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Concerts September/October

Taormina Classica 2012 – Concerts

Church of Santa Caterina, 7.30pm – Free Entrance

34th Concert Season organised by the Almoetia Music Association, a local group founded in 1979 and dedicated to  chamber music.
President: Prof.ssa Teresa Salvato. Artistic Director: M° Antero Arena.

September 19th – Frank Wasser, Piano. Musics by Bach

September 23rd – Fabio Maida, Guitar. Musics by Legnani, Tarrega, Castenuovo Tedesco, Bach

October 4th – Duo Crosta and Testa, Flute and Piano. Musics by Andersen, Popp, Offenbach, Borne

October 6th – Duo Giambertone and Raimondo, Guitars. Musics by De Falla, Villa-Lobos, Castelnuovo Tedesco, Piazzolla

October 12th – Duo Famiani and Leonardi, Viola and Piano. Musics by Schumann, Beethoven, Faurè, Liszt, Rota.

Download the program

www.almoetia.it

 

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September 9 – “Da Lucio a Lucio” music

Taormina Public Gardens, 9.00pm – Free entrance

“Da Lucio a Lucio” – A tribute to Lucio Battisti and Lucio Dalla

A tribute to the two great Italian singers and songwriters, Lucio Battisti (1943-1998) who is considered to be one of the best-known and most influential musicians and authors in Italian pop/rock music history and Lucio Dalla (1943-2012) the composer of Caruso (1986).

Music will be performed by: M. Samar & Two Wolves and their Vocalist,  Quintet of the Taormina Plectrum Orchestra, Federica Scalia, Simone Di Benedetto, Gabriella Cannavò, Santina Bartolotta and Katiuscia Fausto.
Dancers: Margot Fonteyn School in Taormina directed by Ambra Lo Turco and Studio Dance.Continuum directed by Salvo Cavolina Bonanno and Marilena Gravina. Speciale guests Giuseppe Lo Turco and Francesca Intelisano.

Background of the show, the sweet voice of the actress Anna Maria Raccuja.

 

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September 8/19 – Old Taormina

Taormina Town Library, Piazza IX aprile

“1920-1950: Taormina and its surroundings ” – Photo exhibition by Gaetano Castorina

Hsitorical photographs of Taormina taken during the years 1920 to 1950.

Free entrance

 

 

 

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Salvatore Accardo in concert

SHOW TO BE RESCHEDULED

Stay tuned!


Sptember 5th, 2012 – Taormina Greek Theatre, 9.00pm

Salvatore Accardo and the Italian Chamber Orchestra

The great Italian violinist and the orchestra will be performing musics by Fritz Kleiser, Nicolò Paganini, Gioacchino Rossini and Benjamin Britten.

Rendezvous with the Italian Chamber Orchestra, conducted by the Maestro Salvatore Accardo and his magic Stradivarius. The programme includes music by Fritz Kleiser, Nicolò Paganini, Gioacchino Rossini and Benjamin Britten. The Orchestra, founded in 1996 by Accordo himself, is a string orhestra whose members all descend from the same school, reaching an unparalleled expressive, technical and stylistic unity. With his orchestra, Salvatore Accardo addresses both the public of the most important concert season and non-specialist listeners, especially young people, involving them in the rehearsals, talking about music, speaking of the characteristics of the orchestra, the violin, the orchestra conduction and the repertoire. The concert is organised by E20 of Marco Grimaldi, in collaboration with Taormina Arte.
(Source: Taormina Arte)

Stalls (Parterre): € 49,50
Gallery: € 39,50
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 29,50
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 22,50
Tickets on boxol.it
Ticket Office in Taormina: +39 0942.628730

 Within the Bellini Festival

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August 26 – Antonello Venditti in concert

Greek Theatre

Antonello Venditt in Concert – UNICA Tour 2012

Antonello Venditti (born 8 March 1949) is an Italian singer-songwriter who became famous in the 1970s for the social themes of his songs.

Tckets available on ticketone.it and boxol.it

Parterre: € 69,90
Stands: € 69,90
Tiers: € 59,90
Non-numbered tiers: € 39,90

 

 

 

 

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August 18 – Riccardo Cocciante

Greek Theatre

Cocciante canta Cocciante – 9.30pm

Riccardo Cocciante (also known in French-speaking countries as Richard Cocciante) is back in tour with only two Italian dates, Rome and Taormina.
The concert will be the great opportunity to enjoy old successes of his extraordinary career as a songwriter and singer – such as “Margherita”, “Bella Senz’Anima”, “Poesia” and the early world successes “Notre Dame de Paris” and “Romeo and Juliet”.

