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PERMANENT MUSEUMS

Taormina Castle

Opening hours: everyday 9.00am – 7.00pm
https://castellidisicilia.it/i-castelli/castelli-di-taormina/#page-content

 

 

JANUARY 2025

January  1 – New Year’s Concert by Taormina Plectrum Orchestra – Congress Hall @ 6.00pm

January  1 – Toast with the Mayor – Piazza IX Aprile @ 8.300pm

January 4 – From Morricone To Battiato – Ancient Theatre

January 4 – Event for children – The Chocolate Factory, treasure hunt and games – Congress Hall @ 4.00pm

January 4 – The Swan Lake, the ballet – Congress Hall @ 9.00pm

January 9 – Antonella Ruggiero in “Una Voce una Fisarmonica” – Congress Hall @ 8.45pm

January 11 – La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi – Congress Hall @ 8.45pm

January 18 – Uccio De Santis Show – Congress Hall @ 8.45pm

January 25 – Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni – Congress Hall @ 8.45pm

January 31 – Emanuela Aureli – Congress Hall @ 8.45pm

 

February

February 14 – Saint Valentine in Taormina

February 14 – Saint Valentine in Taormina

February 14 – Valentine Jazz Night 

February 15 – Saint Valentine in Taormina

February 16 – Saint Valentine in Taormina

February 22 – Uccio De Santis in “Non So Che Fare Prima” – Congress Hall

February 22 – March 4 – Carnival in Taormina

 

 

March 

March 1-4 – Carnival in Taormina

March 8 – Taormina Sound Festival > La Musica è donna – Congress Hall (NOT YET CONFIRMED)

March 15 – Pagliacci – Congress Hall (NOT YET CONFIRMED)

March 22 – Manlio Dovì Show – Congress Hall (NOT YET CONFIRMED)

March 29 – The three tenors in concert – Congress Hall (NOT YET CONFIRMED)

 

June

June 10-14 – Taormina Film Fest

June 20 – Giovanni Allevi – Ancient Theatre

 

July

July 4 – Dream Theater – 40th Anniversary – Ancient Theatre

July 5 – Giovanni Allevi – Ancient Theatre

July 12 – Alessandra Amoroso – Ancient Theatre

July 18 – Roberto Bolle and Friends – Ancient Theatre

July 25 – Kraftwerk – Ancient Theatre

July 26 – Simple Minds – Ancient Theatre

July 27 – Simple Minds – Ancient Theatre

July 30 – CCCP – Ancient Theatre

 

August

August 4 – Loredana Bertè – Ancient Theatre

August 6 – Francesco Gabbani – Ancient Theatre

August 8 – Gipsy Kings by Andrè Reyes – Ancient Theatre

August 22 – Edoardo Bennato – Ancient Theatre

August 24 – Aida – Ancient Theatre

 

September

September 2 – Antonello Venditti – Ancient Theatre

September 13 – Carmen – Ancient Theatre

 

WHERE TO STAY

Hotel La Pensione SvizzeraHotel Villa SchulerHotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta

Antonello Venditti

Notte prima degli esami TOUR

40th anniversary, 1984-2024

Ancient Theatre, Tuesday 2nd September 2025 @

 

Antonio “Antonello” Venditti (born 1949) is an Italian singer-songwriter and pianist who became popular in the 1970s for the social themes addressed in his songs.

 

TICKETS on ticketone
Platea: € 98,00
Gallery: € 98,00
Cavea, numbered seats: 85,00
Cavea, non-numbered seats: € 59,00

 

MORE INFO

www.facebook.com/AntonelloVendittiUfficiale

 

WHERE TO STAY

Hotel La Pensione SvizzeraHotel Villa SchulerHotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta

 

Gipsy Kings

by Andrè Reyes

Ancient Theatre, Friday 8th August 2025 @9:00pm

 

Gipsy Kings (originally Los Reyes) are a musical group founded in 1979 in Arles, France. The band, whose members have Catalan heritage, play a blend of Catalan rumba, flamenco, salsa, and pop. They perform mostly in Spanish but also mix in Catalan, French, and languages of southern France, such as Occitan.

