As soon as you arrive in Taormina, you will feel the magical, mythical atmosphere spread all around which has enchanted visitors from all over the world for years and years.
Settled on a hill of the Monte Tauro, Taormina dominates two grand, sweeping bays below and on the southern side, the top of Mount Etna, the european highest active volcano, often capped with snow, offering to the visitors a breathtaking, dramatic and memorable view.
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- Taormina Events 202617/12/2025 - 12:14 AM
EVENTS IN TAORMINA 2026 (under construction) DISCLAIMER The information and material on this website is general in nature and is intended for your touristic use and information. We try our best to constantly update our contents. The Taormina Friends Club accepts no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any information contained herein and recommends […]
- August 1, 2026 – Claudio Baglioni01/08/2025 - 12:35 AM
Claudio Baglioni Ancient Theatre, Saturday 1st August 2026 Claudio Baglioni (1951) is an Italian pop singer-songwriter and musician. His career has been going on for over 50 years. He is considered one of the most successful pop rock singer-songwriters in the history of Italian music, he has sold over 60 million records, among which […]
- July 4, 2026 – “Dopo Di Noi” Charity Event04/07/2025 - 12:32 AM
Dopo Di Noi a Charity Event Ancient Theatre, Saturday 4th July 2025 @9:00pm A charity evening of music to support the Taormina’s Psycho-Education and Rehabilitation Centre. The event is sponsored by the Parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Santa Venera). Radio Italia is main partner. Featured guests include Stadio, along with Pierdavide Carone, […]
July 7, 2024 – L’Elisir D’Amore by G. Donizetti (CHOSEN ARIAS)
I T A L I A N O P E R A T A O R M I N A
L’Elisir D’Amore
Opera by Gaetano Donizetti
Gardens of the Teatro Nazarena, via Fontana Vecchia n°3, on Sunday 2nd June 2024 @ 9.15pm
Entrance: strictly by 8.45pm. The performance will start at 9.00pm and it’s convenient to arrive 30 minutes earlier.
* In case of bad weather conditions, the performance will be held inside the Nazarene Theater
Since December 6th 2023, The Italian Opera is listed among the wonders of the Intangible Heritage of the World.
The artists of the Italian Opera Taormina will show you why!
Opera Selection is a selection of works performed live with excellent artists and accompanied by pianists equally virtuous. Every first Sunday of the month a different Opera is on show.
Sunday July 7th 2024: L’Elisir D’Amore by Gaetano Donizetti
TICKETS on Italian Opera Taormina @ € 50,00 (standard, unassigned tickets)
Drink on the panoramic terrace included
Free for children up to 6 yo
MORE INFO
For more info and booking, please contact the mobile 0039 340 64 26 230 or ask your hotel.
www.italianoperataormina.com – www.facebook.com/italianoperataormina – www.instagram.com/italianoperataormina
Info and booking: mobile 0039 340 6426230 – info@italianoperataormina.com
WHERE TO STAY
Hotel La Pensione Svizzera – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta
July 4, 2024 – Charity Concert for the Mediterranean Pediatric Cardiosurgical Hospital in Taormina
CCPM & Friends
Ancient Theatre, Thursday 4th July 2024 @ 9.00pm
TICKETS on ciaoticket or at the theatre box office
€ 11,00 – 32,00
INFO
https://www.facebook.com/CardiochirurgiaPediatricaSicilia/?locale=it_IT
WHERE TO STAY
Hotel La Pensione Svizzera – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta
June 23 – TAOBUK – Tucidide contro Melo by Alessandro Baricco
TUCIDIDE CONTRO MELO
by Alessandro Baricco
Taormina International Book Festival – 14° edition > IDENTITY
Ancient Theatre, 23 June 2024 @ 9.00pm
TICKETS on ticketone
Platea : € 80,00
Gallery: € 65,00
Upper Circle (numbered seats): from € 40,00
Upper Circle (non numbered circle): from € 30,00
MORE INFO
www.taormina.it
www.taobuk.it
www.facebook.com/taobuk — https://www.facebook.com/reel/1421801301784600
www.instagram.com/taobukfestival
WHERE TO STAY
Hotel La Pensione Svizzera – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta
June 22, 2024 – TAOBUK Gala
TAOBUK GALA
Taormina International Book Festival – 14° edition > IDENTITY
Ancient Theatre, 22 June 2024 @ 9.00pm
The event is free upon registration
To reserve your free ticket, click here – FULLY BOOKED
MORE INFO
www.taormina.it
www.taobuk.it
www.facebook.com/taobuk
www.instagram.com/taobukfestival
Watch the performance of David Garrett at the 2023 Taobuk Gala Evening:
WHERE TO STAY
Hotel La Pensione Svizzera – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta
June 20-24, 2024 – TAOBUK, Taormina Book Festival – 14° ed
TAOBUK
Taormina Book Festival – 14° edition > IDENTITY
Taormina, 20-24 June 2024
Taobuk, a celebration of literature of arts and thought.
