About
Monday, March 4 2024 | Main Stage
Conductor Michele De Luca
Dramaturgy and Acting Paolo Migone
Massimo Kids Orchestra
Comedian Paolo Migone explains that classical music is not something incomprehensible or particularly strange, but is first and foremost music.
So why not let ourselves be moved and involved by the music of the great composers? Migone guides us into a universe unknown to many, and he does it in his own way, with absolute originality, lots of irony and without any prejudice or pretentious snobbery. The show is engaging, entertaining, enriched by slides, and in the narration four of the most incredible musicians in the history of music are associated with the four elements: Vivaldi with the water, Bach with the earth, Mozart with the air, Beethoven with the fire, as if to emphasise the indispensability of music for humanity.
Tickets
Full price: 12 €
Student concession: 5 €
Programme
Music by
J. S. Bach, A. Vivaldi, W. A. Mozart, L. van Beethoven
Spoken parts of the performance are in Italian; a basic understanding of the language is adviced.
This performance is for school groups. In case seats are available to the general audience, they will be on sale on the same day of performance at the box-office.
Sunday March 3 performance is open to everyone.
About
May 27 – 29 2025 | Sala Grande, Teatro Massimo
from 5 to 13 years old | Bookings from 20 January, 2025
Written and directed by Manu Lalli
Original music and arrangements Simone Piraino
Teatro Massimo Orchestra and Chorus
Chorus Master Salvatore Punturo
Written and directed by Manu Lalli
Original music and arrangements Simone Piraino
Assistant Director Chiara Casalbuoni
Scene Designs Daniele Leone
Conductor Daniele Malinverno (27, 28 ore 10) / Michele De Luca (28 ore 11:45, 29)
Voce dell’alba Maria Cristina Napoli (27, 28 ore 10) / Fabiola Galati (28 ore 11:45, 29)
Voce del tramonto Sonia Sala (27, 28, 29)
Luna Alessandra Falanga
Fata Isabella Sciortino
Direttore del Circo Giuseppe Randazzo
Teatro Massimo Orchestra and Chorus
Chorus Master Salvatore Punturo
With the classes of the primary school D.D. Garzilli
Educational Workshops Assistants Angela Ribaudo, Patrizia Veneziano Broccia
A production of the Teatro Massimo
Tickets
Students 5 €
Full price 12 €
Reduced price 10 €
For more information
Programme
The plot
A funny little man descends one evening from a moonbeam and finds himself in the fascinating circus life populated by acrobats, clowns, knife throwers, ferocious animals, tamers, and lots of music…
Gallery
Spoken parts of the performance are in Italian; a basic understanding of the language is adviced.
This is an event for school groups. In case seats are available to the general audience, they will be on sale on the same day of performance at the box-office.
Videos by Venti Lucenti
SINGING LESSON
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18 – 27 February 2026 | A Dance performance in between halls of the Teatro Massimo
from 13 to 18 years old| Bookings open on November 18 2025
Project and choreography Andrea Mocciardini and Giovanni Traetto
Teatro Massimo Ballet
Ballet Director Jean-Sébastien Colau
Tickets
Full price: 10 €
Concession: 8 €
Students: 4 €
Free entrance for 1 teacher every 10 students, students with disabilities and their support teachers
Programme
The plot
Each of us encounters difficulties in daily life. Finding a solution requires a will to take action and move forward, because immobility is never the way out. In this show, Dante’s journey in the Divine Comedy represents the stages of life from adolescence to adulthood. We will thus have the Dark Forest, i.e., the approach to adolescence, Hell, i.e., the period of total rebellion and confusion, we will pass through the arduous Purgatory, i.e., the phase of challenge, learning, and growth, to end up in Paradise, a place of serenity given by awareness.
The participants, in the role of the Supreme Poet, will have the opportunity to embark on both a physical and emotional journey through the halls of the theater, exploring the theatre, the people it contains and themselves at the same time.
Spoken parts of the performance are in Italian; a basic understanding of the language is adviced.
This is an events for school groups. In case seats are available to the general audience, they will be on sale on the same day of performance at the box-office.
Find out more about our Educational project for school groups.
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Dates
- 25 February10:00 AMSchool-Groups Event18 February10:30 AMSchool-Groups Event19 February10:00 AMSchool-Groups Event19 February11:30 AMSchool-Groups Event20 February10:00 AMSchool-Groups Event20 February11:30 AMSchool-Groups Event24 February10:00 AMSchool-Groups Event24 February11:30 AMSchool-Groups Event25 February11:30 AMSchool-Groups Event26 February10:00 AMSchool-Groups Event26 February11:30 AMSchool-Groups Event27 February10:00 AMSchool-Groups Event27 February11:30 AMSchool-Groups Event
About
Based on Turandot by Giacomo Puccini
Musical dramaturgy Anna PedrazziniPerformance with pianist, singer and actors
Directed by Massimiliano Burini
Masks and costumes Mariella CarboneNew staging – AsLiCo Production
Opera Kids – 15th editionRunning time: 50 minutes
from 5 to 8 years old | Reservations from January 8th
Tickets
Students 5 €
Full price 12 €
Reduced price 10 €
For more informationProgramme
The plot
In an ethereal scene, lit by a soft, delicate light, a garden of bare peach trees appears. The petals of the flowers have fallen to the ground, the lanterns still hang from the branches. It seems that winter has passed or is about to arrive. Three characters behind their masks, like shadows, appear on the scene. They tell an ancient story, that of Princess Turandot, victim of a curse that has involved the whole kingdom. Her frozen heart cannot love, feel emotions and so her kingdom loses vigour, light and hope. Only the arrival of someone of great courage could break the spell that has made her the Ice Princess and the whole kingdom could return to shine and love.
About
21-23 April 2026 | Sala Onu
from 0 to 3 years old | Bookings open on January 15 2026
Based on an idea by Compagnia Teatrale Petra
Curated by Vania Cauzillo, Antonella Iallorenzi, Alessandra Maltempo
Original music Tommaso Ussardi
Live music Claudio Cauzillo
Scene Designs Gabriella Mastrangelo, Antonio Guerrieri
made by Veronica Scardillo
in collaboration with Officina Creativa S.C.S. Made in Carcere MATERA
Technical Designs Angelo PiccinniA Compagnia Teatrale Petra, Compagnia Teatrale L’Albero and Orchestra Senzaspine Production
Inspired by Suzy Lee, The Wave
Tickets
Full price: 10 €
Concession: 8 €
Students: 4 €
Free entrance for 1 teacher every 10 students, students with disabilities and their support teachersProgramme
The plot
The show is inspired by Suzy Lee’s book “The Wave” and tells a story that is both simple and complex: that of a little girl and her encounter with the sea, which leads her to cross a boundary, to experience, to learn. The sea is the natural element that contains and awakens a series of emotions and moods: curiosity, fascination, the desire to play, but also the unknown, fear, and the need to escape. The sea also marks the boundary between the real and the imaginary. The limit, therefore, that becomes a necessary step towards transformation and always leaves behind a treasure to be cherished.
This is an event for school groups. In case seats are available to the general audience, they will be on sale on the same day of performance at the box-office.
Find out more about our Educational project for school groups.
About
March 20 – 23 2024 | Main Stage, Teatro Massimo
by Venti Lucenti
inspired by Richard Wagner‘s Tristan und Isolde
Written and directed by Manu Lalli
Assistant Director Chiara Casalbuoni
Original music, arrangements and transcriptions Simone Piraino
Conductor Daniele Malinverno (March 20, 22) / Michele De Luca (March 21)
Voce dal mare Natasa Kátai (March 21) / Maria Cristina Napoli (March 20, 22)
Narrators Pietro Massaro and Oriana Martucci
Teatro Massimo Orchestra and Chorus
Chorus Master Salvatore Punturo
with pupils and teachers of the schools IC Alessandra Siragusa and Istituto Minutoli EcoscuolaFor audiences aged 6 to 12 | Reservations from January 10th
Photographs Franco Lannino
Tickets
Students 5 €
Full price 12 €
Reduced price 10 €
For more informationProgramme
The plot
The legend of Tristan and Isolde, one of the most romantic stories of the Middle Ages, is very old: it tells the adventures of a knight and a princess who fall in love thanks to a magic elixir. Wagner composed the opera based on Goffredo di Strasburgo’s text and staged it in 1865. It is still considered one of the masterpieces of all time. The version that will be performed, while maintaining the essential dramaturgical and musical lines intact, is adapted in such a way as to exalt the magical and symbolic fairy-tale aspects of the story, which has at its centre important themes linked to the imaginary and ideal horizon of the world of chivalry, such as the search for love, the relationship between public morality and private morality, sin and fidelity.