Although the group members were born in France, their parents were mostly gitanos (Spanish Romani) who fled Spain during the 1930s Spanish Civil War. They are known for bringing rumba flamenca, a pop-oriented music distantly derived from traditional flamenco and rumba, to a worldwide audience, and for their interpretations of English-language pop hits.

In the 1970s, José Reyes and Manitas de Plata were a duo who played rumba flamenca in the southern French town of Arles. When they split up, Reyes began performing with his sons, Nicolas, François (Canut), André, Patchaï, and Paul (Pablo), as José et Los Reyes (as well as being their family name, reyes means “kings” in Spanish). After their father’s death in 1979, the brothers continued to perform, joined by cousins and other relatives.

André Reyes performs with his own band, under the name Gipsy Kings by André Reyes. The group consists of André and a number of his relatives, including his son Thomas.

 

TICKETS on ticketone
Platea: € 86,00
Gallery: € 69,00
Cavea, numbered seats: 50,00
Cavea, non-numbered seats: € 38,00

 

MORE INFO

https://gipsykingsandrereyes.com
www.instagram.com/gipsykingsandrereyes

 

 

WHERE TO STAY

Hotel La Pensione SvizzeraHotel Villa SchulerHotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta

 

Loredana Bertè

Ancient Theatre, Monday 4th August 2025 @ 9:30pm

 

Loredana Bertè is an Italian singer (brn 1950), songwriter and actress. She has worked with prominent Italian songwriters such as Pino Daniele, Ivano Fossati, Mario Lavezzi, Mango and Enrico Ruggeri, among others; her sister Mia Martini was also an acclaimed singer. She has experimented with different genres, from rock to reggae, from funk to pop. Bertè is known for the eccentric clothing she wears onstage for her performances.

 

TICKETS on ticketone

Platea (Parterre): € 92,00
Gallery (Tribunetta), central: € 80,50
Gallery (Tribunetta), lateral: € 69,00
Cavea, central (numbered seats): € 57,50
Cavea, lateral (NON-numbered seats): € 46,00

 

MORE INFO

https://loredanaberte.it

www.facebook.com/loredanabertepaginaufficiale

 

 

 

 

WHERE TO STAY

Hotel La Pensione SvizzeraHotel Villa SchulerHotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta

Francesco Gabbani

Ancient Theatre,  Wednesday 6th August 2025 @ 9:30pm

 

Francesco Gabbani (born 9 September 1982) is an Italian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.[1][2] 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”. He also represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, where he finished in 6th place.

 

TICKETS on ticketone 

Parterre: € 74,75
Gallery: € 74,75
Cavea, central (numbered seats): € 63,25
Cavea, lateral (NON-numbered seats): € 43,70

 

MORE INFO

www.facebook.com/francescogabbaniofficial

 

 

WHERE TO STAY

Hotel La Pensione SvizzeraHotel Villa SchulerHotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta

 

 

Simple Minds

Ancient Theatre, Sunday 27th July 2025 @9.30pm

 

Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 1977, whose frontman is Jim Kerry.
The band became best known internationally for their song “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” (1985). They have sold more than 60 million albums worldwide and were the most commercially successful Scottish band of the 1980s.Simple Minds have had chart success in the United States, Australia, Germany, Spain, Italy and New Zealand.

Jim Kerr lives in Taormina, with his Japanese partner Yumi, where he owns the hotel Villa Angela. He has Italian citizenship.

 

TICKETS on ticketone and boxol

Parterre: € 92,00
Gallery: € 80,50
Cavea, central (numbered seats): € 69,00
Cavea, lateral (non-numbered seats): € 57,50

 

MORE INFO

https://www.simpleminds.com/

 

WHERE TO STAY

Hotel La Pensione SvizzeraHotel Villa SchulerHotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta

 

Simple Minds

Ancient Theatre, Saturday 26th July 2025 @9.00pm

 

Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 1977, whose frontman is Jim Kerry.
The band became best known internationally for their song “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” (1985). They have sold more than 60 million albums worldwide and were the most commercially successful Scottish band of the 1980s.Simple Minds have had chart success in the United States, Australia, Germany, Spain, Italy and New Zealand.

Jim Kerr lives in Taormina, with his Japanese partner Yumi, where he owns the hotel Villa Angela. He has Italian citizenship.

 

TICKETS on ticketone and boxol

Parterre: € 92,00
Gallery: € 80,50
Cavea, central (numbered seats): € 69,00
Cavea, lateral (non-numbered seats): € 57,50

 

MORE INFO

https://www.simpleminds.com/

 

WHERE TO STAY

Hotel La Pensione SvizzeraHotel Villa SchulerHotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta

Kraftwerk

Ancient Theatre, Friday 25 July 2025 @

 

Kraftwerk are a German electronic band formed in Düsseldorf in 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. Widely considered innovators and pioneers of electronic music, Kraftwerk were among the first successful acts to popularize the genre. The group began as part of West Germany’s experimental krautrock scene in the early 1970s before fully embracing electronic instrumentation, including synthesizers, drum machines, and vocoders. Wolfgang Flür joined the band in 1973 and Karl Bartos in 1975, expanding the band to a quartet.

 

TICKETS on ticketone and boxol

Parterre: € 138,00
Gallery: € 115,00
Cavea, central (numbered seats): € 80,50
Cavea, lateral (non-numbered seats): € 57,50

 

MORE INFO

https://kraftwerk.com/

 

 

WHERE TO STAY

Hotel La Pensione SvizzeraHotel Villa SchulerHotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta

 

Roberto Bolle and Friends

Ancient Theatre, Friday 18th July 2025 @9:30pm

 

A night of Stars and great ballet
For those passionate about ballet, a Gala is an incredibly exciting event.
These followers go to see their stars for their virtuosity, their charisma, and the sheer excitement of being part of such a breathtaking experience.
For those who have only recently entered this world, a gala offers an overview of the most beautiful ballets of the 19th and 20th century repertoire just in one evening.
Excitement and delight grow when a gala is created by Roberto Bolle and the stars who gather around him.
Roberto has proved to be the only dancer able to successfully produce such an event carrying his own name.
He trained at La Scala Ballet School and his brilliant carrier took off immediately following his entry into the company along with invites to the most important theatres in the world.
The attention Roberto has received from the Media and his presence as guest star at the greatest international events has made him a unique example of a star and a world-class dancer.
His ability to gather great crowds and create enthusiasm is reinforced by the gala Roberto Bolle and Friends which includes a splendid group of étoiles who travel Italy and worldwide.
Roberto selects only the best dancers in the world who have reached international fame to perform in his gala.
This event offers the unique occasion to admire many of the most famous dancers in the world on stage.
The beauty of this occasion is that the audience experiences the diverse techniques, schools and styles of these many world-class dancers. The program of the Gala changes with each performance, but the dancers always perform pieces ranging from much-loved classical repertoire to modern and contemporary ballets.

(Source: https://robertobolle.com/rb-and-friends)

 

 

TICKETS on ticketone 

Parterre: € 145,00
Gallery, central: € 130,00
Gallery, lateral: € 120,00
Cavea, central (numbered seats): € 75,00
Cavea, lateral (numbered seats): € 60,00
Cavea, lateral (NON-numbered seats): € 45,00

 

MORE INFO

https://robertobolle.com/rb-and-friends/

https://robertobolle.com

 

 

WHERE TO STAY

Hotel La Pensione SvizzeraHotel Villa SchulerHotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta

S O T T O   I L   V U L C A N O   F E S T 2025

Alessandra Amoroso

Taormina Ancient Theatre, Saturday 12th July, 2025 @9.30pm

 

Alessandra Amoroso (1986) is an Italian pop/soul singer, songwriter, producer and TV personality. She has published nine studio albums and two live albums, topping the Italian Albums Chart eight times. Amoroso has also released successful singles and collaborations, including three number one hits, selling over 3 million records in Italy.
In 2014, she became the first female Italian artist to win the MTV Europe Music Award for Best European Act, winning overall three MTV Europe Music Awards, seven Wind Music Awards, and received several nominations at the Kids’ choice awards and World Music Awards.
(Source: Wikipedia)

 

TICKETS on Ticketone and boxol

Stalls (Platea): € 98,00
Gallery: € 95,00
Cavea (Upper Circle): € 85,00
Cavea (Upper Circle, non-numbered seats): 59,00

 

MORE  INFO

www.alessandraamoroso.it

 

WHERE TO STAY

Hotel La Pensione SvizzeraHotel Villa SchulerHotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta