Events 2024 Taormina&Sicily

Dear friends of Hotel Villa Schuler,

If you have ever attended an event at our wonderful Teatro Antico you will never forget this! The Greeks, who created this marvellous place around the 3rd century BC, knew a lot about acoustics and they knew exactly where to place their venues to create the greatest impact in interaction with the surrounding nature. And the Romans, who remodelled the ancient theatre 500 years later, also had a good feel for the drama of a place.

Experiencing an event in this theatre with its great accustics and its views to the see and Mt. Etna is unique. But Taormina also has other very charming places and opportunities to experience a cultural evening. There is for example the small and refined Nazarena Theater, which hosts the much-loved performances of the Italian Opera, or the ancient roman Odeon, which is the setting for selected chamber concerts during the summer period, or the lovely baroque Church Santa Caterina, where the «Taormina Classics» concerts enrich the autumn in Taormina, and many other beautiful venues, so that you can enrich your stay in Taormina experiencing unforgettable cultural events.

This is why we are constantly looking for the best events that Taormina and near places in Sicily have to offer, which is still a little difficult at the beginning of the year. Many events of the season 2024 are not yet firmly planned or have yet to be confirmed. However, we will keep you up to date and will publish all interesting events on this page.

February 2024

during the month of February
Friday, Saturday and Sunday (10 to 12.30 and 16 to 19.30 h)
Ex Chiesa di S. Agostino – Piazza IX Aprile, Taormina
Exhibition of local art and handicraft. With works of 36 local artists.
Admission free.

February 4 to 17
Carnival at Taormina
Lots of events for adults and children, with the main event which is the parade of floats along Corso Umberto in Taormina on February 11 from 3pm to 10pm. On Shrove Tuesday, 13 February, there will be a repeat performance in Taormina with the parade from 10.30 pm, music and partying in Piazza Duomo.

February 25 (10 to 18 h)
Magazzini di Palazzo Previtera – Via D: Alighieri 3, Linguglossa
Solo Uva – Feast of natural wines. Solo Uva presents 15 producers of natural wines from France, Spain and Italy, and of course Sicily. Discover natural wine and its different characteristics in a unique and informal setting. Enjoy this journey into the world of natural wine from Catalonia to Normandy to Sicily. The feast is made to celebrate and enhance the Etna region in a cosmopolitan context.
Info and tickets: info@solo-uva.com

APRIL 2024

In April every Wednesday and Friday (21:15h)
Teatro Nazarena – Via Fontana Vecchia, 3, Taormina
Italian Opera Taormina. An evening dedicated to the most beautiful duets and arias of Italian opera, not to be missed. Excellent singers, accompanied by piano, in a charming little theatre, an event that belongs to a stay in Taormina. Music by Mozart, Verdi, Donizetti, Rossini and Puccini will be heard.
Info and tickets: italianoperataormina.com

The beautiful Teatro Nazarena during a performance of Italian Opera Taormina

April 7 (11:30 h)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Concerto di primavera – Springtime concert with the «Orchestra a plettro Città di Taormina» directed by Antonino Pellitteri and the «Orchestra mandolinistica di Lugano» directed by Nicola Bühler. The two plectrum and mandolin orchestras will perform musics by Mascagni, Bizet, Rodrigo, Morricone and Piazzolla. Event on the occasion of the «Sunday at the Museum» initiative. Admission free

MAY 2024

From May to October: every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (21:15h)
Teatro Nazarena – Via Fontana Vecchia, 3, Taormina
Italian Opera Taormina. An evening dedicated to the most beautiful duets and arias of Italian opera, not to be missed. Excellent singers, accompanied by piano, in a charming little theatre, an event that belongs to a stay in Taormina. Music by Mozart, Verdi, Donizetti, Rossini and Puccini will be heard.
Info and tickets: italianoperataormina.com

May 5 (21.15h)
Teatro Nazarena – Via Fontana Vecchia, 3, Taormina
Opera Selection. Excerpts from the opera La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini, performed live and open air in the garden of the theatre by outstanding artists who appear on national and international stages, accompanied by equally virtuos pianists. During the performance, the actors appear in elaborate costumes that offer a visual spectacle against the backdrop of the theater’s garden. The use of set design, lighting and costumes helps to create a unique and captivating atmosphere. Art director Silvia Di Falco.
More Info and tickets: italianoperataormina.com