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Spoken parts of the performance are in Italian; a basic understanding of the language is adviced.
Performances from Tue to Fri are events for school groups. In case seats are available to the general audience, they will be on sale on the same day of performance at the box-office.
About
20 – 22 May, 2025 | Sala ONU, Teatro Massimo
from 6 to 36 months old | Bookings from January 27, 2025
Inspired by Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi
Musical dramaturgy Anna Pedrazzini
Direction Beatrice BaruffiniAn AsLiCo production
Tickets
Students: 4 €
Full price: 10 €
Reduced price: 8 €
For further informationProgramme
The plot
A ball is a belly, a head, an animal body. For play it is constantly transformed, and in between jokes, it is even possible for it to become Falstaff! Inspired by Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpiece, this very early childhood show explores play as a universal language, transporting young spectators to an enchanted universe where anything is possible. A poetic adventure that stimulates the imagination and celebrates fantasy.
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Questo è uno spettacolo per i gruppi scolastici.
Spoken parts of the performance are in Italian; a basic understanding of the language is adviced.
Performances from Tue to Fri are events for school groups. In case seats are available to the general audience, they will be on sale on the same day of performance at the box-office.
About
Saturday 9 and Sunday 24 May – Sala ONU
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A musical journey for expecting families
A project entirely dedicated to expecting families – both the parents and their arriving child.
Two workshop to discover classical music, singing and to find one’s own voice, creating a cradle of sound for the whole family.
The workshop is held in Italian and a basic knowledge of the language is strongly advised.
Tickets
1 participant to 1 workshop € 10,00
1 participant to 2 workshops € 16,00
2 participants 1 workshop € 16,00
2 participants 2 workshops € 30,00The project
Workshop practical info
The workshop is recommended from the fifth to the eighth month of pregnancy, when it has been scientifically proven that the fetus begins to perceive and react to sounds coming from outside. Reproducing the sounds perceived during gestation, especially the voices of the parents, after birth, produces relaxing effects, intensifies the sound bond with the baby, and promotes vocal identification.
About
April 16 – 20 2024 | Main Stage, Teatro Massimoby Venti Lucentiinspired by Richard Wagner‘s Tristan und Isolde
Written and directed by Manu Lalli
Assistant Director Chiara Casalbuoni
Original music, arrangements and transcriptions Simone PirainoConductor Michele De Luca (April 16, 17, 19) / Daniele Malinverno (April 18, 20)
Voce dal mare Natasa Kátai (April 16, 17, 19) / Maria Cristina Napoli (April 18, 20)
Narrators Pietro Massaro and Oriana Martucci
Teatro Massimo Orchestra and Chorus
Chorus Master Salvatore Punturo
with pupils and teachers of the schools IC Rita Atria and IC Guglielmo MarconiFor audiences aged 6 to 12 | School reservations open on January 10th
Tickets
Students 5 €
Full price 12 €
Reduced price 10 €
For more informationProgramme
The plot
The legend of Tristan and Isolde, one of the most romantic stories of the Middle Ages, is very old: it tells the adventures of a knight and a princess who fall in love thanks to a magic elixir. Wagner composed the opera based on Goffredo di Strasburgo’s text and staged it in 1865. It is still considered one of the masterpieces of all time. The version that will be performed, while maintaining the essential dramaturgical and musical lines intact, is adapted in such a way as to exalt the magical and symbolic fairy-tale aspects of the story, which has at its centre important themes linked to the imaginary and ideal horizon of the world of chivalry, such as the search for love, the relationship between public morality and private morality, sin and fidelity.
Gallery
Spoken parts of the performance are in Italian; a basic understanding of the language is adviced.
Performances from Tue to Fri are events for school groups. In case seats are available to the general audience, they will be on sale on the same day of performance at the box-office.
The performance on Saturday April 20 is open to everyone.
