Regularly held Market
Taormina, Via Minzoni. Everyday (8.00am – 1.00pm) – Small market hall with stands of fruit, meat, fish, cheese and flowers
Taormina, via L. Da Vinci and via W. Von Gloeden – Weekly market held every Wednesday with stands of shoes, clothes, households items, fruit, vegetables and more.
Permanent Exhibitions
Fondazione Mazzullo – Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
CioccolArt Museum – Forza D’Agrò
A sweet trip to Sicilian art and history. Sculptures, related to famous Sicilian artworks (such as the “Venus” of Morgantina) made from chocolate.
Opening hours: until November 2 daily 10.00am to 2.30pm and 3.30pm to 7.30pm. November 3 to March 31 Saturday and Sunday 10.00am to 5.00pm. www.cioccolartsicily.it
Museums of Taormina
Museum of Arts and Traditions – Former church of San Francesco
Casa Cuseni
JANUARY
1 January – New Year s Concert – San Domenico Palace Hotel
1 January – last day of the CioccolArt Festival – Forza d’Agrò
1 January / 7 February – 7 Group show Photo Exhibition – Palazzo Corvaja
1, Sunday – Presepe * Nativity Scene – Trappitello, 6.00pm-9.30pm – free entrance
1 / 5 January – Photo Exhibition “Luoghi D’Autore, La Sicilia in Luce” – CASTELMOLA
1/7 January 2017 – Exhibition “Taormina Cinema” – Ex Palazzo Pretura
1 / 8 January – Art Exhibition by Ottavio Marino – Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
1 / 8 January – Photo Exhibition “Obbiettivi Sicilia” – Palazzo Corvaja – free entrance
1, Sunday – Corricapodanno and Chico Scimone Award….. diving in the Ionian freezing Sea – Bay of Villagonia, 8.00am
2 January – New Year s Concert – Cathedral of Taormina
2, Monday – Presepe * Nativity Scene – Trappitello, 6.00pm-9.30pm – free entrance
5, Thursday – Opera Concert, piano and soprano – Del Carmine Church, 6.00pm – Free entrance
5, Thursday – Presepe * Nativity Scene – Trappitello, 6.00pm-9.30pm – free entrance
5, Thursday – Taormina Ensemble Chorus – Santa Caterina Church, 7.00pm
6, Friday – Presepe * Nativity Scene – Trappitello, 5.00pm-9.30pm – free entrance
6, Friday – Città di Taormina Award – Taormina City Hall, hrs?
8, Sunday – Presepe * Nativity Scene – Trappitello, 5.00pm-9.30pm – free entrance
27, Friday – Exhibition of old coins of Taormina – Palazzo Corvaja
FEBRUARY
1 / 7 February – 7 G roup show Photo Exhibition – Palazzo Corvaja
10/28 February – Exhib. of mini carnival carts – Palazzo Corvaja
23/28 February – Carnival
MARCH
March 10 / June 14 – Exhibition “Il Futuro sopravvenuto” – church Del Carmine
March 18 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
APRIL
April 1 / June 14 – Exhibition “Il Futuro sopravvenuto” – former church Del Carmine
April 8 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
April 8 / July 31 – Unescosites, Italian Heritage and Arts – Multimedia Exhibition – Palazzo Corvaja
April 14 – Good Friday Procession – Taormina town centre
April 15 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
April 22 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
MAY
May 1 / June 14 – Exhibition “Il Futuro sopravvenuto” – former church Del Carmine
May 1 / July 31 – Unescosites, Italian Heritage and Arts – Multimedia Exhibition – Palazzo Corvaja
May 1 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
May 3 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
May 5 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
May 8 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
May 10 – Giro d’Italia
May 10 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
May 12 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
May 15 – July 31 – Exhbition of “Unknown man” and “Virgin Annunciate” by Antonello da Messina – Palazzo Corvaja
May 15 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
May 17 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
May 19 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
May 24th/ ?? – Exhibition of the “Tavola Lucana” painted by Leonardo Da Vinci – former church Del Carmine
May 26/27 – G7 Summit
May 29 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
May 31 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
JUNE
June 1 /10 – Exhbition of “Unknown man” and “Virgin Annunciate” by Antonello da Messina – Palazzo Corvaja
June 1/14 – Exhibition “Il Futuro sopravvenuto” – former church Del Carmine
June 1 / July 31 – Unescosites, Italian Heritage and Arts – Multimedia Exhibition – Palazzo Corvaja
June 1 – Il Volo – Taormina Greek Theatre
June 2 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
June 2 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
June 3 – Il Volo – Taormina Greek Theatre
June 4 – Il Volo – Taormina Greek Theatre
June 5 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
June 7 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
June 7 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
June 9 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
June 9 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
June 11 – Spider Parade along Corso Umberto, from 10.00am on
June 12 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
June 14 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
June 14 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
June 16 – Romantic Car Parade along Corso Umberto from 10.00am to 4.30pm
June 16 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
June 17 – Naxos Air Show 2017 and Frecce Tricolori
June 17 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
June 18 / August 20 – Exhibition “Saligia” – former Church Del Carmine
June 18 – Naxos Air Show 2017 and Frecce Tricolori
June 19 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
June 21 – Placebo – Greek Theatre
June 21 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
June 21 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
June 23 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
June 23 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
June 24/28 – TAOBUK, Taormina Book Festival
June 24 – Noa in concert and Taormina Book Awards – Greek Theatre
June 25 – Rally dei Castelli – Car Parade along Corso Umberto from 10.00am on
June 26 – Eddie Vedder – Greek Theatre
June 26 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
June 27 – Eddie Vedder – Greek Theatre
June 27 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
June 28 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
June 30/October 1 – Exhibition “Il Disegnatore di sogni” – Casa del Cinema
June 30 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
June 30 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
JULY
July 1 / 30 – Photo exhibition “L’inchiostro e lo sguardo” – Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
July 1 / August 20 – Exhibition “Saligia” – former Church Del Carmine
July 1 / September 17 – Van Gogh Multimedia Experience – Palazzo Corvaja
July 1 / 31 – Unescosites, Italian Heritage and Arts – Multimedia Exhibition – Palazzo Corvaja
July 1 /October 1 – Exhibition “Il Disegnatore di sogni” – Casa del Cinema
July 1 – Silver ribbons Award
July 3 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
July 5 – La Boheme by G. Puccini – Greek Theatre
July 5 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
July 5 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
Thursday 6 (Congress Hall)
4.00pm – HANDY – La rivolta delle mani siciliane (ITA, 2017 – 80’) di Vincenzo Cosentino con Franco Nero
