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July 24 2025, 21.15pm | Sala degli Stemmi
Stairway to the Stars
Teatro Massimo Cantoria
Conductor Giuseppe Ricotta
Soloists Fabiola Galati, Arianna Franza, Chiara Rosone, Francesca Mangiapane
Drums Antonino Reina
Bass Dario Ammirata
Piano Giuseppe Ricotta
Running time: 1 hour and 15 minutes
This free concert is included in the training and artistic growth of the Youth Ensembles of the Teatro Massimo
The concerts of the youth ensembles are realised thanks to the collaboration of Gruppo Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
Programme
Programme
Giuseppe Ricotta Il mio quaderno degli appunti
Giuseppe Ricotta Agnus Dei da Contemporary Mass n. 1 Anima Mundi
Giuseppe Ricotta Veni Sancte Spiritus
Ola Gjeilo Tundra
Giuseppe Ricotta Rosalia
Giuseppe Ricotta A la fimminisca
Giuseppe Ricotta Che colpa ho?
Leonard Cohen Halleluja (arr. Alberto Maniaci)
Nunzio Ortolano Canto che m’incanto
Francesca Mangiapane Sei stato tu
Francesca Mangiapane Eri luce
Medley from Sister Act (Hail Holy Queen – I will follow Him – Shout) (arr. Marc Shaiman)
Music down in my soul (arr. Moses Hogan)
Joyful, joyful (arr. Merwyn Warren)
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Ph. Franco Lannino
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June 29 2024 – 7pm and 9pm | Sala degli stemmi, Teatro Massimo
Pianoyoung
with the Teatro Massimo’s pianists of the Young Musicians Programme
7pm Piano Leonardo Massa, Giuseppe Cinà, Antonio Magrì
9pm Piano Riccardo Di Giovanni, Giuseppe Consiglio, Vittoria D’Agostaro
Concert included in the training and artistic growth of the Youth Ensembles of the Teatro Massimo Foundation
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7pm Concert
PROGRAMME
Piano Leonardo Massa
Franz Schubert Improvviso op. 90 No. 2 in E flat major
Fryderyk Chopin Grande Valse brillante op. 34 No. 2 in A minor
Fryderyk Chopin Valzer in A minor B 150, op. post.
Robert Schumann Phantasietanz op. 124 No. 5
Piano Giuseppe Cinà
Ludovico Einaudi Experience (cello Lorenzo Cinà)
Fryderyk Chopin Valzer op. 69 No. 1 and No. 2
Franz Schubert Improvviso op. 90 No. 2 in E flat major
Claude Debussy Golliwogg’s Cakewalk from Children’s Corner
Piano Antonio Magrì
Fryderyk Chopin
Valzer op. 69 No. 1 in A flat major
Preludio op. 28 n. 4 in E minor
Mazurka op. 67 n. 2 in G minor
Preludio op. 28 n. 20 in C minor
Notturno op. 55 n. 1 in F minor
Walz in A minor op. post.
9pm Concert
PROGRAMME
Piano Riccardo Di Giovanni
Fryderyk Chopin Notturno op. 72 No. 1 in E minor
Franz Liszt Liebestraum No. 3
Claude Debussy Arabesque No. 1
Claude Debussy Clair de lune from Suite bergamasque
Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in D minor K 141
Piano Giuseppe Consiglio
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Allegro dalla Sonata No. 5 in G major K 283
Fryderyk Chopin Valzer op. 64 No. 1
Felix Mendelssohn Gondoliera veneziana op. 19 No. 6
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sonata n. 16 in C major K 545 (Allegro – Andante – Rondò)
Giacomo Puccini Piccolo Valzer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Rondò (alla turca) from the Sonata No. 11 in A major K 331
Piano Vittoria D’Agostaro
Johann Sebastian Bach from The well-tempered Clavier:
Prelude and fugue in C major BWV 870
Prelude and fugue in G minor BWV 885
Prelude and fugue in D minor BWV 851
Sergej Rachmaninov Etude Tableaux op. 33 No. 6 in E flat minor
Aleksandr Skrjabin Etude op. 2 No. 1 in C sharp minor
Fryderyk Chopin Studio op. 10 No. 12 in C minor
Claude Debussy Prelude from the Suite bergamasque
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Photo © Franco Lannino Studiocamera
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July 24 2024, 9pm | Sala degli stemmi, Teatro Massimo
Pianosolo
Piano Antonio Trovato
Programme & Tickets
Antonio Trovato
Mormorii del Bosco Op. 57
Un Canto per l’Ucraina Op. 90
Idillio Sublime Op. 5
Humana paura… sovrumano coraggio. (in memoria di Falcone e Borsellino) Op. 81
Nostalgia di Sicilia Op. 49
