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Sunday April 26 2026 | Foyer
Dreams come true
Youth Chorus Master Salvatore Punturo
Cantoria Master and piano Giuseppe Ricotta
Teatro Massimo Youth Chorus
Teatro Massimo Cantoria
Tickets
Full price: 10 €
Concession price: 8 €
Programme
Programme
CANTORIA
Beatles’ songs (arr. Giuseppe Ricotta)
Famine song (traditional)
Giuseppe Ricotta Il quaderno dei miei appunti
YOUTH CHORUS
Karl Jenkins Adiemus
Benjamin Britten Old Abram Brown da Friday Afternoons
Benjamin Britten Cuckoo from Friday Afternoons
CANTORIA AND YOUTH CHORUS
Bear McCreary This wandering day (The rings of power) (arr. Giuseppe Ricotta)
Solo Voice Simona Forte
Giuseppe Ricotta Contemporary Mass n. 2 – “Miserere Nobis”
1. Kirie
Solo Voice Simona Forte, Lara Alaimo
2. Gloria
Solo Voice Silvia Scargiali
3. Sanctus
Solo Voice Maria Vittoria Cuccia
4. Agnus Dei
Voce solista Domenico Manfrè
5. Resurrexi
Solo Voice Gloria Ilona Caronia
About
20 – 21 March, 2025 | Sala Grande, Teatro Massimo
from 5 to 13 years old | Booking from 25 November, 2024
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.
Videos by Venti Lucenti
SINGING LESSON
SCENIC MOVEMENTS
sAbout
28-30 April 2026 |Main Stage
Aida anime di sabbia
with Giuseppe Verdi‘s music
from 8 to 14 years old | School Group Bookings from January 8 2026
Director Manu Lalli
Original music and arrangements Simone Piraino
Conductor Daniele Malinverno (27, 29) / Michele De Luca (28, 30)
Assistant Director Chiara Casalbuoni
Scene Designs Daniele Leone
Scene and Costume Making Marco Burberi, Paola Pietri, Ginevra Boni
Lighting Designs Vincenzo Traina
Teatro Massimo Orchestra and Chorus
Chorus Master Salvatore Punturo
A Teatro Massimo New Production
Cast
Educational Workshops Assistants Carla Barbato, Anton Giulio Pandolfo
Tickets
Full price: 12 €
Concession: 10 €
Students: 5 €
Free entrance for 1 teacher every 10 students, students with disabilities and their support teachers
Programme
The plot
Aida is not only a monumental opera set in an idealized Egypt, but a universal story that speaks of deep human emotions. The protagonists—Aida, Radamès, and Amneris—are young people overwhelmed by passions and ambitions greater than themselves, victims of an inexorable fate and a cruel and useless war. The opera thus becomes a reflection on love as the only way to give meaning to life.
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.
Find out more about our Educational project for school groups.
INTRODUCTORY VIDEO
SINGING LESSON
Videos realized by Venti Lucenti
Orario
February 17 2023
at 7:50pm on the Teatro Massimo WebTV
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Pianists of the Massimo Kids Orchestra Claire Monteleone, Salvatore Maira
Pianists of the Massimo Youth Orchestra Enrico Gargano, Riccardo Di Giovanni, Vittoria D’Agostaro
Students of the Liceo Classico “V. Emanuele II” Manfredi Manno, Samuele Mascellino, Carla Raso, Giuseppe Cinà, Anna Campanotta
Entrance reserved for students of the Liceo Classico “V. Emanuele II”
The 6th edition of PIANO CITY PALERMO, the piano festival that transforms the city into a big stage, with talented artists from Sicily and all over the world, will be held from October 13th to October 15th.
Piano City Palermo returns to make the city resound with the sound of the piano and lands in Palermo for its sixth edition, thanks to the city’s generous welcome.
The festival, a co-production of the City of Palermo, the Teatro Massimo and the Piano City Milano association, is dedicated to the piano and ranges across musical genres, from classical to jazz, from pop to electronic. In these years of Palermo’s lively transformation, it brings music to the most sensitive, symbolic and significant places for the city’s social life. Concerts are free admission with compulsory booking. A big thank you to the pianists participating in the initiative and to the citizens, who are the true protagonists of this festival dedicated to Palermo!