6.00pm – MARIO SOFFIA SULLA CENERE (ITA, 2017 – 100’) – doc. di Alberto Castiglione con Aurora Quattrocchi, Alessandro Schiavo PRIMA PROIEZIONE ASSOLUTA
8.30pm – RODIN (FRA, 2017 – 119’) di Vincent Lindon con Izia Higelin, Séverine Caneele ANTEPRIMA ITALIANA
10.45pm – BECOMING CARY GRANT (USA/ FRA/GB, 2017 – 80’) doc. di Mark Kidel con Cary Grant, Judy Balaban
THURSDAY 6 (Cinema Olimpia)
4.00pm – SOLE CUORE AMORE (ITA, 2016 – 113’) – Omaggio a I. Ragonese di Daniele Vicari con Isabella Ragonese, Eva Grieco, Francesco Montanari
6.00pm – MACBETH (ITA, 2017 50’) di Daniele Campese con Susanna Costaglione, Franco Mannella, Irida Gjergji Mero, Claudio Di Scanno ANTEPRIMA ITALIANA
8.30pm – LA BATTAGLIA DI CAPO BON (ITA 2017, 27’) – doc. di Ruben Monterosso e Federico Savonitto ANTEPRIMA ITALIANA
to follow: ALAMAR (MESS/ITA – 73’) doc. di Pedro González-Rubio con Natan Machado Palombini, Jorge Machado, Roberta Palombini, Néstor Marín “Matraca”
10.45pm – IL PADRE D’ITALIA (ITA, 2017 – 93’) – Omaggio a I. Ragonese di Fabio Mollo con Luca Marinelli, Isabella Ragonese
FRIDAY 7 (Congress Hall)
10:00am – THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (LA MORTE CORRE SUL FIUME) (USA, 1955 – 90’) di Charles Laughton con Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters
12:00am – MASTERCLASS DI FABIO GRASSADONIA E ANTONIO PIAZZA (film directors)
4.00pm – SARO (ITA, 2016 – 67’) doc. di Enrico Maria Artale con Enrico Maria Artale, Daniel Mejia Vargas, Sarah Sammartino, Giuseppe Sammartino
6.00pm – TOTO’ E VICE’ (ITA, 2017 – 86’) di Marco Battaglia e Umberto De Paola, con Enzo Vetrano, Stefano Randisi PRIMA PROIEZIONE ASSOLUTA
8.30pm – HIKARI (GIA/FRA, 2017 – 101’) di Naomi Kawase con Masatoshi Nagase, Tatsuya Fuji ANTEPRIMA ITALIANA
10.45 – OH LUCY (USA/GIA, 2017 – 95’) di Atsuko Hirayanagi con Shinobu Terajima, Josh Hartenett ANTEPRIMA ITALIANA
SATURDAY 8 (Congress Hall)
10:00am – PEGGIO PER ME (ITA, 2017 – 113’) di Riccardo Camilli con Riccardo Camilli, Claudio Camilli, Tania Angelosanto. ANTEPRIMA ITALIANA
12:00 – TUTTA LA VITA DAVANTI (ITA, 2008 – 117’) – Omaggio a I. Ragonese di Paolo Virzì con Isabella Ragonese, Sabrina Ferilli, Elio Germano, Micaela Ramazzotti, Valerio Mastandrea, Massimo Ghini
4.00pm – PROVA CONTRARIA (ITA, 2016 – 63’) doc. di Chiara Agnello
6.00pm – SETTE GIORNI (ITA, 2016, 96’) di Rolando Colla con Alessia Barela, Bruno Todeschini, Gianfelice Imparato, Marc Barbé, Linda Olsansky,
8:30pm – PATTI CAKE$ (USA, 2016 – 108’) di Geremy Jasper con Danielle Macdonald, Bridget Everett ANTEPRIMA ITALIANA
10:45pm – LA CORDILLERA (ARG/FRA/SPA, 2017 – 114’) di Santiago Mitre con Christian Slater, Elena Anaya >>TO BE CONFERMED<<
SATURDAY 8 (Cinema Olimpia)
4.00pm – DIECI INVERNI (ITA/RUS, 2009 – 99’) – Omaggio a I. Ragonese di Valerio Mieli con Isabella Ragonese, Michele Riondino
6.00pm – MEXICO! UN CINEMA ALLA RISCOSSA (ITA, 2016 – 73’) – doc. di Michele Rho
8.30pm – LA PROVA (ITA, 2016 – 81’) doc. di Ninni Bruschetta
10.45pm – LA LUCE DI PINO PINELLI (ITA 2016 –42’) doc. di Mimmo Calopresti ANTEPRIMA ITALIANA
SUNDAY 9 (Congress Hall)
10:00am – IL PRIMO INCARICO (ITA, 2010 – 90’) – Omaggio a I. Ragonese di Giorgia Cecere con Isabella Ragonese, Francesco Chiarello
12:00 – MASTERCLASS DI ISABELLA RAGONESE (attrice)
4:00pm – NESSUNO CI PUÒ GIUDICARE (ITA, 2017 – 83’) doc. di Steve della Casa, Chiara Ronchini con Don Backy, Caterina Caselli, Tony Dallara, Ricky Gianco, Mal, Rita Pavone, Gianni Pettenati, Shel Shapiro, Piero Vivarelli
6.00pm – LA DIVINA DOLZÈLDIA (ITA, 2017 – 82’) di Aurelio Grimaldi con Guia Ielo PRIMA PROIEZIONE ASSOLUTA
8.00pm – LA MIA BATTAGLIA (ITA, 2017 – 30’) doc. di Franco Maresco con Letizia Battaglia
to follow: LE PHANTOMES D’ISMAËL (FRA, 2017, 114’) di Arnaud Desplechin con Mathieu Amalric, Marion Cotillard, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Louis Garrel, Alba Rohrwacher, Hippolyte Girardot, Laszlo Szabo
CINEMA NIGHT >> Saturday July 8th
6.00pm – Villagio Le Rocce Inaugurazione mostra fotografica TAORMINA CINEMA a cura di Ninni Panzera
7.00pm – Archivio Storico Inaugurazione MOSTRA CIMELI DI FRANCO FRANCHI E CICCIO INGRASSIA a cura di Giuseppe Li Causi
8.00pm – Piazza IX Aprile QUARTETTO A FIATI DEL CONSERVATORIO CORELLI DI MESSINA Musiche da film
8.30pm – Piazza IX Aprile SUITE DAL GRAN BALLO DEL GATTOPARDO Con gli allievi della Compagnia Nazionale di Danza Storica diretta Nino Graziano Luca. Con la partecipazione di Harmonia Suave
11.00pm – Piazza IX Aprile PIETRO ADRAGNA (fisarmonica) suona musiche tratte da IL POSTINO di Michael Redford
11.00pm – Casa Cuseni GIOVANNI RENZO musica dal vivo DAS KABINETT DES DR. CALIGARI (IL GABINETTO DEL DOTT. CALIGARI) (Ger. 1919 – 69’) di Robert Wiene, con Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Lil Dagover, Friedrich Feher, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Elsa Wagner.
11.15 – Babilonia I FIGLI DEL SET di Alfredo Lo Piero – doc.
11.30pm – Fondazione Mazzullo A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (ARANCIA MECCANICA) (GB, 1971, 136’) di Stanley Kubrick con Malcom McDowell, Patrick Magee
11.45 – Casa del Cinema TAORMINA 55 (2009) di Antonello Sarno – doc.
00.00 – Villa Comunale Incontro con SERGIO STIVALETTI a seguire M.D.C. MASCHERA DI CERA (ITA – 1997, 95’) di Sergio Stivaletti, con Robert Hossein, Gabriella Giorgelli, Romina Mondello, Riccardo Serventi Longhi
00.00 – Cinema Olimpia WAS SHAKESPEARE ENGLISH? (GB/ITA – 2016 – 97’) di Alicia Maksimova – doc. ore 0.15 Babilonia NELL’OCCHIO DI UN GENIO (ITA 2015 – 30’) di Fabio Schifilliti – doc.
0.30am – Casa del Cinema NASTRI 70 (2016) di Antonello Sarno – doc.
1.30qm – Babilonia NELLA TERRA DEL PADRINO (ITA 2015, 35’) di Francesco Calogero – doc
1.30qm – Casa del Cinema – DAVID 50 (ITA 2006 – 50’) di Antonello Sarno – doc.
1.45qm – Fondazione Mazzullo LEZIONE 21 (ITA, 2008, 92’) di Alessandro Baricco con John Hurt, Noah Taylor
2.15am – Villa Comunale PHENOMENA (1985) (120’) di Dario Argento con Jennifer Connelly, Daria Nicolodi
3.30am – Fondazione Mazzullo IMMORTAL BELOVED (AMATA IMMORTALE) (USA, 1994 – 120’) di Bernard Rose con Valeria Golino, Gary Oldman, Jeroen Krabbé, Isabella Rossellini
4.15am – Villa Comunale I TRE VOLTI DEL TERRORE (ITA, 2004 – 90’) di Sergio Stivaletti con John Philip Law, Riccardo Serventi
Libri in Terrazza – Terrace of the Congress Hall
6.30pm
THURSDAY 6 >> Presentazione del volume Il set delle meraviglie. I film celebri girati in Sicilia, di Luciano Mirone – Edizione L’informazione, 2016
FRIDAY 7 >> Presentazione del volume Marco Tullio Giordana. Una poetica civile in forma di cinema, di Marco Oliveri, Anna Paparcone – Edizioni Rubbettino, 2017
SATURDAY 8 >> Presentazione del volume Da Cassino a Hollywood. Storia di un giovane produttore, di Ugo Di Tullio – Istos Edizioni, 2017
SUNDAY 9 >> Presentazione del volume Faccio cose, vedo gente … Le parole del cinema, di Giovanni Bogani – Apice libri, 2015.
Meetings at the Archivio Storico di Taormina
FRIDAY 7 >> 11:00, Lucia Sardo e Marcello Cappelli presentano il progetto ART TO BE ACTOR – Giovanni Grasso dalla tradizione alla sperimentazione
SABATO 8 >> 11:00, Convegno di ANEC/FICE SICILIA. “La ‘solitudine’ dell’esercente cinematografico fra cultura e mercato”
SUNDAY 9 >> 11:00, Convegno del Coordinamento dei Festival del Cinema Siciliani. “I festival del cinema: una risorsa per i territori?”