From June 20th to June 24th, 2024, an international stage with a focus on current events, books, scientific debate, live performances, featuring prominent figures of our time.
What do we mean today by identity?
We will discover it together at Taobuk 2024, through the words of the great protagonists of our time, with a constant focus on the dynamics of today, from the individual microcosm to the macrocosm, up to the new frontiers of artificial intelligence.
Extraordinary personalities such as the 2023 Nobel prize for Literature Jon Fosse, Jonathan Safran Foer, Yasmina Reza, Alessandro Baricco and Marina Abramovic will discuss with us about the concept of “Identity”.
(Source: taobuk.it)
Gala Evening on Saturday 22nd June at the Ancient Theatre
This year’s theme is “Identity”
FULL PROGRAMME
(updated May 27):
www.taobuk.it/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Programma-aggiornato-al-27-maggio.docx-1.pdf
MORE INFO
www.taobuk.it
www.facebook.com/taobuk
www.instagram.com/taobukfestival
WHERE TO STAY
Hotel La Pensione Svizzera – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta
June 2, 2024 – La Traviata (chosen arias)
I T A L I A N O P E R A T A O R M I N A
Italian Opera Taormina – Opera Selection
La Traviata
by Giuseppe Verdi
Gardens of the Teatro Nazarena, via Fontana Vecchia n°3, on Sunday 2nd June 2024 @ 9.15pm
Entrance: strictly by 8.45pm. The performance will start at 9.00pm and it’s convenient to arrive 30 minutes earlier.
* In case of bad weather conditions, the performance will be held inside the Nazarene Theater
Since December 6th 2023, The Italian Opera is listed among the wonders of the Intangible Heritage of the World.
The artists of the Italian Opera Taormina will show you why!
Opera Selection is a selection of works performed live with excellent artists and accompanied by pianists equally virtuous. Every first Sunday of the month a different Opera is on show.
Sunday 2nd June 2024: La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi
On stage:
– VIOLETTA VALERY: Ester Ventura
– ALFREDO GERMONT: Federico Parisi
– GIORGIO GERMONT: Graziano D’Urso
Art Director: Silvia Di Falco
Costumes: Italian Opera Live
Stage scenography: Clara Intilisano
TICKETS on Italian Opera Taormina @ € 50,00 (standard, unassigned tickets)
Drink on the panoramic terrace included
Free for children up to 6 yo
MORE INFO
For more info and booking, please contact the mobile 0039 340 64 26 230 or ask your hotel.
www.italianoperataormina.com – www.facebook.com/italianoperataormina – www.instagram.com/italianoperataormina
Info and booking: mobile 0039 340 6426230 – info@italianoperataormina.com
WHERE TO STAY
Hotel La Pensione Svizzera – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta
2024 – Free and/or Night Opening of the Taormina Ancient Theatre
Ph. credit: Parco Archeologico Naxos Taormina, ph. Tordini
VISITING THE TAORMINA ANCIENT THEATRE
Season 2024
Usually the Ancient Theatre is open from 9.00am till one hour before sunset.
Click HERE to check the opening hours, according to the period of the year . Please, note that the opening hours may change depending on the needs of the museum/theatre.
Before your visit, please check again for any changes in the notices section
TICKETS on site and online @ Aditus aditusculture.com
Full ticket: € 12,00
Free ticket: under 18, People with disabilities and helper , teachers and many other (see the above link)
MORE INFO
WHERE TO STAY
Hotel La Pensione Svizzera – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta
June 2024 – Taormina International Music Festival, 6th ed.
Taormina International Music Festival
6th edition
Teatro Nazarena, via Fontana Vecchia n. 3 Taormina.
Every Saturday of June 2024 @ 9.15pm
TICKETS on Italian Opera Taormina
– Standard ticket (including drink during interact) € 30,00 >> entrance strictly at 08.45 pm
– VIP ticket (early entrance with welcome drink, reserved seats in the VIP area) €50,00 >> entrance at 8.30 pm
– Admission free for children up to 6 years
Program changes every night > click on the date!
