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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Events
- Sept. 23 /Oct. 20 – Autunno all’Odeon23/09/2018 - 12:26 AM
Autunno all’Odeon Musics and plays by the small theatre “Oeon” (200 seats) Entrance: € 12,00 (residents € 10,00) Odeon, via Teatrino Romano @ 6.30pm Tickets: available at the “Casa del Cinema” in Corso Umberto I n. 61 and on site half an hour before the beginning of the show. Comuicato stampa (Italian press release) […]
- Sep. 21 – Pio e Amedeo21/09/2018 - 12:48 AM
Pio e Amedeo “La classe non è qua” Ancient Theatre, September 21st 2019 Pio D’Antini (August 20, 1983) and Amedeo Grieco (August 25, 1983) are an Italian comedy duo who work on stage, film, television and books as Pio e Amedeo. TICKETS on ticketone.it Stalls (Parterre): € 79,00 Gallery: € 69,00 Upper circle […]
- Sep. 15 – The Look of The Year15/09/2018 - 12:48 AM
The Look of the Year Taormina, September 12th-16th, 2019 Gala evening at the Ancient Theatre on Sunday 15th Host: Jo Squillo MORE INFO ASAP www.facebook.com/thelookoftheyearitalia info@thelookoftheyearitalia.it
Sep. 1 – Levante
RESCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 14
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Tickets issued for September 1st will be valid for the new date
Levante
Ancient Theatre, Sunday 1st September 2019 @21.30
Claudia Lagona (born 23 May 1987), better known by her stage name Levante, is an Italian singer-songwriter. She debuted in 2013, releasing the single “Alfonso”, which became popular after being launched by Italian radio station Radio DeeJay. The single was later certified gold by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Levante’s first studio album, Manuale distruzione, was released on 11 March 2014. It was followed by Abbi cura di te (2015) and Nel caos di stanze stupefacenti (2017).
In 2017, she was chosen as a judge for the eleventh series of Italian talent show X Factor.
TICKETS on ticketone.it
Stalls (Parterre): € 46,00
Gallery: € 40,30
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 35,00
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 29,90
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Aug. 31 – Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli
Ancient Theatre, Saturday August 31st 2019 @ 9.30pm – NEW DATE
An additional concert for Andrea Bocelli: Saturday 31 August at the Ancient Theatre of Taormina!
A great return to our city for the most loved Italian singer in the world. A concert that promises to be special as the wonderful voice of Andrea Bocelli that will enchant the audience of taormina on August 30th
TICKETS on ticketone.it and boxol.it
Stalls (Parterre): not available
Gallery: € 265,00
Upper circle (gold numbered seats): € 185,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 145,00
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 80,00
Where to stay
Hotel Villa Carlotta Hotel Villa Ducale Hotel Villa Schuler Hotel La Pensione Svizzera
Bocelli has recorded 15 solo studio albums of both pop and classical music, three greatest hits albums, and nine complete operas, selling over 90 million records worldwide. He has had success as a crossover performer, bringing classical music to the top of international pop charts.
In 1998, Bocelli was named one of People magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People. In 1999, he was nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards. “The Prayer” is his duet with Celine Dion for the animated film Quest for Camelot which won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song.[3] He captured a listing in the Guinness Book of World Records with the release of his classical album Sacred Arias, as he simultaneously held the top three positions on the US Classical Albums charts.[3]
Bocelli was made a Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 2006 and was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 2 March 2010 for his contribution to Live Theater.
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Aug. 30 – Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli
Ancient Theatre, Friday August 30th 2019 @ 9.30pm
The world’s most beloved tenor comes back to Taormina.
A great return to our city for the most loved Italian singer in the world. A concert that promises to be special as the wonderful voice of Andrea Bocelli that will enchant the audience of taormina on August 30th
TICKETS on ticketone.it
Stalls (Parterre): not available
Gallery: € 265,00
Upper circle (gold numbered seats): € 185,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 145,00
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 80,00
Where to stay
Hotel Villa Carlotta Hotel Villa Ducale Hotel Villa Schuler Hotel La Pensione Svizzera
Bocelli has recorded 15 solo studio albums of both pop and classical music, three greatest hits albums, and nine complete operas, selling over 90 million records worldwide. He has had success as a crossover performer, bringing classical music to the top of international pop charts.
In 1998, Bocelli was named one of People magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People. In 1999, he was nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards. “The Prayer” is his duet with Celine Dion for the animated film Quest for Camelot which won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song.[3] He captured a listing in the Guinness Book of World Records with the release of his classical album Sacred Arias, as he simultaneously held the top three positions on the US Classical Albums charts.[3]
Bocelli was made a Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 2006 and was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 2 March 2010 for his contribution to Live Theater.
