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Tuesday, May 5 2026 – 7.15pm – Church San Francesco di Paola
Thursday, May 7 2026 – 7.30pm – Church “Nostra Signora delle Nazioni in S. Eugenio Papa”
The Massimo for the City of Palermo – The Teatro Massimo String Ensemble
Conductor Michele De Luca
Violin Salvatore Greco
String Ensemble of the Teatro Massimo Orchestra
Free admission subject to availability
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Eine kleine Nachtmusik K 525
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Divertimento for Strings in D Major K 136
Astor Piazzolla
Adiòs Nonino
Oblivion
Ave Maria
Libertango
Ennio e Andrea Morricone
Love Theme from Nuovo Cinema Paradiso
Carlos Gardel
Por una cabeza
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Sunday May 3 2026, 7.30pm – Church “Nostra Signora delle Nazioni in S. Eugenio Papa”
The Massimo for the City of Palermo – The Teatro Massimo Chorus
Conductor Salvatore Punturo
Teatro Massimo Chorus
Teatro Massimo Youth Chorus
Piano Claudio Marchetti
Free entrance
Programme
Gioachino Rossini
Trois choeurs religieux for solo soprano, chorus and piano
1. La Foi
2. L’Espérance 3. La Charité
Soprano Martina Bianculli
Gaetano Donizetti
“Che interminabile andirivieni” from Don Pasquale
Giuseppe Verdi
“Noi siamo zingarelle” e “Di Madride noi siam mattadori” from La traviata
Witches’ Choruses from Macbeth: “Che faceste” – “S’allontanarono” – “Tre volte miagola”
Pëtr Il’ič Čajkovskij
Female Peasants’ Chorus from Evgenij Onegin
Ruggero Leoncavallo
“Don din! Don din!” Chorus from Pagliacci
Gioachino Rossini
“Conciosiacosacchè” Don Magnifico’s aria from Cenerentola
Baritone Cosimo Diano
Georges Bizet
“Dans l’air nous suivons des yeux” and “Au secours”, from Carmen
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Sunday 10 May 2026 at 7.00 pm – Sala Lanza, Palermo Botanical Gardens
The Massimo for the City of Palermo – Ars Sonora
String Quartet of the Massimo Youth Orchestra
Violin Denise De Luca
Violin Alessio Leonardo Calabrò
Viola Francesco Michele Martorana
Cello Beatrice Longo
Thanks to the Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Group
This Concert is part of the Teatro Massimo’s Foundation programme of training and artistic development for its youth music ensembles
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Allegro from Eine kleine Nachtmusik in G Major K 525
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K. 421
1. Allegro moderato
2. Andante
3. Minuetto e trio. Allegretto
4. Allegro ma non troppo
Anton Webern
Langsamer Satz
Carlos Gardel
Por una cabeza
Astor Piazzolla
Ave Maria
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Monday 11 May 2026 at 7.00 pm – Church of Maria SS. delle Grazie – Sperone / Roccella
The Massimo for the City of Palermo – Ensemble della Massimo Youth Orchestra
Clarinet Ilde Monastero
Trumpet Antonio Guido Vella Adamo
Harp Bianca Politi
Piano Beatrice Rinaldi
Thanks to the Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Group
This concert is part of the Teatro Massimo’s Foundation programme of training and artistic development for its youth music ensembles
Programme
Music by
Florent Schmitt, Michael Webster, Camille Saint-Saëns, Marcel Tournier, Maurice Ravel, Gabriel Pierné, Marc Berthomieu, Edward Elgar
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Sunday October 26 2025, 7:30pm – Chiesa Nostra Signora delle Nazioni, Palermo – Il Massimo per la città
Teatro Massimo Strings Ensemble
Spalla concertante Silviu Dima
Strings Ensemble of the Teatro Massimo Orchestra
Free entrance
Programme
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Divertimento in D major K. 136
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Divertimento in F major K. 138
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Eine Kleine Nachtmusik K. 525
Benjamin Britten Simple Symphony op. 4
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Tuesday 7 April 2026 at 6.45 pm – Church of Maria SS. delle Grazie – Sperone / Roccella
