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 success has been phenomenal from its first performance in the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on May 17, 1890 until the present day. At the time of Mascagni’s death in 1945, the opera had been performed more than 14,000 times in Italy alone.

“The Teatro Illustrato invites young Italian musicians to participate in a new competition for a one-act opera.” In 1888, the publisher Sonzogno launched its second competition for young Italian composers. The winner was Pietro Mascagni with Cavalleria rusticana, and so it was that this story of an honour killing in a Sicilian village in the late nineteenth century, from a short story of the same name by Verga, entered the operatic canon.
Owing to the intense dramatic power of the score and libretto, the opera quickly became recognised as a manifesto of Italian verism.
(Source: www.symphonyspace.org)

Santuzza. Daniela Dessì,
Turiddu: Fabio Armiliato
Lola: Giuseppina Piunti
Mama Lucia: Maria José Trullu

Stage Director & Set Designer: Enrico Castiglione

PRICES FROM TODAY TO MARCH 10th
Stalls (Parterre): € 75,00
Gallery: € 50,50
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 39,00
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 22,00

PRICES FROM MARCH 10th TO APRIL 30th
Stalls (Parterre): € 85,00
Gallery: € 57,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 44,00
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 27,50

PRICES FROM MAY 1st TO JUNE 30th
Stalls (Parterre): € 95,00
Gallery: € 63,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 49,00
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 33,00

PRICES FROM JULY 1st TO EVENT
Stalls (Parterre): € 105,00
Gallery: € 70,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 54,00
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 38,00
Tickets on boxol.it for August 8 and August 12 and on ctbox.it
Ticket Office in Taormina: +39 0942.628730

 

SYNOPSIS

A Sicilian village, c. 1890. Early on Easter morning, Turiddu sings about his former beloved, Lola, now the wife of a wine carter, Alfio. As the town stirs, Santuzza, Turiddu’s neglected sweetheart, comes looking for the handsome youth at the tavern of his mother, Lucia. The girl reveals she has been excommunicated, but before she can explain why, Alfio comes by with friends, boasting about his pretty young wife. A religious procession fills the square and enters the church for mass, leaving Santuzza to tell Mamma Lucia that Turiddu has taken up with Lola again. When the old woman has gone to mass, Santuzza confronts Turiddu with his betrayal. Lola passes by, and Turiddu follows her into church. Santuzza hurls a curse after him, then, consumed by jealousy, tells Alfio of Lola’s infidelity. Santuzza immediately feels remorse, but the damage is done.

When the mass ends, Turiddu and the villagers drink wine, after which Alfio insults Turiddu, who accepts a challenge to duel with knives in a nearby orchard. He begs his mother to take care of Santuzza if he does not return. As Mamma Lucia and Santuzza wait anxiously, shouts rise in the distance. A woman stumbles in crying Turiddu has been killed.
(Source: www.metoperafamily.org)

Isolabella, tesori in fondo al mare – Isolabella, underwater treasures

Villa Bosurgi on Isolabella islet, August 1st – September 30th 2013

from 9.00am to 6.30pm. Closed on Monday

The little island of Isolabella is situated within the bay of the same name and is joined to the mainland by a short isthmus, submerged or above sea-level depending on the ride. It represents, without doubt, one of the most suggestive and renowned historical landscape of the Mediterranean. On the islet there is and old villa called Villa Bosurgi, which is articulated in a series of pavilions camouflaged to merge wit the rocks of the landscape. Today the island is a Nature Reserve and the villa hosts a Museum with nature finds and photos of the shallow waters washing the islet.

From August 1st through all September 2013 the museum will host a special Archaeological collection whose masterpiece is an old sword with a bronze sheath found in the Bay in 1991.