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Aug. 27 – Antonello Venditti
1978 / 2018 Sotto il segno dei pesci
Ancient Theatre, Tuesday 27th August 2019 @ 9.00pm
Antonio “Antonello” Venditti (born 8 March 1949) is an Italian singer-songwriter who became famous in the 1970s for the social themes of his songs.
TICKETS on ticketone.it
Stalls (Parterre): € 92,00
Gallery: € 79,50
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 57,50
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 39,50
More on Antonello Venditti:
http://www.antonellovenditti.it/
Aug. 25 – Martha Argerich and Daniel Rivera
Martha Argerich and Daniel Rivera
Concert for Piano and Orchestra
Ancient Theatre, Sunday 25th August 2019 @ 9.00pm
Martha Argerich: Concert n. 1 in Mi bemolle Maggiore by F. Listz
David Rivera: Concert op. 16 in La minore by E. Grieg
TICKETS on boxol.it and ticketone.it
Stalls VIP (Parterre): € 100,00
Stalls (Parterre): € 80,00
Gallery: € 60,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 40,00
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 25,00
Here the two artists in J.Brahms, Variazioni sul tema di Haydn
Aug. 21 and 24 – Carmen by G. Bizet
Lithograph of act 1 in the premiere performance, by Pierre-Auguste Lamy, 1875
Carmen
opera by Georges Bizet
Ancient Theatre on
Wednesday August 21st 2019 @9.30pm
and
Saturday August 24th 2019 @9.30pm
Carmen is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on a novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera, written in the genre of opéra comique, tells the story of the downfall of Don José, a naïve soldier who is seduced by the wiles of the fiery Gypsy, Carmen. José abandons his childhood sweetheart and deserts from his military duties, yet loses Carmen’s love to the glamorous toreador Escamillo, after which José kills her in a jealous rage.
The music of Carmen has been widely acclaimed for its brilliance of melody, harmony, atmosphere and orchestration, and for the skill with which Bizet musically represented the emotions and suffering of his characters. After the composer’s death the score was subject to significant amendment, including the introduction of recitative in place of the original dialogue; there is no standard edition of the opera, and different views exist as to what versions best express Bizet’s intentions.
T W O D A T E S
TICKETS for August 21st >> on boxol.it and ticketone.it
TICKETS for August 24th >> on boxol.it and ticketone.it
Stalls (Parterre): € 105,00
Gallery: € 85,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 60,00
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 35,00
More on Carmen
Original libretto (lyrics) Italian/French >> http://www.teatroallascala.org/includes/doc/2014-2015/carmen/libretto.pdf
Aug. 17 – Fiorella Mannoia
Fiorella Mannoia
Personale Tour
Ancient Theatre of Taormina, Saturday 17 August 2019 @ 9.00pm
TICKETS on ticketone.it
Stalls (Parterre): € 80,50
Gallery: € 69,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 52,00
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 35,00
Aug. 12 / Sep 30 – Exhib. of “Respiro” by Giacomo Rizzo
Exhibition of the sculpure “Respiro” (breath)
by Giacomo Rizzo
The sculpture – inspired by the mountain of Monte Pellegrino of Palermo – is located by the Ancient Theatre till September 30th 2019
The sites managed by the Archeaological Park of Taormina and Giardini Naxos (Ancient Theatre, isle of Isola Bella, Archeaological Site of Naxos, Palazzo Ciampoli and Villa Caronia) are open every day from 9.00am to one hour before sunset. Tickets can be purchased here: https://aditusculture.com
MORE INFO
www.parconaxostaormina.com – rp.parco.archeo.naxos@regione.sicilia.it
Aug. 11 – Ballet “W Verdi e i Vespri siciliani”
W Verdi e i Vespri Siciliani
performed by the Corps of Ballet of Milan
Ancient Theatre, Sunday 11th August, 2019
A ballet in two acts with famous ballets realised on the music masterpieces of Giuseppe Verdi: Traviata, Aida, I Vespri Siciliani, Otello and Macbeth.
TICKETS on boxol.it
Stalls (Parterre): € 35,00
Gallery: € 35,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 25,00
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 15,00
Aug. 10 – Alda Merini “The Concert”
Monica Guerritore in
Alda Merini “The Concert”
Mentre rubavo la vita – Homage to Alda Merini
With Giovanni Nuti
Special guest: Carmen Consoli
Ancient Theatre, Saturday 0th August 2019 @ 9.00pm
Giovanni Nuti e Monica Gurritore sing Alda Merini
The concert wants to raise funds for the Italian CIR – Commitee for Refugees (www.cir-onlus.org)