Entries by taormina-friends

August 23 – The Pooh in concert

  Pooh and the Ensemble Symphony Orchestra Greek Theatre, 9,45pm   First announced date of the “Opera Seconda in Tour – Estate” by the Italian pop band “The Pooh”. This time the tree musicians will play their great successes accompanied by the Ensemble Symphony Orchestra directed by Maestro Giacomo Loprieno. Roby, Dodi and Red with Danilo […]

August 22 – Eleonora Abbagnato

Eleonora Abbagnato and the stars of the Paris Opera House August 22th 2013 Greek Theatre, 9.30pm One of the most loved dancers in the world will perform in Taormina with the Paris Opera House that this year celebrates its 300 years of life. On stage some of the most famous choreography that made Eleonora Abbagnato […]

August 20 – Max Gazzè

Max Gazzè August 20th, 2013 Greek Theatre, 9.00pm   Tickets on boxol.it and ticketone.it Ticket Office in Taormina: +39 0942.628730 Stalls (Parterre): € 46,00 Gallery: € 40,30 Upper circle (numbered seats): € 34,500 Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 23,00 Max Gazzè (born 1967) is a songwriter, lead vocalist, and pianist. He is known in particular for […]

August 19 – Enrico Brignano

Enrico Brignano – L’Italia di Oggi Tour August 19th, 2013 Greek Theatre, 9.30pm Enrico Brignano is an Italian comic actor, film director, theatre director and showman. During the “L’italia di Oggi” Tour, Brignano will be on the stage as a one man show and will be accompanied by an entire orchestra. The show focuses on the best […]

August 18 – Ballet Company of the Vienna State Opera

Ballet Company of the “Vienna State Opera” Greek Theatre August 18th 2013, 9.30pm A great evening with the Ballet Company of the “Vienna State Opera”, worldwide known for its perfomances during the famous New Year’s Concert of Vienna. All the magic of great theatre in an extraordinary journey that evokes the spirit of nineteenth-century Romanticism, […]

August 17 – Renzo Arbore e L’Orchestra Italiana

Renzo Arbore e L’Orchestra Italiana Taormina Greek Theatre August 17, 9.30pm   Renzo Arbore (born 1937) is an Italian TV host, showman, singer, musician, film actor and film director. An apt amateur clarinet player, in 1991 Arbore founded the Orchestra Italiana, a group of 15 artists with the aim to popularize Neapolitan music worldwide. The […]

August/September – Italian Opera

Italian Opera in Taormina “San Giorgio” Cine Theatre , Via Don Bosco (behind the church of San Giuseppe, in IX aprile square) At 9.15pm   An extraordinary journey with the most famous arias and duet from “Italian Operas”. You will hear music from great Italian operas interpreted by professional singers who have performed in the most […]

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August 16 – Lola Astanova

Lola Astanova Taormina Greek Theatre August 16th 2013, 9.30pm Some absolutely love her. Others criticize nearly everything she does. But one thing is certain: Lola Astanova is a phenomenon. A virtuoso often described as “firebrand” and nicknamed “the million-dollar pianist”, Lola is hardly your stereotypical classical musician. Add to that her interest in fashion, film […]

August 10 and 14 – Pagliacci by Leoncavallo

Pagliacci An opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo Greek Theatre, 9.00 pm This is the tale of a clown whose heart is breaking but must go on playing out his comic part, concealing his grand passions under the mask of the clown. Main actors: Piero Giuliacci, Rachele Stanisci and Giovanni Di Mare Direction: Enrico Castiglione Costumes: Sonia Cammarata […]

August 8 and 12 – Carmina Burana & Cavalleria Rusticana

Carmina Burana with Cavalleria Rusticana (Rustic Chivalry) Taormina Greek Theatre, 9.30pm Cavalleria rusticana is an opera in one act by Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945) to an Italian libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci, adapted from a play written by Giovanni Verga based on his short story. It is the first and best known Mascagni’s works. Its […]