About
October 22-23, 2025 | Main Stage, 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 / Michele De Luca
Voce dell’alba Maria Cristina Napoli / Fabiola Galati
Voce del tramonto Sonia Sala
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
SCENIC MOVEMENTS
sPoster
WebTV
Orario
September 19 2023
at 7:50pm on the Teatro Massimo WebTV
About
This event is in Italian.
Free entrance
You can access the Sala Onu through the stairs located in the stage door area (on the right side of the main entrance, close to Via Pignatelli Aragona).
An accessible pathway, with no steps and the elevator, is also available (ask the staff for guidance).
The presentations are organized by Associazione Amici del Teatro Massimo.
Programme
Ilaria Grippaudo
presents Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini.
Info
Friday, February 26 2021, 08:00 pm
Auditorium
Livestreaming Opera on the Teatro Massimo WebTv
This event is part of the project #apertinonostantetutto (We keep going, regardless)
Giuseppe Verdi
Ernani
Opera in four parts
Libretto Francesco Maria Piave
This opera is dedicated to Vincenzo La Scola, in memory of his extraordinary performance in 1999.
We remember dearly the artist and the man.
Conductor Omer Meir Wellber
Mise en espace Ludovico Rajata
Costume Designs and Visual Project Francesco Zito
Visual Project Andrea Fiduccia
Digital Animation Fabiola Nicoletti
Lighting Designs Giuseppe Di Iorio
Chorus Master Ciro Visco
Teatro Massimo Orchestra and Chorus
Concept and Broadcasting co-ordinator Gery Palazzotto
Sound Producer Manfredi Clemente Antonio Di Giovanni
Cast
Cast
Elvira Eleonora Buratto
Ernani Giorgio Berrugi
Don Carlo Simone Piazzola
Silva Michele Pertusi
Giovanna Irene Savignano
Don Riccardo Carlo Bosi
Jago Andrea Pellegrini (winner of the special award offered by the Teatro Massimo at the Tenor Vinas Award)
Gallery
Photo © Franco Lannino
About
Direttore Omer Meir Wellber
Soprano Carmen Giannattasio
Mezzosoprano Marianna Pizzolato
Tenore René Barbera
Basso Gianluca Buratto
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
Maestro del Coro Ciro Visco
In diretta streaming sulla WebTV del Teatro Massimo
Programme
Giuseppe Verdi
Messa da Requiem
per coro, voci soliste e orchestra
About
This event is in Italian.
Free entrance
You can access the Sala Onu through the stairs located in the stage door area (on the right side of the main entrance, close to Via Pignatelli Aragona).
An accessible pathway, with no steps and the elevator, is also available (ask the staff for guidance).
The presentations are organized by Associazione Amici del Teatro Massimo.
Programme
Alberto Mattioni
presents L’elisir d’amore by Gaetano Donizetti.
About
We inform the audience that the concert has been canceled.
We are sorry for the inconvenience.
Conductor Michele De Luca
Violin Salvatore Greco
Strings of the Massimo Youth Orchestra
Video projections and images by Claudio Antonio Di Domenico
Pictorial realisation by the Scenographic Workshops of the Fondazione Teatro Massimo
Concert included in the training and artistic growth of the Youth Ensembles of the Teatro Massimo Foundation
Tickets: Full price 10€ / Concession 8€
Programme
Nunzio Ortolano
23 maggio 92
Toru Takemitsu
Requiem per archi (1957)
Astor Piazzolla
Las cuatro estaciones porteñas
About
May 21, 8:30pm | Main Stage
World Doctors Orchestra in concert
Fund Raising – eradicating polio from Afghanistan and Pakistan
Conductor Stefan Willich
Violin Riccardo Obiso
World Doctors Orchestra
The World Doctors Orchestra (WDO) combines the joy of great music with global medical responsibility.
More than 2,000 doctors from 60 countries are involved.
Four times a year, around 100 physicians from numerous countries meet for several days of intensive rehearsals to then exchange their white coats for evening attire and perform charity concerts. The proceeds from each concert session go to selected medical aid organizations. In addition to the direct financial contribution, the organizations benefit substantially from the international solidarity and media attention associated with WDO concerts.
Tickets
Section I, II, III 35 euro
Section IV, V, VII 25 euro
Section 6 15 euro
Section 8 8 euro
The concert is organized in collaboration with the 2110 District of the Rotary International Club “Palermo Est”.
Programme
Gioachino Rossini
Ouverture from L’italiana in Algeri
Johannes Brahms
Concerto in D major for violin and Orchestra, op. 77
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Adagio – Allegro vivace
Adagio
Allegro vivace
Allegro ma non troppo
About
Friday, September 26, ore 8:30 p.m. – Monumental Staircase
Piano City Palermo – Opening
Pianist Francesca Tandoi
Free admission subject to availability
From 26 to 28 September, the 8th edition of PIANO CITY PALERMO will take place, a free piano festival that transforms the city into a large stage, featuring talented artists from Sicily and around the world.
Programme
Programme
Jazz