(program and poster are released few days before the date)
1st June 2024
“Amore e Musica”
Giacomo Serra, piano
Ilaria Iaquinta, soprano
Music by Rossini, Tosti, Offenbach
8th June 2024
“Romanticismo e Impressionismo”
Giuseppe Lo Cicero, piano
Music by Chopin, Debussy, Ravel
15th June 2024
“Eroine all’Opera”
Ana-Maria Lungu, soprano
Ester Ventura, soprano
Antonio Gennaro, piano
Music by: Verdi, Mascagni, Puccini, Offenbach, Bellini, Bizet, Dvorak, Rossini
22th June 2023
“Movie, Music, Swing and Jazz”
DUO MISTRAL:
Antonio Puglia, clarinet
Mariano Meloni, piano
Movie Music Swing and Jazz
Music by Morricone, Gershwin, Grgin, Milani, Gualdi, Mangani, Klezmer
29th June 2024
“Romanticismo Lirico”
Pierre-Laurent Boucharlat, piano
Carmen Salamone, sopran
Music by Beethoven, Puccini, Mozart
MORE INFO
www.italianoperataormina.com – www.facebook.com/italianoperataormina – www.instagram.com/italianoperataormina
Info and booking: mobile 0039 340 6426230 – info@italianoperataormina.com
WHERE TO STAY
Hotel La Pensione Svizzera – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta
May / October 2024 – Italian Opera Selection
Italian Opera Taormina
Opera Selection
Teatro Nazarena, via Fontana Vecchia n°3, Taormina @ 9.15pm
Entrance: strictly by 8.45pm
From May to October 2024, on the first Sunday of the month,
Since December 6th 2023, The Italian Opera is listed among the wonders of the Intangible Heritage of the World.
The artists of the Italian Opera Taormina will show you why!
A selection of works performed live with our excellent artists and accompanied by pianists equally virtuous.
Drink on the panoramic terrace included
Opera selections will take place on the first Sunday of the month, according to the following dates:
5 May
Opera selection > LA BOHEME by Giacomo Puccini
2 June
Opera selection > LA TRAVIATA by Giuseppe Verdi
7 July
Opera selection > ELISIR D’AMORE by Gaetano Donizetti
4 August
Opera selection > CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA by Pietro Mascagni
1 September
Opera selection > TOSCA by Giacomo Puccini
6 October
Opera selection > RIGOLETTO by Giuseppe Verdi
TICKETS on Italian Opera Taormina or ASK YOUR HOTEL!
Price: € 50,00. Free for children up to 6 yo
MORE INFO
For more info and booking, please contact the mobile 0039 340 64 26 230 or ask your hotel.
www.italianoperataormina.com – www.facebook.com/italianoperataormina – www.instagram.com/italianoperataormina
Info and booking: mobile 0039 340 6426230 – info@italianoperataormina.com
WHERE TO STAY
Hotel La Pensione Svizzera – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta
May 5 – La Bohéme by G. Puccini (Italian Opera Taormina)
Italian Opera Taormina – Opera Selection
LA BOHÉME
by Giacomo Puccini
Gardens of the Teatro Nazarena, via Fontana Vecchia n°3, on Sunday 5th May 2024 @ 9.15pm
Entrance: strictly by 8.45pm. The performance will start at 9.00pm and it’s convenient to arrive 30 minutes earlier.
* In case of bad weather conditions, the performance will be held inside the Nazarene Theater
Since December 6th 2023, The Italian Opera is listed among the wonders of the Intangible Heritage of the World.
The artists of the Italian Opera Taormina will show you why!
Opera Selection is a selection of works performed live with excellent artists and accompanied by pianists equally virtuous. Every first Sunday of the month a different Opera is on show.
Sunday 5th May 2024: La Bohéme by Giacomo Puccini
On stage:
– Antonella Trifirò (Mimì)
– Davide Benigno (Rodolfo)
– Giuliana Di Stefano (Musetta)
– Graziano D’Urso (Marcello)
TICKETS on Italian Opera Taormina @ € 50,00 (standard, unassigned tickets)
Drink on the panoramic terrace included
Free for children up to 6 yo
MORE INFO
For more info and booking, please contact the mobile 0039 340 64 26 230 or ask your hotel.
www.italianoperataormina.com – www.facebook.com/italianoperataormina – www.instagram.com/italianoperataormina
Info and booking: mobile 0039 340 6426230 – info@italianoperataormina.com
WHERE TO STAY
Hotel La Pensione Svizzera – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta