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Wednesday April 22 2026, 6pm – Sala ONU
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
Lucio Tufano
presents Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali by Gaetano Donizetti
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Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 April 2026, 8.30 pm | Foyer
Conductor Salvatore Punturo
Teatro Massimo Women’s Chorus
Piano Claudio Marchetti
Tickets: Full price 15€ / Concession 12€
Programme
Gioachino Rossini
Trois choeurs religieux for solo soprano, female choir and piano
Soprano Martina Bianculli
Giuseppe Verdi
Choruses of Witches from Macbeth
Johannes Brahms
Vier Gesänge op. 17
Horns Andrea Mastini, Angelo Caruso
Harp Francesca Luppino
Georges Bizetf
“Dans l’air nous suivons des yeux… Au secours!” from Carmen
Pëtr Il’ič Čajkovskij
Chorus of the Peasant Women from Eugene Onegin
Sergej Prokofiev
Two choruses for female choir, Op. 7
Giuseppe Ricotta
The Moon from Creation Suite
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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.
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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 Piccinni
With Graziana Palazzo, Laura Sacco
A 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 teachers
Programme
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.
Gallery
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.