Il Volo

Notte Magica

Taormina Greek Theatre, 1, 3 and 4 June 2017

l Volo is a group of three (unconventional) teenage boys that came to fame in Italy after appearing on the Italian talent show Ti Lascio Una Canzone.
They were promptly snapped up by the leading people in the music industry in Italy and their debut album quickly went platinum. Like Andrea Bocelli before them, they are Italians set for the international stage. Their appearance on American Idol in 2011 caused a frenzy of first week sales for the lads with further plans to launch themselves elsewhere in the world. Their appeal is definitely their quirky image coupled with their unexpectedly mature vocals. They cover old ground in the classical crossover sphere, but they certainly package it in a new and exciting way. With undeniably strong voices and impeccable charm, Il Volo are hard to resist.
(source: classical-crossover.co.uk)

The three  singers are tenors Piero Barone (born 1993) and Ignazio Boschetto (born 1994), and baritone Gianluca Ginoble (born 1995).

TICKETS on ticketone.it
Stalls (Parterre): € 100,00
Gallery: € 85,00
Gallery: €
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 65,00
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 40,00

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

Tavola Lucana / Lucanian chart

a self portrait of Leonardo da Vinci discovered hidden in manuscript

Former Church Del Carmine, from May 24th to June 4th 2017

Opening hours: 10.00am – 10.00pm

The Leonardo da Vinci painting was found in December 2008 in south Italy, in an area called Lucania.

The faint pencil sketch has emerged after being hidden for 500 years in one of the Renaissance genius’s most famous manuscripts, the “Codex on the Flight of Birds”, written between 1490 and 1505.

It is thought that Leonardo first made the drawing in the 1480s, then later reused the same piece of paper when he came to write his codex – a Latin term for manuscript – on bird flight.
The journalist, Piero Angela, enlisted the help of art historians, Carabinieri police forensic experts and graphic artists to tease out more detail from the ghostly image.
Over months of micro-pixel work, graphic designers gradually “removed” the text by making it white instead of black, revealing the drawing beneath.
(Source: telegraph.co.uk)

More info on the portrait:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/4884789/Leonardo-da-Vinci-self-portrait-discovered-hidden-in-manuscript.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1158453/Hidden-self-portrait-Da-Vinci-discovered-manuscript.html

L’Annunciata – Virgin Annunciate

Ritratto d’ignoto marinaio – Unknown Man

The two masterpieces  of the Renaissance master Antonello da Messina
Palazzo Corvaja, from May 15th to July 31st 2017

In occasion of the G7 Summit (May 26-27 2017) two masterpieces of the Italian painter Antonello da Messina will be displayed in Taormina

The two paints are normally  housed respectively at the Museum Mandralisca of Cefalù and at the Palazzo Abatellis of Palermo.

Virgin Annunciate
Probably painted in Sicily in 1476, it shows Mary interrupted at her reading by the Angel of the Annunciation.

Unknown Man
It is considered the Sicilian Monna Lisa. Oil paninting realised sometime in between 1465 and 1476.

Antonello da Messina, properly Antonello di Giovanni di Antonio, but also called Antonello degli Antoni and Anglicized as Anthony of Messina (c. 1430 – February 1479), was an Italian painter from Messina, Sicily, active during the Italian Renaissance. His work shows strong influences from Early Netherlandish painting although there is no documentary evidence that he ever travelled beyond Italy. Giorgio Vasari credited him with the introduction of oil painting into Italy.

Taormina Italian Opera 2017

April 2017 >> Every Saturday at 9.15pm

From May to October 2017 >> Every Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 9.15pm

San Giorgio  Theatre (behind piazza IX April)

€ 20,00 entrance, drink included

Do you love Opera music? The artists of the Italian Opera Taormina perform every week in Taormina. More than one hour of timeless arias from some of the most famous Italian operas.

An extraordinary journey with the most famous arias and duet from “Italian Operas”. You will hear music from great Italian operas interpreted by professional singers who have performed in the most important Italian and international theatres, performed with piano accompaniment.

The evening will be held in the Cine Teatro ‘San Giorgio’ where you will be offered a drink and can take in an extraordinary panorama view of Taormina.

Program changes every night.
Tickets : € 20,00 (under 25 € 15,00) Box office:  11:00 – 12:00 a.m.  and from 7.00pm on concert dates Tickets Online:  www.italianoperataormina.com or classictic.com

Info and booking: 0039 340 64 26 230 (mobile)

Here the program of each performance

March 18

April 1  – April 8 – April 15 – April 22

May 1 – May 3 – May5 – May 8 – May 10 – May 12 – May 15 – May 17 –  May 19  – (May 22 – May 24 – May 26 not performed due to G7 summit restrictions) – May 29 – May 31

June 2 – June 5 – June 7 – June 9 – June 12 – June 14 – June 16 – June 19 – June 21 – June 23 – June 26 – June 28 – June 30

July 3 – July 5 – July 7 – July 10 – July 12 – July 14 – July 17 – July 19 – July 21 – July 24 – July 26 – July 28 – July 31

August 4 – August 7 – August 9 – August 11 – August 14 – August 16 – August 18 – August 21 – August 23 – August 25 – August 28 – August – 30

September 1 – September 4 – September 6 – September 8 – September 11 – September 13 – September 15 – September 18 – September 20 – September 22 – September 25 – September 27 – September 29

October 2 – October 4 – October 6 – October 9 – October 11 – October 13 – October 16 – October 18 – October 20 – October 23 – October 25 – October 27 – October 30

November 4 – November 11 – November 18 – Novemver 25