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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
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Ph. Franco Lannino
About
Freely inspired by Turandot by G. Puccini
Musical dramaturgy by Anna Pedrazzini
Direction Sara Zanobbio
Sets Miria Mesiano
Costumes Cantieri del Teatro – Como
April 10 – 13 2024 | Sala ONU
New staging
Production AsLiCo
Opera Baby – 9th edition
from 3 to 5 years old
Tickets
Students 4 €
Full price 10 €
Reduced price 8 €
For more information
Programme
The plot
What a big mountain of boxes! So many locks, laces and padlocks… what could possibly be hidden back there? One foot… two hands… three musical notes… one eye… two lips… three riddles to be solved by dawn. Are you in there, Turandot? Calaf is looking for you! Are you sure you won’t come out? Look at your wings. Your cocoon is just a moment, a before, which will become a butterfly afterwards. Don’t be afraid!
Performances from Tue to Fri are events for school groups.
Sat performances are for 3-5 years-old children with their families.
HERE all information (in Italian) about the Educational project for schools.
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Dates
- 10 April9:30 AMSchool-Groups Event10 April11:00 AMSchool-Groups Event11 April9:30 AMSchool-Groups Event11 April11:00 AMSchool-Groups Event12 April9:30 AMSchool-Groups Event12 April11:00 AMSchool-Groups Event13 April10:00 AMFamily Event13 April11:30 AMFamily Event13 April4:30 PMFamily Event
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1 – 12 April 2025 | Sala Onu
from 10 to 16 years old | Reservations from January 27, 2025
Libretto by Tommaso Mariani
Music by Giovanni Battista Martini
First performance in PalermoConductor and harpsichord Luca Quintavalle
Director Lollo Franco
Dramaturgy Lollo Franco and Nicola Franco
Set design and costumes Emilia Gagliardotto
Lighting Designs Antonio Giunta
Don Chisciotte Simone Fenotti (1, 3, 5 ore 11, 6, 9, 11) / Luciano Giambra (2, 4, 5 ore 17, 8, 10, 12 ore 17)
Nerina Michela Guarrera (1, 3, 5 ore 11, 6, 9, 11) / Marta Di Stefano (2, 4, 5 ore 17, 8, 10, 12 ore 17)
Sancio Panza Nicola Franco
Cervantes Lollo FrancoTeatro Massimo Orchestra
New production of the Teatro MassimoTickets
Full price: 10 €
Concession price: 8 €
Students: 4 €
For further informationProgramme
The plot
In 1600s Spain, a man fascinated by epic tales of chivalry and scornful of danger, imagines himself to be the knight Don Quixote committed, along with his squire Sancho Panza, to protect the people from injustice… starting from this incipit, author Miguel de Cervantes (played by Lollo Franco) will tell a new adventure of his characters, to the music of the 1746 intermezzo by Giovanni Battista Martini.
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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.
Saturday and Sunday performances are open to all.Poster
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Dates
- 1 April10:00 AMSchool-Groups Event1 April11:30 AMSchool-Groups Event2 April10:00 AMSchool-Groups Event2 April11:30 AMSchool-Groups Event3 April10:00 AMSchool-Groups Event3 April11:30 AMSchool-Groups Event4 April10:00 AMSchool-Groups Event4 April11:30 AMSchool-Groups Event5 April11:00 AMFamily Event5 April5:00 PMFamily Event6 April5:00 PMFamily Event8 April10:00 AMSchool-Groups Event8 April11:30 AMSchool-Groups Event9 April10:00 AMSchool-Groups Event9 April11:30 AMSchool-Groups Event10 April10:00 AMSchool-Groups Event10 April11:30 AMSchool-Groups Event11 April10:00 AMSchool-Groups Event11 April11:30 AMSchool-Groups Event12 April5:00 PMFamily Event
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(*) Please notice that the performance on Saturday March 28 will begin at 5pm (not 5:30pm).
17 – 29 March 2026 | Sala ONU
Le nuvole di carta
music by Gioachino Rossini
Original music and arrangements Giovanni D’Aquila
Theme, libretto and Director Gigi Borruso
Conductor Michele De Luca
Scene Designs Roberto Lo Sciuto
Costume Designs Valentina Console
Lighting Designs Antonio Giunta
Assistant Director Agnese Restivo
A Teatro Massimo Production
from 8 to 13 years old | School Group Bookings open on November 3, 2025
Tickets
Full price: 10 €
Concession: 8 €
Students: 4 €
Free entrance for 1 teacher every 10 students, students with disabilities and their support teachersCast & plot
Cast
Arturo, capocomico Gigi Borruso
Adelina, prim’attrice Stefania Blandeburgo
Gualpierina Carla Carta
SINGERS
Ariè Giuseppe Toia (18, 20, 22, 25, 27, 29) / Nicola Ziccardi (17, 19, 21, 24, 26, 28)
Cabaletta Giulia Alletto (18, 20, 22, 25, 27, 29) / Ambra Abbisogni (17, 19, 21, 24, 26, 28)
Bis Mariano Orozco (18, 20, 21, 22, 25, 27) / Giuseppe Esposito (17, 19, 24, 26, 28, 29)Teatro Massimo Orchestra
A Teatro Massimo Production
The plot
Let your clouds take flight! Here we are again with the second fantastic adventure of the Compagnia de’ Pazzarielli!
On stage you will find Arturo, leader of a band of die-hard visionaries, Adelina, his faithful artistic companion, the young Gualpierina, an acrobat and jack-of-all-trades, singers Ariè, Cabaletta and Bis and, of course, our amazing orchestra.
We will sail through the waves of an unpredictable sea, where the waves of music grow dizzyingly, one on top of the other, to land in some of the many Gioachino Rossini’s fairy tales: in Algiers, recalling the love affairs of a beautiful Italian woman kidnapped by pirates, and in Seville, to discover the intrigues of a famous barber. Finally, the company will arrive in a mysterious country, where everyone can improvise their own story and weave the fabric of their fantasies.Gallery
Ph. Franco Lannino
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.
Sat and Sun performances are open to everyone.
Find out more about our Educational project for school groups.
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