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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

Giuseppe Rapisarda Management > www.facebook.com/giusepperapisardamanagement – www.instagram.com/grm_entertainment

Francesco Gabbani > www.facebook.com/francescogabbaniofficial

WHERE TO STAY

Hotel La Pensione Svizzera – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta

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Ennio Morricone Tribute

Ancient Theatre, Saturday 2nd August 2025 @ 9.00pm

The program, in addition to the evocative soundtracks of some symbolic films in the history of cinema such as Cinema Paradiso, Malèna, A Fistful of Dollars, Once Upon a Time in the West, Once Upon a Time in America and other masterpieces, will be enriched by authentic musical novelties and entirely inspired by the “pop” side of the Italian composer.

TICKETS on ticketone (commissions not included)
Platea central (gold): € 75,00
Platea lateral: € 65,00
Gallery, central (gold): € 55,00
Gallery, lateral: € 45,00
Cavea, central (numbered seats): € 33,00
Cavea, lateral (non-numbered seats): € 22,00

MORE INFO

Coro Lirico Siciliano – www.coroliricosiciliano.com – www.facebook.com/coroliricosiciliano

WHERE TO STAY

Hotel La Pensione Svizzera – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta

F E S T I V A L   L I R I C O   D E I   T E A T R I   D I   P I E T R A

Hans Zimmer Tribute

Taormina Ancient Theatre, Thursday 31st July 2025 @9:00pm

Hans Florian Zimmer (born 1957) is a German film score composer and music producer. He has won two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, five Grammy Awards, and has been nominated for three Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. Zimmer was also named on the list of Top 100 Living Geniuses.
His works are notable for integrating electronic music sounds with traditional orchestral arrangements. Since the 1980s, Zimmer has composed music for over 150 films. His works include Gladiator (2000), The Last Samurai (2003), the Pirates of the Caribbean series (2003–2011), The Dark Knight trilogy (2005–2012), Inception (2010), Man of Steel (2013), Interstellar (2014), Dunkirk (2017), No Time to Die (2021), and the Dune series (2021–).

During his childhood, he was strongly influenced by the film scores of Ennio Morricone and has cited Once Upon a Time in the West as the score that inspired him to become a film composer.

TICKETS on ticketone (commissions not included)
Platea/Parterre central (gold): € 75,00
Platea/Parterre lateral: € 65,00
Gallery, central (gold): € 55,00
Gallery, lateral: € 45,00
Cavea, central: € 33,00
Cavea, lateral (non-numbered seats): € 22,00

MORE INFO

Coro Lirico Siciliano – www.coroliricosiciliano.com – www.facebook.com/coroliricosiciliano

WHERE TO STAY

Hotel La Pensione Svizzera – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta

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AIDA

An opera by Giuseppe Verdi

Ancient Theatre, Tuesday 29 July 2025 @ 9.00pm

An international cast with the world-famous South African soprano Pumeza Matshizika (Aida); the vocal security of Walter Fraccaro will be the victorious hymn of Radames, while the ductility and passion of Veronica Simeoni will be the strength of the violent and emotional Amneris. And more Badral Chuluunbaatar as Amonasro, Sultonbek Abdurakhimov as Ramfis, Deyan Vatchkov as the King, Federico Parisi as messenger and Leonora Ilieva as priestess.

TICKETS on ticketone (commissions not included)
Platea: € 98,00
Gallery, central (gold): € 85,00
Gallery, lateral: € 77,00/66,00
Cavea, central (gold): € 60,00
Cavea, lateral: € 50,00/40:00
Cavea, non-numbered seats: € 27,50

MORE INFO

Coro Lirico Siciliano – www.coroliricosiciliano.com – www.facebook.com/coroliricosiciliano

WHERE TO STAY

Hotel La Pensione Svizzera – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel 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 Svizzera – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta