Sette contro Tebe – Seven Against Thebes
a Greek tragedy by Aeschilo
Ancient Theatre, Thursday August 3rd 2017 @ 9.30pm
Organization: Fondazione Inda Siracusa
Direction: Marco Baliani
Assitant Dierection: Raffaele Di Florio
Translation: Giorgio Ieranò
Scene e costumi Carlo Sala
Assistente scenografo Roberta Monopoli
Musics:Mirto Baliani
Coreografie: Alessandra Fazzino
PERFORMERS
Aedo: Gianni Salvo
Eteocle: Marco Foschi
Messanger: Aldo Ottobrino
Araldo: Aldo Ottobrino
Antigone: Anna Della Rosa
Dancers: Massimo Frascà, Liber Dorizzi
Chorus: Accademia d’arte del dramma antico
Seven Against Thebes is the third play in an Oedipus-themed trilogy produced by Aeschylus in 467 BC. The trilogy is sometimes referred to as the Oedipodea. It concerns the battle between an Argive army led by Polynices and the army of Thebes led by Eteocles and his supporters. The trilogy won the first prize at the City Dionysia. The trilogy’s first two plays, Laius and Oedipus, as well as the satyr play Sphinx, are no longer extant.
Background When Oedipus, King of Thebes, realized he had married his own mother and had two sons and two daughters with her, he blinded himself and cursed his sons to divide their inheritance (the kingdom) by the sword. The two sons, Eteocles and Polynices, in order to avoid bloodshed, agreed to rule Thebes in alternate years. After the first year, Eteocles refused to step down, leading Polynices to raise an army of Argives (captained by the eponymous Seven) to take Thebes by force. This is where Aeschylus’ tragedy starts.
Plot summary Seven Against Thebes features little action; instead, the bulk of the play consists of rich dialogues between the citizens of Thebes and their king Eteocles regarding the threat of the hostile army before their gates. Dialogues show aspects of Eteocles’ character. There is also a lengthy description of each of the seven captains that lead the Argive army against the seven gates of the city of Thebes as well as the devices on their respective shields. Eteocles, in turn, announces which Theban commanders he will send against each Argive attacker. Finally, the commander of the troops before the seventh gate is revealed to be Polynices, the brother of the king. Then Eteocles remembers and refers to the curse of their father Oedipus. Eteocles resolves to meet and fight his brother in person before the seventh gate and exits. Following a choral ode, a messenger enters, announcing that the attackers have been repelled but that Eteocles and Polynices have killed each other in battle. Their bodies are brought on stage, and the chorus mourns them.
Due to the popularity of Sophocles’ play Antigone, the ending of Seven against Thebes was rewritten about fifty years after Aeschylus’ death.While Aeschylus wrote his play to end with somber mourning for the dead brothers, it now contains an ending that serves as a lead-in of sorts to Sophocles’ play: a messenger appears, announcing a prohibition against burying Polynices; his sister Antigone, however, announces her intention to defy this edict.
TICKETS on vivaticket.it
Stalls (Parterre): € 33,00
Gallery: € 22,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 16,50
More info: www.indafondazione.org/en/
Aug. 9 – Uto Ughi and Orchestra
Uto Ughi and the Sicilian Symphonic Orchestra
Ancient Theatre, August Wednesday 9th 2017 @ 9.30pm
TICKETS on boxol.it
Stalls (Parterre): € 53,00
Gallery (central): € 43,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 32,00
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 22,00
Ticket Offices in Taormina
Casa del Cinema of Taormina Arte in Corso Umberto n. 61
Tabacchi Shop “La6” in via Bagnoli Croci n. 90 Taormina – T. 0942 23226 – open 6.00am – 1.00pm and 4.30pm – 8.30pm
Congress Hall (only on da’s event) >> 10-12am / 5.00-7.00pm (till 9.00pm on event’s day)
Aug. 7 – Un Canto Mediterraneo
Un canto Mediterraneo
by the Teatro Mandanici of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto
Taormina Greek Theatre, August 7th 2047 @ 9.30pm
from an idea of Sergio Maifredi
direction: Mario Incudine
Conductor: Antonio Vastato
with Peppe Servillo and the Orchestra of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto
Un Canto Mediterraneo is a medley of Mediterranean popular songs amd musics, tarantellas, lullaby, a cappella songs and traditional musical instruments in a concerts involving more the 100 musicians.
With the participation of the Peppe Servillo Orchestra popolare del teatro Mandanici, Kids Chorus “I piccoli cantori” directed by Salvina Miano, the I Visillanti di Barcellona e di Pozzo di Gotto, Il grande ensemble di zampogne a paru, Gli organetti di Pippo Benevento e Antonio Merulla.
TICKETS on boxol.it
Stalls (Parterre): € 30,00
Gallery: € 30,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 20,00
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 10,00
August 6 – The Show
The Show
with Giorgio Panariello, Carlo Conti e Leonardo Pieraccioni
Taormina Greek Theatre, Sundau 6 August 2017 @ 9.30pm
Stalls (Parterre): € 80,00
Gallery: € 70,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 64,00
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 34,50
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
Aug. 5 – Sicily All Stars
Ancient Theatre, Saturday August 5th @ 9.30pm
The Brass Group Foundation and Fondazione Teatro Massimo Foundation presents “Sicily All Stars”.
The Sicilian Jazz Orchestra directed by Maestro Domenico Riina will frame the performances of some of the most famous Sicilian jazz players:Pietro Adragna, Silvio Barbara, Francesco Buzzurro, Lucia Garsia, Giuseppe Milici, Francesco Nicolosi, Salvatore Pizzurro and Alessandra Salerno.
TICKETS on boxol.it and ticketone.it
Stalls (Parterre): € 31,50
Gallery: € 26,50
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 21,50
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): €
Aug. 4 / Sep. 17 – Exhibition Magna Grecia
Ritorno alla Magna Grecia
Return to Magna Grecia
Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano, from August Friday 4th to September Sunday 17th 2017
Opening hours: 10.00am – 1.30pm and 4.30pm-10.30pm
Entance: € 5,00
A series of thirty findings dating back to the 5th and 6th century before Christ and showing evidence of the culture of Magna Grecia in Sicily.
The findings belongs to the private collection of Fabrizio La Gaipa
The exhibition includes a variety of recovered items ranging from commonly used objects to very rare pieces such as a “lekytos” decorated by the painter of Haimon (one of only 117 examples in the world), and in addition, ritual cups, votive statues, bronzes, and various other objects.
The purpose of La Gaipa Collection project is to re-purchase local antiquities at auction houses, antique dealers, and from private collectors to return them to their home territory for study and public enjoyment. The idea was born with Fabrizio La Gaipa, passionate lover of ancient art, who previusly had created innovative cultural initiatives such as opening the Hotel Costazzurra Museum & Spa in Agrigento, the first archaeo -hotel in the world, as well do culinary events linked to the cuisine of antiquity and even the rediscovery of ancient treatments and aesthetic rituals such as massage using the “strigili” (metal scrapers).
(source: collezionelagaipa.it)
More Info:
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Aug. 4 – Medea by Seneca
Medea
by Seneca
Greek Theatre, August 4 2017 @ 9.30pm
Translation: Filippo Amoroso
Direction: Walter Pagliaro
Performers: Micaela Esdra Creonte: Luciano Virgilio Giasone: Blas Roca Rey
Musics edited by Germano Mazzocchetti
Set design: Michele Cacciofera
Medea is a fabula crepidata (Roman tragedy with Greek subject) written by Lucius Annaeus Seneca. It is generally considered to be the strongest of his earlier plays. It was written around 50 CE. The play is about the vengeance of Medea against her betraying husband Jason and King Creon. Medea is the leading role in the play and her character dominates the play.
Characters
Medea: daughter of King Aeets (King of Colchis), wife of Jason
Chorus: Corinthians, hostilte to Medea and not Jason
Nutrix (nurse): nurse of Medea
Creon: King of Corinth, father of Princess Creusa
Jason: husband of Medea who leaves her for the princess, son Aeson
nuntius (messenger)
Two sons of Medea and Jason: mute characters
Background
Medea falls in love with Jason while he is on his quest for the Golden Fleece. Medea uses her supernatural powers to aid Jason in completing the tasks that King Aeets (Medea’s dad) set. The three tasks where: yoke the fiery bulls, compete with the giants, and slay the dragon that was guarding the fleece. In order to flee with Jason, Medea killed her brother to distract her father and be able to escape with Jason. Again they had to flee when Medea uses her powers to get Pelias killed by his own daughters. They finally settle in Corinth where they had two sons.
Plot
In order to climb the political ladder, Jason leaves Medea for Creusa who is the daughter of King Creon. Medea opens up the play by cursing Creusa and King Creon. King Creon gives Medea one day before she is exiled and she does not take Jason’s advice on going peacefully. She uses a regal robe to poison and sends it as a gift for Creusa on her wedding day with Jason. The chorus describe in great detail the rage, scorn, and anger that Medea felt as she plotted her revenge. The chorus prays to the gods that Jason (the leader of the Argonauts) is spared from Medea’s vengeance. Medea’s curse contains poisons, snake blood, herbs, and the invocations to all the underworld gods. The cursed robe kills Creusa and Creon by catching on fire when Creusa puts it on. Creon tries to put out his daughter but is unsuccessful and he catches on fire too. Their death does not satisfy Medea but only awakens her vengeful spirt more. Jason’s betrayal blinds Medea so much that her number one priority is hurting Jason. Even if hurting Jason means hurting her children. Medea sacrifices her children from the roof of her house in order to hurt Jason. Medea escapes in a dragon chariot while she throws the bodies of the boys down to Jason. Jason closes the play by stating that there are no gods because otherwise such acts would have not been committed.
Euripides vs. Seneca
Euripides’ Medea was written before Seneca’s Medea and even though they are similar there are differences. Seneca starts off his play with Medea herself expressing her hatred of Jason and Creon. Her first line is “O gods! Vengeance! Come to me now, I beg, and help me…” While Euripides introduces Medea later on in scene one and she complains to her nurse of the injustices she has faced. The chorus in Euripides’ Medea is not objective towards her. The chorus is Seneca’s Medea does no ridicule her and has an objective positions through out the play. Seneca’s chorus does not show sympathy towards Medea.The final scenes are particularly different because Medea does not blame Jason for the death of her children in Seneca’s version. She even kills one of her sons in front of Jason and blames herself for their death. Medea does the opposite in Euripides’ version because she blames Jason and does not carry any guilt or blame with her.
TICKETS on boxol.it
Gallery: € 22,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 16,50
Ticket Offices in Taormina
Casa del Cinema of Taormina Arte in Corso Umbert n. 61
Tabacchi Shop “La6” in via Bagnoli Croci n. 90 Taormina – T. 0942 23226 – open 6.00am – 1.00pm and 4.30pm – 8.30pm
Congress Hall (only on da’s event) >> 10-12am / 5.00-7.00pm (till 9.00pm on event’s day)
Aug. 3 – Seven Against Thebes
a Greek tragedy by Aeschilo
Ancient Theatre, Thursday August 3rd 2017 @ 9.30pm
Organization: Fondazione Inda Siracusa
Direction: Marco Baliani
Assitant Dierection: Raffaele Di Florio
Translation: Giorgio Ieranò
Scene e costumi Carlo Sala
Assistente scenografo Roberta Monopoli
Musics:Mirto Baliani
Coreografie: Alessandra Fazzino
PERFORMERS
Aedo: Gianni Salvo
Eteocle: Marco Foschi
Messanger: Aldo Ottobrino
Araldo: Aldo Ottobrino
Antigone: Anna Della Rosa
Dancers: Massimo Frascà, Liber Dorizzi
Chorus: Accademia d’arte del dramma antico
Seven Against Thebes is the third play in an Oedipus-themed trilogy produced by Aeschylus in 467 BC. The trilogy is sometimes referred to as the Oedipodea. It concerns the battle between an Argive army led by Polynices and the army of Thebes led by Eteocles and his supporters. The trilogy won the first prize at the City Dionysia. The trilogy’s first two plays, Laius and Oedipus, as well as the satyr play Sphinx, are no longer extant.
Background When Oedipus, King of Thebes, realized he had married his own mother and had two sons and two daughters with her, he blinded himself and cursed his sons to divide their inheritance (the kingdom) by the sword. The two sons, Eteocles and Polynices, in order to avoid bloodshed, agreed to rule Thebes in alternate years. After the first year, Eteocles refused to step down, leading Polynices to raise an army of Argives (captained by the eponymous Seven) to take Thebes by force. This is where Aeschylus’ tragedy starts.
