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January 18 2025, 8:30 p.m. | Sala Onu

Conductor Michele De Luca
Trumpet Emanuele Lo Buglio

Brass and Percussion Ensemble of the Massimo Youth Orchestra

Concert included in the training and artistic growth of the Youth Ensembles of the Teatro Massimo Foundation

Full price: 10€ / Concession: 8€

Tickets

Anonimo

Offertorium

Marc-Antoine Charpentier

Prelude du Te Deum

Jean-Joseph Mouret

Rondeau

Nunzio Ortolano

Manola – Tango
La Virgen de la Macarena (traditional)
Trumpet Emanuele Lo Buglio

Jeremiah Clarke

Prince of Denmark’s March

Johann Sebastian Bach

Toccata in re minore

Gerardo Matos Rodriguez

La Cumparsita

Traditional

Freère Jacques

Salvatore Piazza

Slide

Mexican Folk Medley (Arr. Bert Mayer)

Nunzio Ortolano

I tre puntini

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

La sonnambulaby Vincenzo Bellini with Rinaldo Clementi and Consuelo Lupo.

About

February 6 to 8, 2026 | Sala ONU

from 3 to 10 years old

The three little pigs
The travelling trumpet

Musical Fairytales

Music by Salvatore Nogara
Text and theatrical adaptation Claudio Antonio Di Domenico
Scene Designs Stefano Canzoneri
Costume Designs Marja Hoffmann
Lighting Designs Vincenzo Traina
Narrators Emanuela Mulè, Giuseppe Moschella
Massimo Toys Orchestra

Tickets

Full price: 10 €
Concession: 8 €
Students: 4 €

Programme

About the show

Two musical fairy tales designed to capture the attention and imagination of young children.
Two productions featuring our Toys Orchestra, a youth orchestra that stands out for its use of toy instruments, ideal for introducing children to the world of music in a playful way.

Spoken parts of the performance are in Italian; a basic understanding of the language is adviced.

Ph. Rosellina GRBO

About

Sunday, January 18 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

Vito Lentini

presents the ballet Swan Lake by Pëtr Il’ič Čajkovskij

Poster

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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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 Palermo

Conductor 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 Franco

Teatro Massimo Orchestra
New production of the Teatro Massimo

Tickets

Full price: 10 €
Concession price: 8 €
Students:
4 €
For further information

Programme

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.

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


About

(*) 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 teachers

Cast & 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.

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.

Poster

Presentation

This content is available in Italian only
Teatro Massimo e Palazzo Butera presentano una mostra congiunta che collega idealmente le sale del palazzo settecentesco affacciato sul mare con il Teatro, cuore pulsante della città. Elisabeth ScherffigContrappunto (14 maggio – 5 novembre 2023) ripercorre le scelte dell’artista tedesca che ha creato le immagini della campagna di comunicazione della stagione 2022-2023 del Teatro Massimo con una mostra che fa dialogare musica e disegno. L’artista, che ha alle sue spalle una carriera internazionale ed espone per la prima volta a Palermo, presenta le sue opere nel foyer e nella Sala Pompeiana del Teatro e nella Sala 19 del secondo piano di Palazzo Butera. Si potranno vedere le sue straordinarie prove grafiche, a pastello, spesso di grandi dimensioni, a confronto con l’architettura e le decorazioni del Teatro. 
 
“La Scherffig ha immaginato, apposta per questa collaborazione, una sovrapposizione di due piante di Palermo, dove il Teatro si proietta al di fuori dei suoi confini e finisce per assumere la scala del porto, luogo dell’accoglienza e dello scambio” – dice Claudio Gulli, direttore di Palazzo Butera, che aggiunge – “Nell’immagine che accompagna la stagione del Teatro Massimo, su quest’opera sono poggiate due teste – in organza di seta e porcellana e in porcellana rivestita d’oro. La testa dorata, dal lato del centro storico, sussurra qualcosa all’orecchio del Teatro: da quel lato si giocano i veri destini della città, da lì arriva la voce più calda. La testa bianca abita la città moderna, forse ha uno sguardo più distante e ricettivo. Può ascoltare in fondo il suono profondo della storia e interpretarlo, a suo modo, come se fosse un individuo proiettato nel futuro. È qui che si colloca anche la predisposizione di chi vede in Palazzo Butera un tassello ulteriore, privato ma aperto a tutti, di un mosaico cittadino”. Al Teatro Massimo oltre alle due teste, la pianta sdoppiata di Palermo e quattro pastelli di grandi dimensioni, un altro punto forte della mostra sarà Quasi un paesaggio (2003) i dieci pannelli di seta ricamata che saranno esposti al centro della Sala Pompeiana. Mentre a Palazzo Butera la sala della mostra sarà dedicata ai ficus che l’artista ha ritratto in più occasioni e che sono stati utilizzati dal Teatro Massimo per l’immagine della Traviata. Questo inserimento arricchisce la presenza delle opere della Scherffig nel percorso espositivo del Palazzo, dove al piano terra sono visibili lavori appartenenti alla serie Vitrea e altri disegni dal formato monumentale. 
 
“Il Teatro Massimo si propone come spazio aperto di dialogo tra le arti – dice il sovrintendente Marco Betta. Grazie all’accordo di collaborazione che abbiamo siglato con la Fondazione Palazzo Butera abbiamo l’opportunità di far conoscere al nostro pubblico il lavoro di una artista straordinaria come Elisabeth Scherffig. Con il suo tratto e la sua visione ha interpretato la centralità del Teatro nella vita culturale della città e ha disegnato una trama di architetture naturali e urbane che suggeriscono un’idea polifonica di città – che condividiamo – che intreccia i linguaggi del presente”.

Time

On Sunday, May 14 at 6:30pm, free entrance

After the opening, the joint exhibition will be open in both Teatro Massimo and Palazzo Butera with the combo ticket (15 euro) that includes a guided tour of the opera house and entry to the Valsecchi art collection in the historical Palazzo Butera.

Teatro Massimo 
Opening Hours: everyday, Monday to Sunday, from 9.00am to 6pm (last tour starts at 5.30pm)
Piazza Verdi – Palermo
Guided Tours +39 091 60 53 267
email visiteguidate@teatromassimo.it
teatromassimo.it

Palazzo Butera
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, from 10.00am to 8.00pm
Via Butera, 18 – Palermo
Telefono +39 091 75 21 754
E-mail info@palazzobutera.it
palazzobutera.it

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).

Photo Fausto Brigantino

Programme

Beatrice Monroy

presents I Capuleti e i Montecchi by Vincenzo Bellini with Giuseppe Cutino and Giuditta Perriera