July 6 – La Boheme by G. Puccini – Greek Theatre
July 7 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
July 7 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
July 8 – Symphony n. 9 by L. V. Beethoven directed by Zubin Methta – Greek Theatre
July 10 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
July 11-30 – Photo exhibition “L’inchiostro e lo sguardo” – Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
July 12 – La Giara Balletto – Greek Theatre
July 12 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
July 12 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
July 14/30 – Modern Art Exhibition “Metaprospettive di scotomi dell’anima” – Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
July 14 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
July 14 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
July 15-22 – Taomoda – Taormina International Fashion Week – Ancient Theatre and other locations
July 15 – Carmen Ballet – Greek Theatre
July 17 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
July 19 – Kasabian – Greek Theatre
July 19 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
July 19 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
July 20 / October 1 – Van Gogh Multimedia Experience – Palazzo Corvaja
July 21 – Charles Aznavour – Greek Theatre *** CANCELLED ***
July 21 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
July 21 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
July 22 – Taomoda Awards – Greek Theatre
July 23 – Nek – Greek Theatre
July 24 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
July 26 – Don Chisciotte – Greek Theatre
July 26 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
July 26 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
July 27 – Bellini Opera Gala I – Greek Theatre
July 28 – Premio delle Nazioni – Greek Theatre
July 28 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
July 28 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
July 29 – Don Chisciotte – Greek Theatre
July 30 – Bellini Opera Gala II – Greek Theatre
July 31 – J-Ax e Fedez – Greek Theatre
AUGUST
August 1/20 – Exhibition “Saligia” – former Church Del Carmine
August 1 / October 1 – Exhibition “Van Gogh Multimedia Experience” – Palazzo Corvaja
August 1 /October 1 – Exhibition “Il Disegnatore di sogni” – Casa del Cinema
August 3 – I sette contro Tebe by Eschilo – Greek Theatre
August 4 – Medea by Seneca – Greek Theatre
August 4 / September 17 – Exhibition “Ritorno alla Magna Grecia” – Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
August 4 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
August 4 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
August 5 – Sicily All Stars – Jazz – Greek Theatre
August 6 – The Show, with Giorgio Panariello, Carlo Conti e Leonardo Pieraccioni – Greek Theatre
August 7 – Un Canto Mediterraneo – Greek Theatre
August 7 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
August 9 – Uto Ughi and Orchestra – Greek Theatre
August 9 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
August 9 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
August 10 – Ezio Bosso and Orchestra – Greek Theatre
August 11 – Cin Ci Là, operetta – Greek Theatre
August 11 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
August 11 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
August 11 – Infernu di Dante – Alcantara Gorges, Motta Camastra
August 12 – Infernu di Dante – Alcantara Gorges, Motta Camastra
August 13 – Odissea A/R by E. Dante – Greek Theatre
August 13 – Infernu di Dante – Alcantara Gorges, Motta Camastra
August 14 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
August 15 – The puppet opera experience – Castelmola
August 16 – Le Supplici/The Suppliants by Aeschylus – Greek Theatre
August 16 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
August 17 – Alvaro Soler – Greek Theatre
August 18 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
August 18 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
August 19 – Aida (Taormina Opera Stars Festival) – Greek Theatre
August 20 – Gala of Stars – Greek Theatre
August 21 – Aida (Taormina Opera Stars Festival) – Greek Theatre
August 21 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
August 22 – Afterhours – Greek Theatre
August 23 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
August 23 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
August 23 – Francesco Renga
August 24 – Mario Biondi – Greek Theatre
August 25 – Daniele Silvestri – Greek Theatre
August 25 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
August 25 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
August 26 – Fiorella Mannoia – Greek Theatre
August 27 – Massimo Ranieri
August 28 – Omaggio a Daniela Dessì – Greek Theatre *CANCELLED*
August 28 – Star della Lirica – Greek Theatre
August 28 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
August 30 – Sinfonie d’estate – Greek Theatre
August 30 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
August 30 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
August 31 – Aida (Mythos Opera Festival) – Greek Theatre
SEPTEMBER
September 1 / October 1 – Van Gogh Multimedia Experience – Palazzo Corvaja
September 1 /October 1 – Exhibition “Il Disegnatore di sogni” – Casa del Cinema
September 1-17 – Exhibition “Ritorno alla Magna Grecia” – Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
September 1 – Mannarino – Greek Theatre
September 1 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
September 1 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
September 2 – Gran Galà dell’Opera – Taormina International Music Festival – San Giorgio Theatre
September 4 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
September 5 – J-Ax e Fedez – Greek Theatre
September 6 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
September 6 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
September 7 – Renato Zero
September 8 – Taorminan Jazz Festival – Public Gardens
September 8 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
September 8 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
September 9 – 23° Parade of Italian Lambretta – Corso Umberto
September 9 – Da Vivaldi a Mascagni – Taormina International Music Festival – San Giorgio Theatre
September 9 – Renato Zero
September 10 – Taorminan Jazz Festival – Excelsior Palace Hotel
September 11 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
September 11 – Taorminan Jazz Festival – Public Gardens
September 13 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
September 13 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
September 15 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
September 15 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
September 16 – The Dalai Lama in Taormina – Greek Theatre
September 16 – Maria Callas Memorial – Greek Theatre
September 16 – Viva L’Operetta – Taormina International Music Festival – San Giorgio Theatre
September 18 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
September 20 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
September 20 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
September 22 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
September 22 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
September 23 – Napoli/Venezia – Taormina International Music Festival – San Giorgio Theatre
September 25 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
September 27 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
September 27 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
September 29 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
September 29 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
September 30 – Le Donne di Puccini – Taormina International Music Festival – San Giorgio Theatre
OCTOBER
October 1 – last day of the Exhibition “Il Disegnatore di sogni” – Casa del Cinema
October 1 – last day of the Exhibition “Van Gogh Multimedia Experience” – Palazzo Corvaja
October 2 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
October 4 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
October 4 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
October 6 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
October 6 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
October 7 – Canzoni, Opera e Zanzuela – Taormina International Music Festival – San Giorgio Theatre
October 9 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
October 11 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
October 11 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
October 13 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
October 13 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
October 14 – Da Broadway al Tango – Taormina International Music Festival – San Giorgio Theatre
October 16 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
October 18 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
October 18 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
October 20 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
October 20 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
October 21- Duo Barocco – Taormina International Music Festival – San Giorgio Theatre
October 23 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
October 25 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
October 25 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
October 27 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
October 27 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
October 28 – Guitar & Voice – Taormina International Music Festival – San Giorgio Theatre
October 30 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
NOVEMBER
November 4 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
November 11 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
November 18 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
November 25 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
DECEMBER
December 8 / January 7 – Exhibition “La Casa del Natale”, art objects insipred by Christmas – Del Carmine Church
December 16/23 – Christmas Market – Piazza Falcone Borsellino in Trappitello
December 20 – Christmas Concert by the Students of the Istituto Comprensivo 1 – Cathedral @ 7.30pm
December 20 – Theatre “U Schierzu” – Cinema Olimpia
December 20 – Villaggio di Babbo Natale – Hotel Villa Diodoro
December 21 – Theatre “U Schierzu” – Cinema Olimpia
December 21 – Villaggio di Babbo Natale – Hotel Villa Diodoro
December 21 / January 7 – Exhibition “Natum videte”, artistic nativity scene – Palazzo Ciampoli
December 22 – Villaggio di Babbo Natale – Hotel Villa Diodoro
December 24 – Lightining of the Christmas Bonfires – Piazza Duomo and Piazza Santa Caterina @ 22.30pm
December 25 – Christmas Concert – Cathedral @ 7.30pm
December 26 – Living Presepe / Living Nativity Scene – 5.00/9.00pm (Trappitello)
December 26 – Grand Christmas Concert by Piccolo Coro Don Bosco of Taormina – Cathedral @ 7.00pm
December 27 – Living Presepe / Living Nativity Scene – 5.00/9.00pm (Trappitello)
December 27 – Christmas Duet with Giusy Di Mauro (sopran) and Francesco Forzisi (piano) – Church of Santa Caterina @ 7.30pm
December 28 – Piano and Sax Concert – Church of Santa Caterina @ 7.30pm
December 29 – Living Presepe / Living Nativity Scene – 5.00/9.00pm (Trappitello)
December 30 – Living Presepe / Living Nativity Scene – 5.00/9.00pm (Trappitello)
December 31 – New Year’s Eve Party – piazza IX Aprile from 10.30pm on
May 1/20 – 100 days in Aisia
100 days in Asia
Photo Exhibition by Vera Terranova.
Musics by Ivano Lupini
Del Carmine church, 10.00m-12.30pm and 4.00pm-9.00pm
Free entrance
More info
mobiles: +39 338-8255973 – +39 334-2632697
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Apr. 22/May1 – Week of Culture
WEEK OF CULTURE IN TAORMINA
APRIL 22
April 22 / July 7 – Exhibition “POPISM: from Warhol to Bansky” – Palazzo Corvaja
7.00 pm, Del Carmine Church – Concert for piano (Scarlatti, Beethoven, Chopin) maestro F. Allegra – free entry
APRIL 23
7.00 pm, Del Carmine Church – Trio Amaj “dalla musica da camera all’opera” concert for piano and violins – free entry
9.15pm, San Giorgio Theatre – Arias from Italian Opera
APRIL 24
6.00 pm, Del Carmine Church – Opera concert for sopran (C. E. Moschella) and piano (A. Sofia). Musics by Bellini, Cilea, Giordano, Puccini, Verdi – free entry
APRIL 25
7.00 pm, Del Carmine Church Concert “Sicily sound and soul” Namaste clarinet ensemble – free entry
APRIL 26
10.30-12.30 am, Taormina Historical Archives – Masterclass of classical guitar “From Baroque to the Twentieth Century” – free entry
3.30-6.30pm, Taormina Historical Archives- Masterclass of classical guitar “From Baroque to the Twentieth Century” – free entry
7.30 pm, Del Carmine Church- Recital for mezzo-soprano and guitar (Melita La Micela e Agatino Scuderi). Musics and songs from Spanish and South American tradition – free entry
8.30pm, Cine Olimpia – “Symphony for the cinema”: Morricone, Piovani, Rota, Bacalov. Performed by the Taormina Plectrum Orchestra – free entry
APRIL 27
10.30-12.30 am, Taormina Historical Archives – Masterclass of classical guitar “From Baroque to the Twentieth Century” – free entry
3.30-6.30pm, Taormina Historical Archives – Masterclass of classical guitar “From Baroque to the Twentieth Century” – free entry
6.00pm, Coro Umberto (main street) Street Band Istituto Comprensivo di Mascali
APRIL 30
7.00pm, Church of Santa Caterina – Sacred music performed by the students of polyfonic choir of the “Istituto Comprensivo di Mascali”
7.00pm, Cinema Olimpia – Documentary “Taormina: da Goethe all’alba del terzo millennio”
7.30pm, del Carmine Church – Concert for sopran and piano “A suon di opera in giro per l’Europa” Duo Mannino/Siracusa
9.15pm, Teatro San Giorgio – Italian Opera Taormina (Puccini, Donizetti, Rossini)
APRIL 28
10.30-12.30, Taormina Historical Archives – Masterclass of classical guitar “From Baroque to the Twentieth Century”, maestro Agatino Scuderi
3.30-6.30pm, Taormina Historical Archives – Masterclass of classical guitar “From Baroque to the Twentieth Century”, maestro Agatino Scuderi
7.30pm, del Carmine Church – Concert for classical guitars, musics by Barrios, Piazzolla, Ponce.
