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
15 – 16 April, 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
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…
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
Based on Turandot by Giacomo Puccini
Musical dramaturgy Anna Pedrazzini
Performance with pianist, singer and actors
Directed by Massimiliano Burini
Masks and costumes Mariella Carbone
New staging – AsLiCo Production
Opera Kids – 15th edition
Running time: 50 minutes
from 5 to 8 years old | Reservations from January 8th
Tickets
Students 5 €
Full price 12 €
Reduced price 10 €
For more information
Programme
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
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 Ecoscuola
For audiences aged 6 to 12 | Reservations from January 10th
Photographs Franco Lannino
Tickets
Students 5 €
Full price 12 €
Reduced price 10 €
For more information
Programme
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.
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 Baruffini
An AsLiCo production
Tickets
Students: 4 €
Full price: 10 €
Reduced price: 8 €
For further information
Programme
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.
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
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 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 Marconi
For audiences aged 6 to 12 | School reservations open on January 10th
Tickets
Students 5 €
Full price 12 €
Reduced price 10 €
For more information
Programme
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.
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Dates
- 16 April11:30 AMMain Stage17 April10:00 AMMain Stage17 April11:45 AMMain Stage18 April10:00 AMMain Stage18 April11:45 AMMain Stage19 April10:00 AMMain Stage19 April11:45 AMMain Stage
About
5 – 17 November 2024 | Sala Onu
from 10 to 16 years old | Reservations from September 24, 2024
Libretto by Tommaso Mariani
Music by Giovanni Battista Martini
First performance in PalermoConductor and harpsichord Luca Quintavalle
Direction Lollo Franco
Dramaturgy Lollo Franco and Nicola Franco
Set design and costumes Emilia Gagliardotto
Lighting Designs Antonio Giunta
Don Quixote Simone Fenotti / Samuele Di Leo
Nerina Michela Guarrera / Marta Di Stefano
Sancho Panza Nicola Franco
Cervantes Lollo FrancoTeatro Massimo Orchestra
New production of the Teatro MassimoTickets
Full price: 10 €
Concession price: 8 €
Students: 4 €
For further informationProgramme
The plot
In 1600s Spain, a man fascinated by epic tales of chivalry and scornful of danger, imagines himself to be the knight Don Quixote committed, along with his squire Sancho Panza, to protect the people from injustice… starting from this incipit, author Miguel de Cervantes (played by Lollo Franco) will tell a new adventure of his characters, to the music of the 1746 intermezzo by Giovanni Battista Martini.
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.
Saturday and Sunday performances are open to all.-
Dates
- 5 November10:00 AMSchool-Groups Event5 November11:30 AMSchool-Groups Event6 November10:00 AMSchool-Groups Event6 November11:30 AMSchool-Groups Event7 November10:00 AMSchool-Groups Event7 November11:30 AMSchool-Groups Event8 November10:00 AMSchool-Groups Event8 November11:30 AMSchool-Groups Event9 November5:00 PMFamily Event10 November5:00 PMFamily Event12 November10:00 AMSchool-Groups Event12 November11:30 AMSchool-Groups Event13 November10:00 AMSchool-Groups Event13 November11:30 AMSchool-Groups Event14 November10:00 AMSchool-Groups Event14 November11:30 AMSchool-Groups Event15 November10:00 AMSchool-Groups Event15 November11:30 AMSchool-Groups Event16 November5:00 PMFamily Event17 November5:00 PMFamily Event
About
Freely inspired by Turandot by G. Puccini
Musical dramaturgy by Anna Pedrazzini
Direction Sara Zanobbio
Sets Miria Mesiano
Costumes Cantieri del Teatro – ComoApril 10 – 13 2024 | Sala ONU
New staging
Production AsLiCo
Opera Baby – 9th editionfrom 3 to 5 years old
Tickets
Students 4 €
Full price 10 €
Reduced price 8 €
For more informationProgramme
The plot
What a big mountain of boxes! So many locks, laces and padlocks… what could possibly be hidden back there? One foot… two hands… three musical notes… one eye… two lips… three riddles to be solved by dawn. Are you in there, Turandot? Calaf is looking for you! Are you sure you won’t come out? Look at your wings. Your cocoon is just a moment, a before, which will become a butterfly afterwards. Don’t be afraid!
Performances from Tue to Fri are events for school groups.
Sat performances are for 3-5 years-old children with their families.
HERE all information (in Italian) about the Educational project for schools.
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Dates
- 10 April9:30 AMSchool-Groups Event10 April11:00 AMSchool-Groups Event11 April9:30 AMSchool-Groups Event11 April11:00 AMSchool-Groups Event12 April9:30 AMSchool-Groups Event12 April11:00 AMSchool-Groups Event13 April10:00 AMFamily Event13 April11:30 AMFamily Event13 April4:30 PMFamily Event
About
1 – 12 April 2025 | Sala Onu
from 10 to 16 years old | Reservations from January 27, 2025
Libretto by Tommaso Mariani
Music by Giovanni Battista Martini
First performance in PalermoConductor and harpsichord Luca Quintavalle
Direction Lollo Franco
Dramaturgy Lollo Franco and Nicola Franco
Set design and costumes Emilia Gagliardotto
Lighting Designs Antonio Giunta
Don Quixote Simone Fenotti / Samuele Di Leo
Nerina Michela Guarrera / Marta Di Stefano
Sancho Panza Nicola Franco
Cervantes Lollo FrancoTeatro Massimo Orchestra
New production of the Teatro MassimoTickets
Full price: 10 €
Concession price: 8 €
Students: 4 €
For further informationProgramme
The plot
In 1600s Spain, a man fascinated by epic tales of chivalry and scornful of danger, imagines himself to be the knight Don Quixote committed, along with his squire Sancho Panza, to protect the people from injustice… starting from this incipit, author Miguel de Cervantes (played by Lollo Franco) will tell a new adventure of his characters, to the music of the 1746 intermezzo by Giovanni Battista Martini.
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.
Saturday and Sunday performances are open to all.Poster
