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Friday My 15 2026, 6 pm, Sala Onu
Talking about Opera – Aida
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 Aida with Rinaldo Clementi and Consuelo Lupo.
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.
About
Wednesday, September 9 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
Graziella Seminara
presents Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni
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 €
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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.