8.30pm, Taormina Historical Archives – Film “Il Padrino” (F.F. Coppola)
FRIDAY 29
5.30pm, Taormina Historical Archives – Documentary “Villa Caronia ed Isolabella : un giardino con l’anima”. Recital of Sicilian poetry.
7.00pm, del Carmine Church – Film “Il Gattopardo” (L. Visconti)
SATURDAY 30
5.30pm, del Carmine Church – Opening of the photo exhibition “100 days in Asia” by Vera Terranova (open April 30/May 20)
7.30pm, Church Santa Caterina – Choral concert “Cuori in coro” – performed by the Piccolo Coro Don Bosco Città di Taormina
9.15pm, San George Theatre – Opera lirica “Italian Opera Taormina” (Puccini, Donizetti, Rossini)
SUNDAY 1 MAY
All day >>> Free entrance to the Taormina Greek Theatre and Isola Bella
7.00pm, Del Carmine Church – Concert for cello and piano “Suite cantabile”, Duo Zorzet/Pisapia
8.30pm Taormina Historical Archives – Film “Effetto note” (Truffaut)
Jan. 1/2 – New Year’s Concerts
>> January 1 at 7,30pm @ San Domenico Palace Hotel
Taormina Plectrum Orchestra
directed by M.ro Antonino Pellitteri
musics by Verdi, Albin, Gulotta, Kuwahara, Piazzolla, Marquez, Offenbach
>> January 2 at 11,00am @ Taormina Greek Theatre
Winds Ensemble of the Conservatory of Messina
directed by M.ro David Short
musics by Verdi, Strauss, Anderson, Berlin, Morricone
Feb. 14 – Valentine’s Jazz Night
Valentine’s Jazz Dinner
Simona Trentacoste & Orazio Maugeri Quintet
Taormina, February 14th 2016, Baronessa Restaurant @7,30pm
Simona Trentacoste: voice
Orazio Maugeri. sax
Francesco Pisano: piano
Nello Toscano: double bass
Gaetano Presti: drums
More info at: info@ristorantebaronessa.it
Jan. 1 and 2 – New Year’s Concert
by the Taormina Plectrum Orchestra
January 1 >> San Domenico Palace Hotel, 7.00pm
January 2 >> Cathedral of Taormina, 9.00am
Free entrance
Musics by Kuwahara, Ketèlbey, Angulo, Gardel, Bizet, Calace
Director Antonino Pellizzeri
Info: www.orchestraaplettro.it – mobile +39 333 3042 235
Calendar 2017
Regularly held Market
Taormina, Via Minzoni. Everyday (8.00am – 1.00pm) – Small market hall with stands of fruit, meat, fish, cheese and flowers
Taormina, via L. Da Vinci and via W. Von Gloeden – Weekly market held every Wednesday with stands of shoes, clothes, households items, fruit, vegetables and more.
Permanent Exhibitions
Fondazione Mazzullo – Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
CioccolArt Museum – Forza D’Agrò
A sweet trip to Sicilian art and history. Sculptures, related to famous Sicilian artworks (such as the “Venus” of Morgantina) made from chocolate.
Opening hours: until November 2 daily 10.00am to 2.30pm and 3.30pm to 7.30pm. November 3 to March 31 Saturday and Sunday 10.00am to 5.00pm. www.cioccolartsicily.it
Museums of Taormina
Museum of Arts and Traditions – Former church of San Francesco
Casa Cuseni
JANUARY
1 January – New Year s Concert – San Domenico Palace Hotel
1 January – last day of the CioccolArt Festival – Forza d’Agrò
1 January / 7 February – 7 Group show Photo Exhibition – Palazzo Corvaja
1, Sunday – Presepe * Nativity Scene – Trappitello, 6.00pm-9.30pm – free entrance
1 / 5 January – Photo Exhibition “Luoghi D’Autore, La Sicilia in Luce” – CASTELMOLA
1/7 January 2017 – Exhibition “Taormina Cinema” – Ex Palazzo Pretura
1 / 8 January – Art Exhibition by Ottavio Marino – Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
1 / 8 January – Photo Exhibition “Obbiettivi Sicilia” – Palazzo Corvaja – free entrance
1, Sunday – Corricapodanno and Chico Scimone Award….. diving in the Ionian freezing Sea – Bay of Villagonia, 8.00am
2 January – New Year s Concert – Cathedral of Taormina
2, Monday – Presepe * Nativity Scene – Trappitello, 6.00pm-9.30pm – free entrance
5, Thursday – Opera Concert, piano and soprano – Del Carmine Church, 6.00pm – Free entrance
5, Thursday – Presepe * Nativity Scene – Trappitello, 6.00pm-9.30pm – free entrance
5, Thursday – Taormina Ensemble Chorus – Santa Caterina Church, 7.00pm
6, Friday – Presepe * Nativity Scene – Trappitello, 5.00pm-9.30pm – free entrance
6, Friday – Città di Taormina Award – Taormina City Hall, hrs?
8, Sunday – Presepe * Nativity Scene – Trappitello, 5.00pm-9.30pm – free entrance
27, Friday – Exhibition of old coins of Taormina – Palazzo Corvaja
FEBRUARY
1 / 7 February – 7 G roup show Photo Exhibition – Palazzo Corvaja
10/28 February – Exhib. of mini carnival carts – Palazzo Corvaja
23/28 February – Carnival
MARCH
March 10 / June 14 – Exhibition “Il Futuro sopravvenuto” – church Del Carmine
March 18 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
APRIL
April 1 / June 14 – Exhibition “Il Futuro sopravvenuto” – former church Del Carmine
April 8 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
April 8 / July 31 – Unescosites, Italian Heritage and Arts – Multimedia Exhibition – Palazzo Corvaja
April 14 – Good Friday Procession – Taormina town centre
April 15 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
April 22 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
MAY
May 1 / June 14 – Exhibition “Il Futuro sopravvenuto” – former church Del Carmine
May 1 / July 31 – Unescosites, Italian Heritage and Arts – Multimedia Exhibition – Palazzo Corvaja
May 1 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
May 3 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
May 5 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
May 8 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
May 10 – Giro d’Italia
May 10 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
May 12 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
May 15 – July 31 – Exhbition of “Unknown man” and “Virgin Annunciate” by Antonello da Messina – Palazzo Corvaja
May 15 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
May 17 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
May 19 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
May 24th/ ?? – Exhibition of the “Tavola Lucana” painted by Leonardo Da Vinci – former church Del Carmine
May 26/27 – G7 Summit
May 29 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
May 31 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
JUNE
June 1 /10 – Exhbition of “Unknown man” and “Virgin Annunciate” by Antonello da Messina – Palazzo Corvaja
June 1/14 – Exhibition “Il Futuro sopravvenuto” – former church Del Carmine
June 1 / July 31 – Unescosites, Italian Heritage and Arts – Multimedia Exhibition – Palazzo Corvaja
June 1 – Il Volo – Taormina Greek Theatre
June 2 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
June 2 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
June 3 – Il Volo – Taormina Greek Theatre
June 4 – Il Volo – Taormina Greek Theatre
June 5 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
June 7 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
June 7 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
June 9 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
June 9 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
June 11 – Spider Parade along Corso Umberto, from 10.00am on
June 12 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
June 14 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
June 14 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
June 16 – Romantic Car Parade along Corso Umberto from 10.00am to 4.30pm
June 16 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
June 17 – Naxos Air Show 2017 and Frecce Tricolori
June 17 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
June 18 / August 20 – Exhibition “Saligia” – former Church Del Carmine
June 18 – Naxos Air Show 2017 and Frecce Tricolori
June 19 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