Sonata n. 9 Op. 98 Concerto senza Orchestra (prima esecuzione assoluta)
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Booking opens on May 30 2024
Tickets: 10 € (full price) / 8 € (concession) / 8 € (Card Under35)
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July 25 2025, 21.15pm | Sala degli Stemmi
Stairway to the Stars
Piano Recital
Teatro Massimo Youth Ensemble’s Pianists
Running time: 1 hour and 15 minutes
This free concert is included in the training and artistic growth of the Youth Ensembles of the Teatro Massimo
The concerts of the youth ensembles are realised thanks to the collaboration of Gruppo Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
Programme
Programme
Piano Sara La Barbera
Fryderyk Chopin Nocturne op. 9 n. 1 in B flat minor
Ludwig van Beethoven Allegro molto e con brio from Sonata op. 10 n. 1 in C minor
Piano Claire Monteleone
Johannes Brahms Intermezzo op. 118 n. 2
Sergej Prokofiev Vision fugitive op. 22 n. 8
Franz Liszt Nocturne n. 3 Liebestraum
Claude Debussy Rêverie
Fryderyk Chopin Nocturne op. 9 n. 2 in E flat major
Piano Giuseppe Consiglio
Alessandro Marcello / Johann Sebastian Bach Adagio in D minor BWV 974
Robert Schumann Von fremden Ländern und Menschen da Kinderszenen, op. 15, n. 1
Giuseppe Verdi “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” from Nabucco
Giacomo Puccini Quando men vo’ from La bohème
Piano Salvatore Maira
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Fantasy in C minor K 475
Franz Liszt Orage, dalle Années de pèlerinage, n. 5
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June 28 2024 – 9pm | Staircase, Teatro Massimo
Stairway to the Stars
Piano Recital
Pianists of the Young Musicians Programme of the Teatro Massimo
Piano Enrico Gargano, Sara Benedetta La Barbera, Riccardo Di Giovanni, Serena De Giorgi, Salvatore Maira
FREE EVENT
Come join us on the Main Staircase of the Teatro Massimo!
Concert included in the training and artistic growth of the Youth Ensembles of the Teatro Massimo Foundation
Programme
Piano Enrico Gargano
Robert Schumann Papillons op. 2
Fryderyk Chopin Studio op. 10 n. 4 in C sharp minor
Piano Sara Benedetta La Barbera
Fryderyk Chopin Notturno in C sharp minor
Fryderyk Chopin Grande Valse brillante op. 34 No. 2 in A minor
Franz Schubert Improvviso op. 90 No. 2 in E flat major
Piano Riccardo Di Giovanni
Fryderyk Chopin Notturno op. 72 No. 1 in E minor
Claude Debussy Clair de lune from Suite bergamasque
Franz Liszt Liebestraum No. 3
Piano Serena De Giorgi
Fryderyk Chopin Notturno op. 72 No. 1 in E minor
Ludwig van Beethoven Grave-Allegro di molto e con brio from the Sonata No. 8 op. 13
Claude Debussy Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum from Children’s Corner
Piano Salvatore Maira
Domenico Cimarosa Sonata No. 55 in A minor
Domenico Cimarosa Sonata No. 61 in G minor
Giuseppe Martucci Tarantella op. 44 No. 6
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Photo © Rosellina Garbo
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July 25 2024 9pm | Staircase, Teatro Massimo
Stairway to the stars
Young Musicians of the Teatro Massimo Young Musicians Programme
Percussions Alessia Spanò, Francesco Anello, Giulio Corsetti, Riccardo Tuzzolino, Alessandra Smedile, Carmelo Muzzicato, Antonio Vaneria
“Magic Slide” – Ensemble di Tromboni della Massimo Youth Orchestra
Alto Trombone Michele De Luca
Trombones Ruben Del Picchia, Alfonso Sinatra, Enrico Longo, Lorenzo Lisitano, Placido Angelo Lombardo
Tubas Salvatore Pio Campanella, Giuseppe Consiglio
“SuperOttoni” – Ensemble di Ottoni della Massimo Youth Orchestra
Trumpets Emanuele Lo Buglio, Antonio Guido Vella Adamo, Francesco Giglio, Rosario Pio Castelli, Antonella La Guardia
Horns Gabriele Di Francesco, Andrea Saja, Maria Pia Marino, Valentina Sciurba
Trombones Ruben Del Picchia, Alfonso Sinatra, Enrico Longo, Lorenzo Lisitano, Placido Angelo Lombardo
Tubas Salvatore Pio Campanella, Giuseppe Consiglio
Programme
Music by
Bach, Purcell, Mozart, Verdi, Morricone, Piazzolla
This event
is free. Come join us on the Main Staircase of the Teatro Massimo!