More info
Parco Archeologico Naxos
urp.parco.archeo.naxos@regione.sicilia.it
Tel. +39 0942 51001 – Fax +39 0942571813

             

 

 

Baustelle
Ghost Tour 2013

Taormina Greek Theatre

July 30th 2013, 9,30

Baustelle is an indie rock band from Siena, Italy. Formed in the mid-’90s in the Tuscan town of Montepulciano, Italy, Baustelle (a German word that means “construction site” – or “building site” in English) raised attention with their third album: La Malavita (2005) .
Mixing the romantic sounds of British artists like the Smiths and Depeche Mode, with Italian composers like Ennio Morricone and Angelo Badalamenti and American acts like Television and Scott Walker, as well as with modern sounds of electronica and indie rock, the record gained immediate attention in the group’s home country, resulting in an extensive nationwide tour. In 2010 the band release I Mistici dell’Occidente and in 2013 Fantasma.
On stage a simple scenography: microphone and stool for Francesco Bianconi (leader, vocals, guitar and synths), amplifier and pedal for Claudio Brasini (guitar),  and the the baby grand piano for Rachel Bastreghi (vocals and keys).

Organized in collaboration with Catania Jazz.

Tickets on boxol.it
Stalls (Parterre) and Gallery: € 27,50
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 22,00

ZUCCHERO “SUGAR” Fornaciari

“La Sesión Cubana” Tour

Taormina Greek Theatre

July 28 2013, 9.30pm

 

Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari comes back to Taormina for a great concert during “La Sesión Cubana tour 2013. Obviously in the stunning set of the Taormina Greek Theatre!

In December 2012 Zucchero released a new album “La Sesión Cubana”, entirely recorded in Cuba. The album can boasts the collaboration of Bebe and Djavan, Don Was and Michael Brauer and is already been awarded with the “platinum disc” award.
During the “La Sesión Cubana” tour Zucchero will perform new and old hits such as “Bacco Perbacco”, “Così Celeste”, “Guantanamera”, “Baila”, “Diamante”, “Vedo Nero”, “Overdose D’Amore”, “Con Le Mani”, “Diavolo In Me”, “Per Colpa di Chi” and many others.

Tickets on ctbox.it and ticketone.it
Stalls (Parterre): € 80,50
Gallery: € 69,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 63,25
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): €40,25
Ticket Office in Taormina: +39 0942.628730

THE BAND
Polo Jones: Bass player/MD
Kat Dyson: Guitar player/backing vocals
Mario Schilirò: Guitar player
Adriano Molinari: Drums player
Nicola Peruch: Keyboards
Horacio Hernandez: Drums player
Elmer Ferrer: Tres guitar
Joaquin Nunez Hidalgo: Percussions
Jorge Luis Nunez: Percussions
Karel Escalona: Timbales
Lazaro Amauri: Trumpet
Osmil Rene’: Trumpet
Maykel Fernando: Trombone
Dorian Carol: Backing vocals
Dyalis De Regla: Backing vocals
Liuba Calvo: Backing vocals

Roberto Bolle and the American Ballet Theatre of New York

Taormina Greek Theatre

July 26th 2013, 9.00pm

 

Roberto Bolle and the most talented dancers of the American Ballet of New York will perform in the outstanding frame of the ancient Greek Theatre of Taormina.

Roberto Bolle trained at La Scala Ballet School where he entered at the age of 11. Rudolf Nureyev was the first to notice his talent and he chose Roberto to interpret Tadzio in the ballet Death in Venice. In 1996, just two years after he joined the Theatre Company as a member of the corps Roberto was promoted to Principal. 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. For the 2009 Spring Season at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, he performed as a Principal Dancer with the American Ballet Theatre: it was the first time that a male Italian dancer had joined the Company as a Principal. More on his biography at http://www.robertobolle.com/

Video of Roberto Bolle performing in Taormina

Tickets on boxol.it, ticketone.it and ctbox.it
Ticket Office in Taormina: +39 0942.628730
Stalls (Parterre): € 110,00
Gallery: € 88,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 66,00
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 44,00