June 21 – Placebo – Greek Theatre
June 21 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
June 21 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
June 23 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
June 23 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
June 24/28 – TAOBUK, Taormina Book Festival
June 24 – Noa in concert and Taormina Book Awards – Greek Theatre
June 25 – Rally dei Castelli – Car Parade along Corso Umberto from 10.00am on
June 26 – Eddie Vedder – Greek Theatre
June 26 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
June 27 – Eddie Vedder – Greek Theatre
June 27 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
June 28 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
June 30/October 1 – Exhibition “Il Disegnatore di sogni” – Casa del Cinema
June 30 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
June 30 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
JULY
July 1 / 30 – Photo exhibition “L’inchiostro e lo sguardo” – Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
July 1 / August 20 – Exhibition “Saligia” – former Church Del Carmine
July 1 / September 17 – Van Gogh Multimedia Experience – Palazzo Corvaja
July 1 / 31 – Unescosites, Italian Heritage and Arts – Multimedia Exhibition – Palazzo Corvaja
July 1 /October 1 – Exhibition “Il Disegnatore di sogni” – Casa del Cinema
July 1 – Silver ribbons Award
July 3 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
July 5 – La Boheme by G. Puccini – Greek Theatre
July 5 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
July 5 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
July 6/9 – 63th Taormina Film Fest
Thursday 6 (Congress Hall)
4.00pm – HANDY – La rivolta delle mani siciliane (ITA, 2017 – 80’) di Vincenzo Cosentino con Franco Nero
6.00pm – MARIO SOFFIA SULLA CENERE (ITA, 2017 – 100’) – doc. di Alberto Castiglione con Aurora Quattrocchi, Alessandro Schiavo PRIMA PROIEZIONE ASSOLUTA
8.30pm – RODIN (FRA, 2017 – 119’) di Vincent Lindon con Izia Higelin, Séverine Caneele ANTEPRIMA ITALIANA
10.45pm – BECOMING CARY GRANT (USA/ FRA/GB, 2017 – 80’) doc. di Mark Kidel con Cary Grant, Judy Balaban
THURSDAY 6 (Cinema Olimpia)
4.00pm – SOLE CUORE AMORE (ITA, 2016 – 113’) – Omaggio a I. Ragonese di Daniele Vicari con Isabella Ragonese, Eva Grieco, Francesco Montanari
6.00pm – MACBETH (ITA, 2017 50’) di Daniele Campese con Susanna Costaglione, Franco Mannella, Irida Gjergji Mero, Claudio Di Scanno ANTEPRIMA ITALIANA
8.30pm – LA BATTAGLIA DI CAPO BON (ITA 2017, 27’) – doc. di Ruben Monterosso e Federico Savonitto ANTEPRIMA ITALIANA
to follow: ALAMAR (MESS/ITA – 73’) doc. di Pedro González-Rubio con Natan Machado Palombini, Jorge Machado, Roberta Palombini, Néstor Marín “Matraca”
10.45pm – IL PADRE D’ITALIA (ITA, 2017 – 93’) – Omaggio a I. Ragonese di Fabio Mollo con Luca Marinelli, Isabella Ragonese
FRIDAY 7 (Congress Hall)
10:00am – THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (LA MORTE CORRE SUL FIUME) (USA, 1955 – 90’) di Charles Laughton con Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters
12:00am – MASTERCLASS DI FABIO GRASSADONIA E ANTONIO PIAZZA (film directors)
4.00pm – SARO (ITA, 2016 – 67’) doc. di Enrico Maria Artale con Enrico Maria Artale, Daniel Mejia Vargas, Sarah Sammartino, Giuseppe Sammartino
6.00pm – TOTO’ E VICE’ (ITA, 2017 – 86’) di Marco Battaglia e Umberto De Paola, con Enzo Vetrano, Stefano Randisi PRIMA PROIEZIONE ASSOLUTA
8.30pm – HIKARI (GIA/FRA, 2017 – 101’) di Naomi Kawase con Masatoshi Nagase, Tatsuya Fuji ANTEPRIMA ITALIANA
10.45 – OH LUCY (USA/GIA, 2017 – 95’) di Atsuko Hirayanagi con Shinobu Terajima, Josh Hartenett ANTEPRIMA ITALIANA
SATURDAY 8 (Congress Hall)
10:00am – PEGGIO PER ME (ITA, 2017 – 113’) di Riccardo Camilli con Riccardo Camilli, Claudio Camilli, Tania Angelosanto. ANTEPRIMA ITALIANA
12:00 – TUTTA LA VITA DAVANTI (ITA, 2008 – 117’) – Omaggio a I. Ragonese di Paolo Virzì con Isabella Ragonese, Sabrina Ferilli, Elio Germano, Micaela Ramazzotti, Valerio Mastandrea, Massimo Ghini
4.00pm – PROVA CONTRARIA (ITA, 2016 – 63’) doc. di Chiara Agnello
6.00pm – SETTE GIORNI (ITA, 2016, 96’) di Rolando Colla con Alessia Barela, Bruno Todeschini, Gianfelice Imparato, Marc Barbé, Linda Olsansky,
8:30pm – PATTI CAKE$ (USA, 2016 – 108’) di Geremy Jasper con Danielle Macdonald, Bridget Everett ANTEPRIMA ITALIANA
10:45pm – LA CORDILLERA (ARG/FRA/SPA, 2017 – 114’) di Santiago Mitre con Christian Slater, Elena Anaya >>TO BE CONFERMED<<
SATURDAY 8 (Cinema Olimpia)
4.00pm – DIECI INVERNI (ITA/RUS, 2009 – 99’) – Omaggio a I. Ragonese di Valerio Mieli con Isabella Ragonese, Michele Riondino
6.00pm – MEXICO! UN CINEMA ALLA RISCOSSA (ITA, 2016 – 73’) – doc. di Michele Rho
8.30pm – LA PROVA (ITA, 2016 – 81’) doc. di Ninni Bruschetta
10.45pm – LA LUCE DI PINO PINELLI (ITA 2016 –42’) doc. di Mimmo Calopresti ANTEPRIMA ITALIANA
SUNDAY 9 (Congress Hall)
10:00am – IL PRIMO INCARICO (ITA, 2010 – 90’) – Omaggio a I. Ragonese di Giorgia Cecere con Isabella Ragonese, Francesco Chiarello
12:00 – MASTERCLASS DI ISABELLA RAGONESE (attrice)
4:00pm – NESSUNO CI PUÒ GIUDICARE (ITA, 2017 – 83’) doc. di Steve della Casa, Chiara Ronchini con Don Backy, Caterina Caselli, Tony Dallara, Ricky Gianco, Mal, Rita Pavone, Gianni Pettenati, Shel Shapiro, Piero Vivarelli
6.00pm – LA DIVINA DOLZÈLDIA (ITA, 2017 – 82’) di Aurelio Grimaldi con Guia Ielo PRIMA PROIEZIONE ASSOLUTA
8.00pm – LA MIA BATTAGLIA (ITA, 2017 – 30’) doc. di Franco Maresco con Letizia Battaglia
to follow: LE PHANTOMES D’ISMAËL (FRA, 2017, 114’) di Arnaud Desplechin con Mathieu Amalric, Marion Cotillard, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Louis Garrel, Alba Rohrwacher, Hippolyte Girardot, Laszlo Szabo
CINEMA NIGHT >> Saturday July 8th
6.00pm – Villagio Le Rocce Inaugurazione mostra fotografica TAORMINA CINEMA a cura di Ninni Panzera
7.00pm – Archivio Storico Inaugurazione MOSTRA CIMELI DI FRANCO FRANCHI E CICCIO INGRASSIA a cura di Giuseppe Li Causi
8.00pm – Piazza IX Aprile QUARTETTO A FIATI DEL CONSERVATORIO CORELLI DI MESSINA Musiche da film
8.30pm – Piazza IX Aprile SUITE DAL GRAN BALLO DEL GATTOPARDO Con gli allievi della Compagnia Nazionale di Danza Storica diretta Nino Graziano Luca. Con la partecipazione di Harmonia Suave
11.00pm – Piazza IX Aprile PIETRO ADRAGNA (fisarmonica) suona musiche tratte da IL POSTINO di Michael Redford
11.00pm – Casa Cuseni GIOVANNI RENZO musica dal vivo DAS KABINETT DES DR. CALIGARI (IL GABINETTO DEL DOTT. CALIGARI) (Ger. 1919 – 69’) di Robert Wiene, con Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Lil Dagover, Friedrich Feher, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Elsa Wagner.
11.15 – Babilonia I FIGLI DEL SET di Alfredo Lo Piero – doc.
11.30pm – Fondazione Mazzullo A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (ARANCIA MECCANICA) (GB, 1971, 136’) di Stanley Kubrick con Malcom McDowell, Patrick Magee
11.45 – Casa del Cinema TAORMINA 55 (2009) di Antonello Sarno – doc.
00.00 – Villa Comunale Incontro con SERGIO STIVALETTI a seguire M.D.C. MASCHERA DI CERA (ITA – 1997, 95’) di Sergio Stivaletti, con Robert Hossein, Gabriella Giorgelli, Romina Mondello, Riccardo Serventi Longhi
00.00 – Cinema Olimpia WAS SHAKESPEARE ENGLISH? (GB/ITA – 2016 – 97’) di Alicia Maksimova – doc. ore 0.15 Babilonia NELL’OCCHIO DI UN GENIO (ITA 2015 – 30’) di Fabio Schifilliti – doc.
0.30am – Casa del Cinema NASTRI 70 (2016) di Antonello Sarno – doc.
1.30qm – Babilonia NELLA TERRA DEL PADRINO (ITA 2015, 35’) di Francesco Calogero – doc
1.30qm – Casa del Cinema – DAVID 50 (ITA 2006 – 50’) di Antonello Sarno – doc.
