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
June 10 – Finding Dory
Finding Dory
An unforgettable journey she probably won’t remember
by Disney Pixar
Taormina Greek Theatre,, Friday June 10th @ 10.00pm
The official release date is June 17th but you can watch the premiere at the Taormina Film Fest 2016
Official Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JNLwlcPBPI
“Finding Dory” reunites Dory with friends Nemo and Marlin on a search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale?
TICKETS on boxol.it
Numbered Seats: € 15,00
Non-numbered seats: € 9,00
June 10/18 – Film Fest
June 10-18 2016
Honorary President of this year edition is RICHARD GERE who will open the event on June 10th at the Taormina Greek Theatre.
John Philips, US ambassador in Italy will accompany the actor during the evening.
THIS IS THE COMPLETE PROGRAMME >>> http://images.catania.liveuniversity.it/sites/2/2016/06/Programma-Taofilmfest-2016.pdf
The Program – The Guests daybyday – Film in Competition – Rassegna stampa (press release in Italian)
WATCH the 62nd Film Fest spot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4knDWAhBG8
June 10, Friday > FINDING DORY (Disney Pixar) – Greek Theatre @10.00pm
Tickets on boxol.it
Numbered seats: € 15,00
Non-numbered seats: € 9,00
June 12, Sunday > THE MEDDLER – Greek Theatre @10.00pm
Tickets on boxol.it
Numbered seats: € 15,00
Non-numbered seats: € 9,00
June 14, Tuesday > THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE – Greek Theatre @10.00pm
Tickets on boxol.it
Numbered seats: € 9,00
Non-numbered seats: € 5,00
June 15, Wednesday > C’E’ SEMPRE UN PERCHE’ – Greek Theatre @10.00pm
Tickets on boxol.it
Numbered seats: € 8,00
Non-numbered seats: € 5,00
June 16, Thursday > MOTHER’S DAY – Greek Theatre @10.00pm
Tickets on boxol.it
Numbered seats: € 8,00
Non-numbered seats: € 5,00
June 17, Friday > THE CONJURING – IL CASO ENDFIALD – Greek Theatre @10.00pm
Tickets on boxol.it
Numbered seats: € 15,00
Non-numbered seats: € 9,00
Jun. 5 – Duran Duran
Duran Duran
Taormina Greek Theatre, Sunday June 5th 2016 at 9.30pm
The British new wave-synthpop band from Birmingham. The cult band of the 1980s in concert in their present formation with Simon Le Bon (lead vocals), Nick Rhodes (keyboards), John Taylor (bass, guitars) and Roger Tayler (drums).
The band is now is on the road in support of their 14th studio album, Paper Gods.
TICKETS ticketone.it
Stalls (Parterre): € sold out
Gallery (central): € sold out
Gallery (lateral): € sold out
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 80,00
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 55,00
Ticket Office in Taormina @ Taormina Arte:
Congress Hall >> 10-12am / 5.00-7.00pm (9.00pm on event’s day)
Tel. +39 0942.628730 – 0039 0942 21142 info@taormina-arte.com www.taormina-arte.com
May 6/22 – La mano di Adamo
La mano di Adamo
Exhibition
Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano, May 6/22 2016
Opening Hours: 9.30am-1.30pm and 4.00pm-9.30pm
Four Persian artists for the first time in Taormina
Oil works on rugs, canvas and planks
More info
Fondazione Mazzullo: +39 0942 620129
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