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July 29 2025, 19pm | Sala degli Stemmi del Teatro Massimo
Trumpet and Harp Duo
Trumpet Antonio Vella Adamo
Harp Bianca Politi
Running time: 1 hour
This concert is included in the training and artistic growth of the Youth Ensembles of the Teatro Massimo
The concerts of the youth ensembles are realised thanks to the collaboration of Gruppo Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
Tickets
Bookings open on Tuesday, June 3
Full price: 10 euros / Concession: 8 euros
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Programme
Programme
Paul Hindemith 1. Mäßig Schnell from the Harp Sonata
Maurice Ravel Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel Fauré, transcription for Harp and Trumpet*
Maurice Ravel Pièce en forme de habanera, transcription for Harp and Trumpet*
Georg Friedrich Händel Allegro moderato – Larghetto – Allegro moderato from the Concerto in
B flat major
Maurice Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte, transcription for Harp and Trumpet*
Henriette Renié Danse des lutins
Maurice Ravel Laideronnette, Impératrice des Pagodes, transcription for Harp and Trumpet*
* transcriptions by Antonio Guido Vella Adamo and Bianca Politi
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June 30 2024 – 6pm and 9pm | Main Stage, Teatro Massimo
Per amore di Rosalia
by Elisa and Giovanni Parrinello
Conductor Michele De Luca
Dramaturgy and Director Elisa Parrinello
Arrangements Salvatore Nogara
Original Music Salvatore Nogara, Serena Ganci, Tamuna, Peppuccio Pecoraro, Nino Nobile
Music Archive of folk traditions Giovanni Parrinello
The music of the Triunfi di Santa Rosalia is based on Palermo Folkstudio’s audio archive and rearranged by Teatro Ditirammu’s Vito Parrinello and Rosa Mistretta
Students of the Ditirammu Lab
Massimo Kids Orchestra
Violin onstage Samuele Palumbo
Teatro Massimo Youth Chorus
Chorus Master Salvatore Punturo
with the Special appearance of Maestro Puparo Enzo Mancuso del Teatro Carlo Magno
Scene Designs Stefano Canzoneri
Costume Designs Marja Hoffman, Elisa Parrinello e Donatella Nicosia
Lighting Designs Antonio Giunta
Concert included in the training and artistic growth of the Youth Ensembles of the Teatro Massimo Foundation
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Photo © Rosellina Garbo e © Franco Lannino Studiocamera
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Video spot
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September 15 2024 – 9.00pm | Church Maria SS. delle Grazie
Santa Rusulia
Rosalia Sinibaldi, la Santa di Palermo – 400° Festino di Santa Rosalia
Concept, director and dramaturgy Marco Canzoneri
Music by Giacomo Puccini, Arrigo Boito, Georg Friedrich Händel, Salvatore Cosentino
Oliva, Manlio Messina
Direzione e arrangiamenti musicali Manlio Messina
Scene Stefano Canzoneri
Video Gianluigi Toccafondo
Coordinamento Nicola Di Grigoli
With Ilenia Di Simone, Manuela Traina
Community Chorus
Massimo Youth Orchestra
Chorus Master Manlio Messina
Scene Designs Stefano Canzoneri
Stage setup, Lighting and Audio tech Staff of the Fondazione Teatro Massimo
In collaboration with the Parish Maria SS. delle Grazie – Roccella
Concert included in the training and artistic growth of the Youth Ensembles of the Teatro Massimo Foundation
Free entrance subject to availability
Programme
Music by
Giacomo Puccini, Arrigo Boito, Georg Friedrich Händel, Salvatore Cosentino
Oliva, Manlio Messina
Gallery
Photo Franco Lannino Studiocamera