1.45qm – Fondazione Mazzullo LEZIONE 21 (ITA, 2008, 92’) di Alessandro Baricco con John Hurt, Noah Taylor
2.15am – Villa Comunale PHENOMENA (1985) (120’) di Dario Argento con Jennifer Connelly, Daria Nicolodi
3.30am – Fondazione Mazzullo IMMORTAL BELOVED (AMATA IMMORTALE) (USA, 1994 – 120’) di Bernard Rose con Valeria Golino, Gary Oldman, Jeroen Krabbé, Isabella Rossellini
4.15am – Villa Comunale I TRE VOLTI DEL TERRORE (ITA, 2004 – 90’) di Sergio Stivaletti con John Philip Law, Riccardo Serventi
Libri in Terrazza – Terrace of the Congress Hall
6.30pm
THURSDAY 6 >> Presentazione del volume Il set delle meraviglie. I film celebri girati in Sicilia, di Luciano Mirone – Edizione L’informazione, 2016
FRIDAY 7 >> Presentazione del volume Marco Tullio Giordana. Una poetica civile in forma di cinema, di Marco Oliveri, Anna Paparcone – Edizioni Rubbettino, 2017
SATURDAY 8 >> Presentazione del volume Da Cassino a Hollywood. Storia di un giovane produttore, di Ugo Di Tullio – Istos Edizioni, 2017
SUNDAY 9 >> Presentazione del volume Faccio cose, vedo gente … Le parole del cinema, di Giovanni Bogani – Apice libri, 2015.
Meetings at the Archivio Storico di Taormina
FRIDAY 7 >> 11:00, Lucia Sardo e Marcello Cappelli presentano il progetto ART TO BE ACTOR – Giovanni Grasso dalla tradizione alla sperimentazione
SABATO 8 >> 11:00, Convegno di ANEC/FICE SICILIA. “La ‘solitudine’ dell’esercente cinematografico fra cultura e mercato”
SUNDAY 9 >> 11:00, Convegno del Coordinamento dei Festival del Cinema Siciliani. “I festival del cinema: una risorsa per i territori?”
July 6 – La Boheme by G. Puccini – Greek Theatre
July 7 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
July 7 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
July 8 – Symphony n. 9 by L. V. Beethoven directed by Zubin Methta – Greek Theatre
July 10 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
July 11-30 – Photo exhibition “L’inchiostro e lo sguardo” – Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
July 12 – La Giara Balletto – Greek Theatre
July 12 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
July 12 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
July 14/30 – Modern Art Exhibition “Metaprospettive di scotomi dell’anima” – Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
July 14 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
July 14 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
July 15-22 – Taomoda – Taormina International Fashion Week – Ancient Theatre and other locations
July 15 – Carmen Ballet – Greek Theatre
July 17 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
July 19 – Kasabian – Greek Theatre
July 19 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
July 19 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
July 20 / October 1 – Van Gogh Multimedia Experience – Palazzo Corvaja
July 21 – Charles Aznavour – Greek Theatre *** CANCELLED ***
July 21 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
July 21 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
July 22 – Taomoda Awards – Greek Theatre
July 23 – Nek – Greek Theatre
July 24 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
July 26 – Don Chisciotte – Greek Theatre
July 26 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
July 26 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
July 27 – Bellini Opera Gala I – Greek Theatre
July 28 – Premio delle Nazioni – Greek Theatre
July 28 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
July 28 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
July 29 – Don Chisciotte – Greek Theatre
July 30 – Bellini Opera Gala II – Greek Theatre
July 31 – J-Ax e Fedez – Greek Theatre
AUGUST
August 1/20 – Exhibition “Saligia” – former Church Del Carmine
August 1 / October 1 – Exhibition “Van Gogh Multimedia Experience” – Palazzo Corvaja
August 1 /October 1 – Exhibition “Il Disegnatore di sogni” – Casa del Cinema
August 3 – I sette contro Tebe by Eschilo – Greek Theatre
August 4 – Medea by Seneca – Greek Theatre
August 4 / September 17 – Exhibition “Ritorno alla Magna Grecia” – Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
August 4 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
August 4 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
August 5 – Sicily All Stars – Jazz – Greek Theatre
August 6 – The Show, with Giorgio Panariello, Carlo Conti e Leonardo Pieraccioni – Greek Theatre
August 7 – Un Canto Mediterraneo – Greek Theatre
August 7 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
August 9 – Uto Ughi and Orchestra – Greek Theatre
August 9 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
August 9 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
August 10 – Ezio Bosso and Orchestra – Greek Theatre
August 11 – Cin Ci Là, operetta – Greek Theatre
August 11 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
August 11 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
August 11 – Infernu di Dante – Alcantara Gorges, Motta Camastra
August 12 – Infernu di Dante – Alcantara Gorges, Motta Camastra
August 13 – Odissea A/R by E. Dante – Greek Theatre
August 13 – Infernu di Dante – Alcantara Gorges, Motta Camastra
August 14 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
August 15 – The puppet opera experience – Castelmola
August 16 – Le Supplici/The Suppliants by Aeschylus – Greek Theatre
August 16 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
August 17 – Alvaro Soler – Greek Theatre
August 18 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
August 18 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
August 19 – Aida (Taormina Opera Stars Festival) – Greek Theatre
August 20 – Gala of Stars – Greek Theatre
August 21 – Aida (Taormina Opera Stars Festival) – Greek Theatre
August 21 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
August 22 – Afterhours – Greek Theatre
August 23 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
August 23 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
August 23 – Francesco Renga
August 24 – Mario Biondi – Greek Theatre
August 25 – Daniele Silvestri – Greek Theatre
August 25 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
August 25 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
August 26 – Fiorella Mannoia – Greek Theatre
August 27 – Massimo Ranieri
August 28 – Omaggio a Daniela Dessì – Greek Theatre *CANCELLED*
August 28 – Star della Lirica – Greek Theatre
August 28 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
August 30 – Sinfonie d’estate – Greek Theatre
August 30 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
August 30 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
August 31 – Aida (Mythos Opera Festival) – Greek Theatre
SEPTEMBER
September 1 / October 1 – Van Gogh Multimedia Experience – Palazzo Corvaja
September 1 /October 1 – Exhibition “Il Disegnatore di sogni” – Casa del Cinema
September 1-17 – Exhibition “Ritorno alla Magna Grecia” – Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
September 1 – Mannarino – Greek Theatre
September 1 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
September 1 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
September 2 – Gran Galà dell’Opera – Taormina International Music Festival – San Giorgio Theatre
September 4 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
September 5 – J-Ax e Fedez – Greek Theatre
September 6 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
September 6 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
September 7 – Renato Zero
September 8 – Taorminan Jazz Festival – Public Gardens
September 8 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
September 8 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
September 9 – 23° Parade of Italian Lambretta – Corso Umberto
September 9 – Da Vivaldi a Mascagni – Taormina International Music Festival – San Giorgio Theatre
September 9 – Renato Zero
September 10 – Taorminan Jazz Festival – Excelsior Palace Hotel
September 11 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
September 11 – Taorminan Jazz Festival – Public Gardens
September 13 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
September 13 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
September 15 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
September 15 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
September 16 – The Dalai Lama in Taormina – Greek Theatre
September 16 – Maria Callas Memorial – Greek Theatre
September 16 – Viva L’Operetta – Taormina International Music Festival – San Giorgio Theatre
September 18 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
September 20 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
September 20 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
September 22 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
September 22 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
September 23 – Napoli/Venezia – Taormina International Music Festival – San Giorgio Theatre
September 25 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
September 27 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
September 27 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
September 29 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
September 29 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
September 30 – Le Donne di Puccini – Taormina International Music Festival – San Giorgio Theatre
OCTOBER
October 1 – last day of the Exhibition “Il Disegnatore di sogni” – Casa del Cinema
October 1 – last day of the Exhibition “Van Gogh Multimedia Experience” – Palazzo Corvaja
October 2 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
October 4 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
October 4 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
October 6 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
October 6 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
October 7 – Canzoni, Opera e Zanzuela – Taormina International Music Festival – San Giorgio Theatre
October 9 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
October 11 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
October 11 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
October 13 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
October 13 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
October 14 – Da Broadway al Tango – Taormina International Music Festival – San Giorgio Theatre
October 16 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
October 18 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
October 18 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
October 20 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
October 20 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
October 21- Duo Barocco – Taormina International Music Festival – San Giorgio Theatre
October 23 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
October 25 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
October 25 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
October 27 – The Godfather Show – Cinema Olimpia
October 27 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
October 28 – Guitar & Voice – Taormina International Music Festival – San Giorgio Theatre
October 30 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
NOVEMBER
November 4 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
November 11 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
November 18 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
November 25 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre
DECEMBER
December 8 / January 7 – Exhibition “La Casa del Natale”, art objects insipred by Christmas – Del Carmine Church
December 16/23 – Christmas Market – Piazza Falcone Borsellino in Trappitello
December 20 – Christmas Concert by the Students of the Istituto Comprensivo 1 – Cathedral @ 7.30pm
December 20 – Theatre “U Schierzu” – Cinema Olimpia
December 20 – Villaggio di Babbo Natale – Hotel Villa Diodoro
December 21 – Theatre “U Schierzu” – Cinema Olimpia
December 21 – Villaggio di Babbo Natale – Hotel Villa Diodoro
December 21 / January 7 – Exhibition “Natum videte”, artistic nativity scene – Palazzo Ciampoli
December 22 – Villaggio di Babbo Natale – Hotel Villa Diodoro
December 24 – Lightining of the Christmas Bonfires – Piazza Duomo and Piazza Santa Caterina @ 22.30pm
December 25 – Christmas Concert – Cathedral @ 7.30pm
December 26 – Living Presepe / Living Nativity Scene – 5.00/9.00pm (Trappitello)
December 26 – Grand Christmas Concert by Piccolo Coro Don Bosco of Taormina – Cathedral @ 7.00pm
December 27 – Living Presepe / Living Nativity Scene – 5.00/9.00pm (Trappitello)
December 27 – Christmas Duet with Giusy Di Mauro (sopran) and Francesco Forzisi (piano) – Church of Santa Caterina @ 7.30pm
December 28 – Piano and Sax Concert – Church of Santa Caterina @ 7.30pm
December 29 – Living Presepe / Living Nativity Scene – 5.00/9.00pm (Trappitello)
December 30 – Living Presepe / Living Nativity Scene – 5.00/9.00pm (Trappitello)
December 31 – New Year’s Eve Party – piazza IX Aprile from 10.30pm on
Dec. 22/Jan. 6 – Exh. by Samperi
Paint exhibition by SAMPERI
Taormina December 22th 2015 – January 6th 2016
@ Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
Free Entrance
Dec. 5/Jan. 1- Exh. Viaggio in Sicilia
VIAGGIO IN SICILIA
Paint Exhibition by Antonello Blandi
Taormina December 5th 2015 – January 5th 2016
@Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
Free Entrance
Calendar 2016
Regularly held Market
Taormina, Via Minzoni. Everyday (8.00am – 1.00pm) – Small market hall with stands of fruit, meat, fish, cheese and flowers
Taormina, via L. Da Vinci and via W. Von Gloeden – Weekly market held every Wednesday with stands of shoes, clothes, households items, fruit, vegetables and more.