Wednesday 8 April 2026 at 9.00 pm – Church of San Giovanni Apostolo – CEP
The Massimo for the City of Palermo – The Teatro Massimo String Ensemble
Concertmaster Silviu Dima
String Ensemble of the Teatro Massimo Orchestra
Free admission subject to availability
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Divertimento in F major, K. 138
Ottorino Respighi
Ancient Dances and Airs for Lute, Suite No. 3 (version for string orchestra)
Pëtr Il’ič Čajkovskij
Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
Gallery
Ph. Franco Lannino
About
JuniOrchestra (Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia), Massimo Youth Orchestra and Massimo Kids Orchestra
Conductor Simone Genuini / Michele De Luca
JUNIORCHESTRA OF THE ACCADEMIA NAZIONALE DI SANTA CECILIA
Conductor Simone Genuini
Woodwind Tutor Ludovica Scoppola
Music Co-ordinator Gregorio Mazzarese
TEATRO MASSIMO YOUTH and KIDS ORCHESTRAS
Conductor Michele De Luca
Music Assistant Vincenzo Alioto
Tickets
Section 1 – Full price 20 / Concession 16 / Card Under 35 10 €
Section 2 – Full price 15 / Concession 12 / Card Under 35 10 €
Section 3 – Full price 12 / Concession 10 / Card Under 35 8 €
Section 4 – Full price 10 / Concession 8 / Card Under 35 5 €
Programme
Programme
MASSIMO KIDS ORCHESTRA
Antonín Dvořák Antonín’s New World (arr. Dizzy Stratford)
Georges Bizet Carmen Suite
Pérez Prado Mambo Jambo
Salvatore Nogara Kids Tango
MASSIMO YOUTH ORCHESTRA
Dmitrij Šostakovič Ouverture festiva in La maggiore op. 96
Gioachino Rossini Sinfonia da La gazza ladra
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JUNIORCHESTRA DELL’ACCADEMIA NAZIONALE DI SANTA CECILIA
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ouverture da La clemenza di Tito
Pëtr Il’ič Čajkovskij Romeo e Giulietta Ouverture-fantasia in si minore
JUNIORCHESTRA DELL’ACCADEMIA NAZIONALE DI SANTA CECILIA AND MASSIMO YOUTH ORCHESTRA
Pietro Mascagni Intermezzo da Cavalleria rusticana
Giuseppe Verdi Ouverture da I vespri siciliani
John Williams A Tribute to John Williams (arr. Paul Lavender)
Alberto Ginastera Malambo
About
Free entrance
Conductor Michele De Luca
Concept, direction Marco Canzoneri
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Orchestration Salvatore Nogara
Music Assistant and arrangements Vincenzo Alioto
Assistant Director and arrangements Manlio Messina
Scene Designs Stefano Canzoneri
Video Gianluigi Toccafondo
Lighting Designs Leonardo Librizzi
A production of the Teatro Massimo
Soprano Federica Maggì
Symphonic Band of the Massimo Youth Orchestra
Coro Cittadino dei quartieri Danisinni, Roccella/Sperone e ZEN diretti da Manlio Messina
Cantoria del Teatro Massimo diretta da Salvatore Punturo e Giuseppe Ricotta
Programme
A Project of the Fondazione Teatro Massimo
loosely inspired by La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi
Gallery
with the support of Città metropolitana di Palermo
Backstage video
Getting to Danisinni Farm
Danisinni Farm (Fattoria di Danisinni) is located in Piazza Danisinni, about 25 minutes walk from the Teatro Massimo.
About
July 28
Piano Enrico Gargano
July 29
Piano Claire Monteleone and Riccardo Di Giovanni
August 3
Piano Vittoria D’Agostaro
August 4
Piano Enrico Gargano and Riccardo Di Giovanni
Tickets
Full price: 10 €
Concession: 8 €
Programme
Piano Young
July 28
Piano Enrico Gargano
Music by Muzio Clementi, Ludwig van Beethoven, Aleksandr Skrjabin, Sergej Rachmaninov
July 29
Piano Claire Monteleone and Riccardo Di Giovanni
Music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Fryderyk Chopin, Stephen Heller, Franz Liszt, Alessandro Scarlatti, Ludwig van Beethoven
August 3
Piano Vittoria D’Agostaro
Music by Claude Debussy, Ludwig van Beethoven, Fryderyk Chopin, Aleksandr Skrjabin
August 4
Piano Enrico Gargano and Riccardo Di Giovanni
Music by Aleksandr Skrjabin, Sergej Rachmaninov, Franz Liszt, Alessandro Scarlatti, Ludwig van Beethoven
Thanks to CDP