Plot summary Seven Against Thebes features little action; instead, the bulk of the play consists of rich dialogues between the citizens of Thebes and their king Eteocles regarding the threat of the hostile army before their gates. Dialogues show aspects of Eteocles’ character. There is also a lengthy description of each of the seven captains that lead the Argive army against the seven gates of the city of Thebes as well as the devices on their respective shields. Eteocles, in turn, announces which Theban commanders he will send against each Argive attacker. Finally, the commander of the troops before the seventh gate is revealed to be Polynices, the brother of the king. Then Eteocles remembers and refers to the curse of their father Oedipus. Eteocles resolves to meet and fight his brother in person before the seventh gate and exits. Following a choral ode, a messenger enters, announcing that the attackers have been repelled but that Eteocles and Polynices have killed each other in battle. Their bodies are brought on stage, and the chorus mourns them.
Due to the popularity of Sophocles’ play Antigone, the ending of Seven against Thebes was rewritten about fifty years after Aeschylus’ death.While Aeschylus wrote his play to end with somber mourning for the dead brothers, it now contains an ending that serves as a lead-in of sorts to Sophocles’ play: a messenger appears, announcing a prohibition against burying Polynices; his sister Antigone, however, announces her intention to defy this edict.
TICKETS on vivaticket.it
Stalls (Parterre): € 33,00
Gallery: € 22,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 16,50
More info: www.indafondazione.org/en/
Jul. 31 – J-Ax and Fedez
Il Tour
Taormina Ancient Theatre, July 31st 2017 @ 9.30pm
Tickets on boxol.it and ticketone.it
Package Meet and Greet Poltronissima (terrace) golden number: € 200,00
stalls: 85,00 euro
gallery: 75,00 euro
terraces (numbered seats): 65,00 euro
terrace (non-numbered seats): 35,00 euro
Jul. 27 and 30 – Bellini Opera Gala
Bellini Opera Gala
Ancient Theatre, July 27 and 30@ 9.30pm
GONCA DOGAN Soprano
FILIPPO MICALE Tenor
GIOVANNI DI MARE Baritone
Chorus, Orchestra and Techniciansmof the Bellini Festival
Haffner Orchestra
ANTONELLA FIORINO Conductor
Two different concerts with the most famous arias of the greatest italian opera-composers: Vincenzo Bellini, Giuseppe Verdi, Gaetano Donizetti, Gioacchino Rossini, Giacomo Puccini, Pietro Mascagni,…
More info:
www.festivaleuromediterraneo.eu
TICKETS on July 27 and July 30
Stalls (Parterre) A (first rows): € 65,00
Stalls (Parterre) B: € 55,00
Gallery: 44,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 33,00
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 16,50
Reduced ticket Under 12:
Parterre A: € 33.00
Parterre B: € 27,50
Gallery: € 22,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 16,50
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 11,50
Reduced ticket Under 18 – Over 65:
Parterre A € 53.00
Parterre B € 44,00
Gallery: € 35,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 26,00
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 13,50
Ticket Offices in Taormina
Congress Hall >> 10-12am / 5.00-7.00pm (till 9.00pm on event’s day)
Tabacchi Shop “La6” in via Bagnoli Croci n. 90 Taormina – T. 0942 23226 – open 6.00am – 1.00pm and 4.30pm – 8.30pm
more info: www.festivaleuromediterraneo.eu – Mobile 0039 392 764 56 83
Jul. 26 and 29 – Don Chisciotte
Don Chisciotte
Ballet
Ancient theatre, Wednesday 26 and Friday 29 July 2017 @ 9.30pm
Musics: L. Minkus
Choreography: Giusy Vittorino
Soloists: Emilio Barone, Silvio Liberto, Beatrice Rancani, Ilaria Frazzetto
Bellini Junior Company Ballet
TICKETS
for July 26
for July 29
Parterre A (first rows): € 65,00
Parterre B: 55,00
Gallery : € 44,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 33,00
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 16,50
Ticket Offices in Taormina
Congress Hall >> 10-12am / 5.00-7.00pm (till 9.00pm on event’s day)
Tabacchi Shop “La6” in via Bagnoli Croci n. 90 Taormina – T. 0942 23226 – open 6.00am – 1.00pm and 4.30pm – 8.30pm
more info: www.festivaleuromediterraneo.eu – Mobile 0039 392 764 56 83