Permanent Exhibitions
Fondazione Mazzullo – Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
CioccolArt Museum – Forza D’Agrò
JANUARY
January 1 – New Year’s Concert – San Domenico Palace Hotel @ 7.30pm
January 1/5 – Exhibition “Viaggio in Sicilia” by A. Blandi – Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
January 1/6 – Paint Exhibition by Samperi – Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
January 2 – New Year’s Concert – Greek Theatre @ 11.00am
FEBRUARY
February 14 – S. Valentine Jazz Night – Excelsior Palace Hotel
APRIL
April 2 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
April 9 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
April 16 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ WEEK OF CULTURE §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§
APRIL 22
April 22 / July 7 – Exhibition “POPISM: from Warhol to Bansky” – Palazzo Corvaja
7.00 pm, Del Carmine Church – Concert for piano (Scarlatti, Beethoven, Chopin) maestro F. Allegra – free entry
APRIL 23
7.00 pm, Del Carmine Church – Trio Amaj “dalla musica da camera all’opera” concert for piano and violins – free entry
9.15pm, San Giorgio Theatre – Arias from Italian Opera
APRIL 24
6.00 pm, Del Carmine Church – Opera concert for sopran (C. E. Moschella) and piano (A. Sofia). Musics by Bellini, Cilea, Giordano, Puccini, Verdi – free entry
APRIL 25
7.00 pm, Del Carmine Church Concert “Sicily sound and soul” Namaste clarinet ensemble – free entry
APRIL 26
10.30-12.30 am, Taormina Historical Archives – Masterclass of classical guitar “From Baroque to the Twentieth Century” – free entry
3.30-6.30pm, Taormina Historical Archives- Masterclass of classical guitar “From Baroque to the Twentieth Century” – free entry
7.30 pm, Del Carmine Church- Recital for mezzo-soprano and guitar (Melita La Micela e Agatino Scuderi). Musics and songs from Spanish and South American tradition – free entry
8.30pm, Cine Olimpia – “Symphony for the cinema”: Morricone, Piovani, Rota, Bacalov. Performed by the Taormina Plectrum Orchestra – free entry
APRIL 27
10.30-12.30 am, Taormina Historical Archives – Masterclass of classical guitar “From Baroque to the Twentieth Century” – free entry
3.30-6.30pm, Taormina Historical Archives – Masterclass of classical guitar “From Baroque to the Twentieth Century” – free entry
6.00pm, Coro Umberto (main street) Street Band Istituto Comprensivo di Mascali
APRIL 28
10.30-12.30, Taormina Historical Archives – Masterclass of classical guitar “From Baroque to the Twentieth Century”, maestro Agatino Scuderi
3.30-6.30pm, Taormina Historical Archives – Masterclass of classical guitar “From Baroque to the Twentieth Century”, maestro Agatino Scuderi
7.30pm, del Carmine Church – Concert for classical guitars, musics by Barrios, Piazzolla, Ponce.
8.30pm, Taormina Historical Archives – Film “Il Padrino” (F.F. Coppola)
FRIDAY 29
5.30pm, Taormina Historical Archives – Documentary “Villa Caronia ed Isolabella : un giardino con l’anima”. Recital of Sicilian poetry.
7.00pm, del Carmine Church – Film “Il Gattopardo” (L. Visconti)
APRIL 30
7.00pm, Church of Santa Caterina – Sacred music performed by the students of polyfonic choir of the “Istituto Comprensivo di Mascali”
7.00pm, Cinema Olimpia – Documentary “Taormina: da Goethe all’alba del terzo millennio”
7.30pm, del Carmine Church – Concert for sopran and piano “A suon di opera in giro per l’Europa” Duo Mannino/Siracusa
9.15pm, Teatro San Giorgio – Italian Opera Taormina (Puccini, Donizetti, Rossini)
5.30pm, del Carmine Church – Opening of the photo exhibition “100 days in Asia” by Vera Terranova (open April 30/May 20)
7.30pm, Church Santa Caterina – Choral concert “Cuori in coro” – performed by the Piccolo Coro Don Bosco Città di Taormina
9.15pm, San George Theatre – Opera lirica “Italian Opera Taormina” (Puccini, Donizetti, Rossini)
SUNDAY 1 MAY
All day >>> Free entrance to the Taormina Greek Theatre and Isola Bella
7.00pm, Del Carmine Church – Concert for cello and piano “Suite cantabile”, Duo Zorzet/Pisapia
8.30pm Taormina Historical Archives – Film “Effetto note” (Truffaut)
MAY
May 1/July 7 – Exhibition “POPISM: from Warhol to Bansky” – Palazzo Corvaja
May 1/20 – del Carmine Church – Photo exhibition “100 days in Asia” by Vera Terranova
May 2 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
May 4 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
May 6/22 – Exhibition “La mano di Adamo” – Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
May 6 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
May 11 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
May 13- Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
May 16 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
May 18 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
May 20 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
May 23 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
May 25 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
May 27 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
May 30 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
JUNE
June 1/July 7 – Exhibition “POPISM: from Warhol to Bansky” – Palazzo Corvaja
June 1 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
June 3 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
June 5 – Duran Duran – Greek Theatre
June 6 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
June 8 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
June 10 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
June 11/18 – Taormina Film Festival
at the Taormina Greek Theatre
June 11 > FINDING DORY
June 12, Sunday > THE MEDDLER
June 14, Tuesday > THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE
June 15, Wednesday > C’E’ SEMPRE UN PERCHE’
June 16, Thursday > MOTHER’S DAY
June 17, Friday > THE CONJURING
June 13 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
June 15 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
June 16/19 – Taormina Tango Festival
June 17 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
June 20 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
June 22 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
June 24 – Giuseppe Picone in BOLERO – Festival delle Terre del sole
June 24 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
June 25 – Cavalleria Rusticana- Taormina Greek Theatre – Festival delle Terre del sole
June 26 – Cavalleria Rusticana- Taormina Greek Theatre – Festival delle Terre del sole
June 27 – Carmina Burana – Taormina Greek Theatre – Festival delle Terre del sole
June 27 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
June 28 – Tom Sinatra palySinatra – Taormina Greek Theatre
June 29 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
JULY
July 1/7 – Exhibition “POPISM: from Warhol to Bansky” – Palazzo Corvaja
July 1 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
July 2 – Silver ribbons Award
July 4 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
July 6 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
July 7 – Madama Butterfly – Greek Theatre
July 8th – Taormina Opera Gala – Greek Theatre
July 8 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
July 9th – Madama Butterfly – Greek Theatre
July 10th – Danzarin Tango – Greek Theatre
July 11th – Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons) by Vivaldi – Greek Theatre
July 1 1- Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
July 13 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
July 15/30 – Exhibition of live butterflies – Palazzo Corvaja
July 15 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
July 16/23 – TAOMODA
July 16-31 – Painting exhibition by Benedetto Poma – Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
July 16 – La Traviata – Greek Theatre
July 17/31 – Photo exhibition by Andrea Luca Luongo – Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
July 17 – Toquinho – Greek Theatre
July 18 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
July 19 – La Traviata – Greek Theatre
July 20 – Rick Wakeman – Greek Theatre
July 20 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
July 21 – La Traviata – Greek Theatre
July 22 – Anastacia – Greek Theatre
July 22 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
July 24 – Robert Plant – Greek Theatre
July 25 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
July 26th – Malika Ayane – Greek Theatre
July 27 – Negramaro – Greek Theatre
July 28th – Negramaro – Greek Theatre
July 27 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
July 29 – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
July 30th – Il Bugiardo, a comedy by Carlo Goldoni – Greek Theatre – CANCELLED
July 31st – Franco Battiato & Alice – Greek Theatre
AUGUST
August / October – Exhibition Dall’Opera al Libro, dal Libro all’Opera – Palazzo Corvaja