Programme
Program
Music by W. A. Mozart, A. Scarlatti, F. Liszt, F. Chopin, C. Debussy, J. S. Bach, L. van Beethoven, A. I. Khachaturian, D. Cimarosa, F. Schubert, L. Einaudi, H. Zimmer, F. Mendelssohn, R. Schumann, E. Morricone, J. Lennon e P. McCartney, S. Heller
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Giuseppe Verdi
Les vêpres siciliennes
Grand-opéra in five acts
Premiering the French version in Palermo
Conductor Omer Meir Wellber
Director Emma Dante
Scene Designs Carmine Maringola
Costume Designs Vanessa Sannino
Coreographic Movements Sandro Maria Campagna
Coreographer Manuela Lo Sicco
Light designer Cristian Zucaro
Director Assistant Federico Gagliardi
Scene Designs Assistant Roberto Tusa
Costume Designs Assistant Chicca Ruocco
A new co-production with the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli, Teatro Comunale di Bologna and Teatro Real di Madrid
Live streaming (Jan 20) on the Teatro Massimo WebTV and Arte
Teatro Massimo Orchestra, Coro and Ballet
Chorus Master Ciro Visco
Ballet Director Davide Bombana
Cast
Cast
La duchesse Hélène Selene Zanetti (20, 23, 26) / Maritina Tampakopoulos (22, 25)
Ninetta Carlotta Vichi
Henri Leonardo Caimi (20, 23, 26) / Giulio Pelligra (22, 25)
Guy de Montfort Mattia Olivieri (20, 23, 26) / Gezim Myshketa (22, 25)
Jean Procida Erwin Schrott (20) / Luca Tittoto (23, 26) / Fabrizio Beggi (22, 25)
Thibault Matteo Mezzaro
Danieli Francesco Pittari
Mainfroid Pietro Luppina
Robert Alessio Verna
Le sire de Béthune Ugo Guagliardo / Andrea Pellegrini
Le comte de Vaudemont Gabriele Sagona
AUTUMN
The ballerina Carmen Marcuccio
On stage
Accordion Ruggiero Mascellino
Clarinet Carmelo Colajanni
Double bass Massimo Patti
Orchestration Keren Kagarlitsky
SPRING
The newly weds Noemi Ferrante, Gaetano La Mantia
SUMMER
Priest Gaetano La Mantia
Four brides and Fishes Noemi Ferrante, Carmen Marcuccio, Alessia Pollini, Giada Scimemi
Actors of the Compagnia Sud Costa Occidentale
New Guidelines for the Audience
Please take a few minutes to read the safety and health guidelines linked to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Bear in mind that a "Strengthened" Digital Covid Certificate (green pass) and wearing a mask are compulsory to access the theatre.
Where to buy your tickets
At the Box-office, online on TicketOne.it, by calling the call centre.
Using a Voucher
You can use the voucher you received for a 2020 canceled performance to buy tickets. Vouchers are valid for 36 months after the issuing date. Please notice that vouchers issued by TicketOne and the selling points can only be used to buy online on ticketone.it. Vouchers issued by the box-office and the call center can be used at the box-office and at the call center.
Concessions
Under 26, Under35 Card holders, 2022 subscribers, #iorinuncioalrimborso donors, students of the University of Palermo, Palermo Conservatory of Music and Palermo Academy of Arts, Uncalm, groups (at least 20 people for the same date), Diamond Card holders. 6 seats in the stalls (section 1) are reserved for people with disabilities and their companions for each performance (at the fare of section 7) - check with the box-office for further info.
You will be required to show your ID/certificate to get concession prices.
Photo © Rosellina Garbo
About
This event is in Italian.
Tickets (3 euros) available at the box-office and online.
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).
Programme
Beatrice Monroy
presents Faust by Charles Gounod with Stefania Blandeburgo and Rinaldo Clementi.
About
Tuesady, September 30 and Wednesday, October 1, 8:00 p.m. | Ho Guom Opera, Hanoi
Vietnam Tour 2025
“Italia Mistero” Concert
Conductor Alberto Maniaci
Soprano Federica Guida
Tenor Matteo Falcier
Teatro Massimo Orchestra
Programme
Gioachino Rossini
The Barber of Seville – Ouverture
Giuseppe Verdi
La traviata – Lunge da lei… De’ miei bollenti spiriti
Gaetano Donizetti
The Elixir of Love – Una parola, o Adina… Chiedi all’aura lusinghiera
Gioachino Rossini
L’inganno felice – Ouverture
Vincenzo Bellini
Norma – Casta Diva… Ah, bello, a me ritorna
Gaetano Donizetti
The Elixir of Love – Caro elisir, sei mio… Esulti pur la barbara
Gioachino Rossini
La scala di seta – Symphony
Giuseppe Verdi
Macbeth – O figli… Ah, la paterna mano
Giuseppe Verdi
La traviata – Parigi, o cara
Giuseppe Verdi
La traviata – Prelude Act I
Giuseppe Verdi
La traviata – È strano… Ah, forse è lui… Sempre libera
Gaetano Donizetti
Lucia of Lammermoor – Lucia, perdona… Sulla tomba che rinserra… Verranno a te sull’aure
Info
Thursday March 5 2026, 6 pm, Sala Onu
Talking about Opera – Semiramide
This event is in Italian.
The art of storytelling is made up of intertwined threads that open up the enchantment of listening.
Beatrice Monroy tells us the story of the opera Semiramide with Giuseppe Cutino and Sabrina Petix.
Tickets (3 euros) are available at the box-office and online.
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).
About
The project
Beatrice Monroy – with readings by Stefania Blandeburgo, Gigi Borruso, Rinaldo Clementi, Giuseppe Cutino, Consuelo Lupo, and Sabrina Petyx – recounts the plots of the Operas staged at the Teatro Massimo to the audience, as well as the historical and cultural references on which the librettists based their work.
Our aim is to bring to the audience the extraordinary stories that inspired the Masters to compose their masterpieces.