60 artists will perform on the stage with Riccardo Cocciante and the orchestra – composed by some of the best Italian musicians – will be directed by Leonardo De Amicis. The “National Orchestra of Academies of Music” is an amazing orchestra which brings together the best students of the Italian musical institutions and will involve the cast of “Romeo and Juliet” and “Notre Dame de Paris”.

Tickets at ticketone.it and boxol.it

 
Parterre and stands: € 74,80
Numbered Tiers: € 49,50
Non-numbered tiers: € 34,50

 

 

 

 

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August 17 – Vinicio Capossela

Greek Theatre, 9.45pm

Vinicio Capossela

A visionary songwriter. Capossela, one of the cleverest and most eccentric musicians in Italy, spins enigmatic fantasies of both skid row Americana and mythological Italy in a grittily elegant cabaret-jazz style.’ New York Times.
Described as ‘Italy’s greatest secret’ by the Sunday Times, and ‘Italy’s most intriguing musical traveller’ by Mojo, Vinicio Capossela has navigated an inimitable musical path to consistent acclaim during his 20-year career, drawing on a diverse range of influences, from Italian folk to Americana and burlesque.
Renowned in Italy and on the continent for his enchanting concerts that fuse rock, theatre, and performance art.
(source: viniciocapossela.it)

Parterre and stands: € 55,00 
Tiers: € 44,00
Non-numbered tiers: € 34,00 
Tickets on ticketone.it
Ticket Office in Taormina: +39 0942.628730

 

 

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August 11 – Carmina Burana

Greek Theatre, 9.30pm

Carmina Burana

Original version for two pianos and drums

Music: Carl Orff
Pianos: Gianfranco Pappalardo Fiumara and Roberto Carnevale
Euro Mediterraneo Chamber Orchestra
Chorus: Coro Lirico Siciliano directed by Francesco Costa
Conductor: Massimo Incarbone

 

Tickets available on boxol.it  
Ticket Office in Taormina: +39 0942.628730

Parterre: € 40,00
Stands: € 35,00
Tiers: € 25,00 – Under 18/Over65 € 20,00
Non-numbered tiers: € 20,00 – Under 18/Over65 € 16,00

 

 

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August 10 – Carmen (Ballett)

 

 

Greek Theatre, 9.30pm

Carmen (Ballett)

from a tale of Prosper Mérimée
coreographie: Fredy Franzutti
music: George Bizet, Emmanuel Chabrier, Isac Albeniz, Jules Massenet
scene: Francesco Palma

Carmen is a ballett in two acts of Fredy Franzutti, and will be performed by the Balletto del Sud company.

Tickets on boxol.it
Ticket Office in Taormina: +39 0942.628730

Parterre: € 50,00
Stands: € 45,00
Tiers: € 35,00 – Under 18/Over65 € 28,00
Non-numbered tiers: € 25,00 – Under 18/Over65 € 20,00

 

 

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August 7 – The Sleeping Beauty (Ballett)

 

Greek Theatre, 9.30pm

Carmen (Ballett)

The Sleeping Beauty is a ballet in a prologue and three acts, first performed in 1890. The music was by Pyotr Tchaikovsky (his Opus 66). The score was completed in 1889, and is the second of his three ballets. The original scenario was conceived by Ivan Vsevolozhsky, and is based on Charles Perrault’s La Belle au bois dormant.
The ballet’s focus was undeniably on the two main conflicting forces of good (the Lilac Fairy) and evil (Carabosse); each has a leitmotif representing them, which run through the entire ballet, serving as an important thread to the underlying plot. Act III of the work, however, takes a complete break from the two motifs and instead places focus on the individual characters of the various court dances.

The Sleeping Beauty is Tchaikovsky’s longest ballet, lasting nearly four hours at full length – counting the intermissions. Without intermissions (as it appears on several CD sets), it lasts nearly three hours. It is nearly always cut.

The ballet at the Greek Theatre will be performed by Balletto del Sud company and will last 2 hours.
Choreography: Fredy Franzutti
Scene: Francesco Palma

Tickets available on boxol.it  
Ticket Office in Taormina: +39 0942.628730

Parterre: € 50,00
Stands: € 45,00
Tiers: € 35,00 – Under 18/Over65 € 28,00
Non-numbered tiers: € 25,00 – Under 18/Over65 € 20,00

 

 

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