August 1st – 5th Symphony by L. Van Beethoven – Greek Theatre – CANCELLED
August 1st – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
August 2nd – Cavalleria Rusticana (Rustica Chivalry), Opera – Greek Theatre
August 3rd – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
August 4th – Tosca, Opera – Greek Theatre
August 5th – Ezio Bosso – Greek Theatre
August 5th /16th – Paint exhibition “Oltremare” – Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
August 5th – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
August 6th – Al Bano e Romina Power – Greek Theatre
August 7th – Ludovico Einaudi – Greek Theatre
August 8th – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
August 9th – Romeo and Juliet 2.0 – Greek Theatre
August 10th – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
August 11th – West Side Story – Greek Theatre
August 12th – Shakespeare Opera Gala I – Greek Theatre
August 12th – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
August 13th – West Side Story – Greek Theatre
August 14th – Shakespeare Opera Gala II – Greek Theatre
August 15th – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
August 16th – La Vedova Allegra – Greek Theatre
August 17th – Skunk Anansie – Greek Theatre
August 17th / September 4th – Photo Exhibition “Cromie e Pietre” – Palazzo Duchi di SantoStefano
August 17th – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
August 18th – Neri Marcorè feat De Andrè – Greek Theatre
August 19th – Stefano Bollani – Greek Theatre
August 19th – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
August 20th – Massimo Ranieri – Greek Theatre
August 20th / September 7th – Photo Exhibition “Barbieri di Sicilia” – Palazzo Duchi di SantoStefano
August 20th / September 4th – Photo Exhibition “Visioni d’istanti” – Castelmola
August 21st – Vinicio Capossela – Greek Theatre
August 22th – Cavalleria Rusticana (Rustica Chivalry), Opera – Greek Theatre
August 22th – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
August 24th – Tosca, Opera – Greek Theatre
August 24th – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
August 25th – Max Gazzè – Greek Theatre
August 26th – Gianna Nannini – Greek Theatre
August 26th – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
August 27th – Francesco De Gregori – Greek Theatre
August 28th – Speciale Insieme – Greek Theatre – CANCELLED
August 29th – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
August 30th – Taormina Jazz Festival – Public Gardens
August 31st – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
SEPTEMBER
September / October – Exhibition Dall’Opera al Libro, dal Libro all’Opera – Palazzo Corvaja
September 1st / 7th – Photo Exhibition “Barbieri di Sicilia” – Palazzo Duchi di SantoStefano
September 1st – Taormina Jazz Festival – Public Gardens
September 2nd – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
Sepember 3/4 – Fedra – Greek Theatre
September 5th – Bellini Opera Gala – Greek Theatre
September 5th – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
September 6th – Italian Cinema Taormina – Le Cinema
September 6th – Nessun Dorma – San Giorgio Theatre
September 7th – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
September 8-30 – Photo exhibition “Sicilia tra luce e parola” – Chiesa del Carmine
September 9th – Taormina Jazz Festival – Public Gardens
September 9th – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
September 10-17 – Taormina International Book Festival
September 10-17 – Exhibition “Gli Altri” – Palazzo Corvaja
September 10-17 – Wiki Loves Monuments – Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
September 10th – Opening of Taobuk with musics by Ennio Morricone – Greek Theatre
September 10th – Italian Cinema Taormina – Le Cinema
September 12th – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
September 13t-28 – Exhibition by Yanik Pen’Du – Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
September 13th – Italian Cinema Taormina – Le Cinema
September 14th – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
September 15th – Eros Ramazzotti – Greek Theatre
September 16th – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
September 17/30 – Watercolours of the Grand Tour – Casa Cuseni
September 17th – Italian Cinema Taormina – Le Cinema
September 19th – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
September 20th – Italian Cinema Taormina – Le Cinema
September 21st – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
September 23rd – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
September 24th – Dionysus – Greek Theatre
September 24th – Italian Cinema Taormina – Le Cinema
September 26th – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
September 27th – Italian Cinema Taormina – Le Cinema
September 28th – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
September 30th – Arias from Italian Opera – San Giorgio Theatre
OCTOBER
October – Exhibition Dall’Opera al Libro, dal Libro all’Opera – Palazzo Corvaja
October 1/2 – South African food and wine festival – Main streets of Taormina
October 1st – Italian Cinema Taormina – Le Cinema
October 2nd – Percussive Colours Duo – San Giorgio Theatre
October 4th – Italian Cinema Taormina – Le Cinema
October 5/20 – Exhibition “I Grandi di Persia” – Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
October 8th – Italian Cinema Taormina – Le Cinema
October 9th – Live Soundtracks – San Giorgio Theatre
October 11th – Italian Cinema Taormina – Le Cinema
October 15/17 – Taormina Gourmet – Hotel Villa Diodoro and other locations
October 15th – Italian Cinema Taormina – Le Cinema
October 16th – Amanecer en Granada – San Giorgio Theatre
October 18th – Italian Cinema Taormina – Le Cinema
October 22th – Italian Cinema Taormina – Le Cinema
October 23rd – Trio Mediterraneo – San Giorgio Theatre
October 25th – Italian Cinema Taormina – Le Cinema
October 29th – Italian Cinema Taormina – Le Cinema
NOVEMBER
November 1st – Italian Cinema Taormina – Le Cinema
November 5th – Italian Cinema Taormina – Le Cinema
DECEMBER
3 December / 7 February – 7 Group show Photo Exhibition – Palazzo Corvaja
7 December / 8 January – Art Exhibition by Ottavio Marino – Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
10, Saturday – Omaggio a Jean Cocteau – Del Carmine church, 6.30pm – free entrance
16 December / 8 January – Photo Exhibition “Obbiettivi Sicilia” – Palazzo Corvaja – free entrance
16, Friday – Christmas Concert – Cathedral,7.30 pm – free entrance
17, Saturday – Concert – Del Carmine church, 7.30pm – free entrance
17, Saturday – Un ponte noir tra Scilla e Cariddi – Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
17, Saturday – Theatre – Cine Teatro Olimpia, 9.30
18, Sunday / 2 January – Art Exhibition by Maestro Leone – Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano – free entrance
18, Sunday – Duo Concert – Del Carmine church, 7.30pm – free entrance
20, Tuesday / January 5 – Photo Exhibition “Luoghi D’Autore, La Sicilia in Luce” – CASTELMOLA
21, Wednesday – Concert – Del Carmine church,7.30pm – free entrance
21, Wednesday – Parade of Fathers Christmas – Porta Catania Parking Area, 4.00pm – free entrance
22, Thursday – Street Band Leonardo – Corso Umberto, 7.00pm – free entrance
22, Thursday – Corale Diaphonia Nea – Cathedral, 7.30pm – free entrance
23, Friday – Concert Orchestra and Accordion – Del Carmine church, 7.30pm – free entrance
24, Saturday – Burning the bonfire – Piazza Duomo, 11.00pm
24, Saturday – Bagpipers and Christmas carrols – Historical centre
25, Sunday – Christmas Concert – Cathedral, 7.30pm – free entrance
26 December / 1 January – CioccolArt Festival – Forza d’Agrò
26, Monday – Presepe * Nativity Scene – Trappitello, 5.00pm-9.30pm – free entrance
26, Monday – Grand Christmas Concert – Cathedral, 7.30pm – free entrance
27 December 2016 / 6 January 2017 – Exhibition “Taormina Cinema” – Ex Palazzo Pretura
27, Tuesday – Presepe * Nativity Scene – Trappitello, 6.00pm-9.00pm – free entrance
27, Tuesday – Concert > Trumpet & Harp – Santa Caterina Church, 6.00pm – free entrance
28, Monday – Presepe * Nativity Scene – Trappitello, 6.00pm-9.00pm – free entrance
28, Wednesday – Ryan Kilgore quintet – Cine Olimpia, 9.00pm – 20,00 €/40,00 €
28, Wednesday – Concert > Coral-lyric music – Del Carmine Church, 7.30pm – free entrance
29, Thursday – Concert > Christmas Carrols by Laura Lo Re – Del Carmine Church, 7.30pm – free entrance
30, Friday – Concert – Del Carmine Church, 7.30pm – free entrance
31, Saturday – Midnight Countadown – Piazza IX aprile, 10.30pm
Oct. 17/31 – Il Viandante
Multimedia Exhibition
Il Viandante
previous Del Carmine Church, October 17 – 31 2015
Everyday from 10.00am to 10.00pm – Free Entrance
Lello Chiaia is “il viandante”…. the wayfarer… a real traveller