opera Gala and Cavalleria Rusticana

Homage to Giuseppe Di Stefano and Cavalleria Rusticana (Rustican Chevalry) Concert Gala Ancient Theatre, Wednesday 22nd August 2018 @ 9.30pm   Giuseppe Di Stefano (24 July 1921 – 3 March 2008) was an Italian operatic tenor, one of the most beautiful voices who sang professionally from the mid 1940s until the early 1990s. He was […]

Aug. 20 – Le DIV4S

Le Div4s – Italian Soprano Ancient Theatre on Monday 20th August 2018 @ 9.30pm LE DIV4S, is a vocal ensemble, born from the meeting of four young sopranos, united by a passion for opera and the idea to ​​share the excellence of Italian music. LE DIV4S have sought to create an innovative language capable of […]

Aug. 19 – Negrita

  Negrita Desert Yacht Club Summer Tour Ancient Theatre, Sunday 19th August 2018 @ 9.30pm Negrita is an Italian rock band from Arezzo, Tuscany. Formed in 1991, the band was named after the song “Hey Negrita”, included in The Rolling Stones’ album Black and Blue, released in 1976. The band currently consists of Paolo Bruni […]

Aug. 18 – Gianna Nannini

Gianna Nannini Fenomenale Il Tour Ancient Theatre, on Saturday 18 August 2018 @ 9.30pm   Gianna Nannini, the most loved Italian female rock musicians in Europe, comes back to Taormina. TICKETS on ticketone.it Stalls (Parterre): € 80.50 Gallery: € 69,00 Upper circle (numbered seats): € 57,50 Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 39,50   BIOGRAPHY Gianna […]

Aug. 16 and 21 – Tosca

TOSCA by Giacomo Puccini Thursday August 16th 2018, Ancient Theatre @ 9.00pm Tuesday August 21st 2018, Ancient Theatre @ 9.00pm Tosca is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900. The work, based […]

Aug. 13 – Uccio De Santis

Uccio De Santis Ancient Theatre, Monday 13th August 2018 @ 9.30pm Gennaro (“Uccio”) De Santis, (born 1965), is an actor,  a stand-up-comedian and Italian TV character. TICKETS on boxol.it Stalls (Parterre): € 35,00 Gallery: € 30,00 Upper circle (numbered seats): € 25,00 Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 15,00

Aug. 12 – Antigone by Sofocle

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 […]

Aug. 11 – Brian Wilson Live in Taormina

Brian Wilson 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 […]