JUNE 2024

Exhibitions

June 2 to October 6
Pinacoteca Ex Monastero Santa Chiara – Via Castello Ursino 10, Catania
Caravaggio – La verità della Luce. Exhibition with works by Caravaggio titled «The Truth of Light».
Tickets and info: ctbox.it

Events

every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (21:15h)
Teatro Nazarena – Via Fontana Vecchia, 3, Taormina
Italian Opera Taormina. An evening dedicated to the most beautiful duets and arias of Italian opera, not to be missed. Excellent singers, accompanied by piano, in a charming little theatre, an event that belongs to a stay in Taormina. Music by Mozart, Verdi, Donizetti, Rossini and Puccini will be heard.
Info and tickets: italianoperataormina.com

June 1 (21.15h)
Teatro Nazarena – Via Fontana Vecchia, 3, Taormina
Taormina International Music Festival – Amore e Musica. Love and Music. Giacomo Serra (piano) and Ilaria Iaquinta (soprano)  perform works by Rossini, Tosti and Offenbach.
Info and tickets: italianoperataromina.com

June 1 (from dawn to midnight)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
The Antique Theatre at night. The fascinating ancient theater of Taormina will be open also in the evening, with special lighting and the magnificent view of the glittering bay of Naxos at night. (latest acces at 23:00h)

June 2 (from 9:00 onwards and from 19:00)
Churches, streets and alleys – Taormina
Creation of special altars and carpets with flower petals on the occasion of the Feast of Corpus Christi in the historic center of Taormina. To create the flower carpets, a chalk drawing is first sketched on the sidewalk to outline the shapes of the design and is then filled with thousands of petals and seeds, with techniques ultimately very similar to those used for making mosaics and tapestries. At 19:00 the traditional Corpus Christi procession will start proceeding on this magnificent floral carpets. The procession will pass along the Corso Umberto, from Porta Messina to Porta Catania and in the streets of the historic center Via di Giovanni, Via Jallia Bassia, Via Calapitrulli, Via Giardinazzo and Piazza Raggia.

June 2 (21.15h)
Teatro Nazarena – Via Fontana Vecchia, 3, Taormina
Opera Selection. Excerpts from the opera La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi, performed live and open air in the garden of the theatre by outstanding artists, accompanied by equally virtuos pianists. An operatic experience, presenting an evocative interpretation of Giuseppe Verdi‘s timeless masterpiece. Lose yourself in the tragic love story of Violetta and Alfredo as the cast brings this beloved melodrama to the stage. Art director Silvia Di Falco.
More Info and tickets: italianoperataormina.com

June 2 (from 9:00 to mindnight)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
The Antique Theatre at free entrance and open until midnight. The fascinating ancient theater of Taormina in the evening, with special lighting and the magnificent view of the glittering bay of Naxos at night. (latest access at 23:00h)

June 8 (19:30h)
Excelsior Palace Hotel – Taormina
Jazz in Sicily — Encounter with Sam Mortellaro (piano), Paolo Sorge (guitar), Antonio Napolitano (double bass) and Francesco Cusa (drums)
Concert and aperitif. Tickets and info: info@excelsiorpalacetoarmina.it

June 8 (21.15h)
Teatro Nazarena – Via Fontana Vecchia, 3, Taormina
Taormina International Music Festival – Romanticismo e Impressionismo. Romanticism and Impressionism. Giuseppe Lo Cicero (piano) performs works by Chopin, Debussy and Ravel.
Info and tickets: italianoperataromina.com

June 2 (21:30)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Abballalaluna. Summer concert at the wonderful Antique Theatre of Taormina.

June 15 (21.15h)
Teatro Nazarena – Via Fontana Vecchia, 3, Taormina
Taormina International Music Festival – Ricordi…Memories…surprise programm
Info and tickets: italianoperataromina.com

June 15 and 16 (from dawn to midnight)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
The Antique Theatre at night. The fascinating ancient theater of Taormina will be open to the public also in the evening, with special lighting and the magnificent view of the glittering bay of Naxos at night. (latest access at 23:00h)

June 20 to 24
Teatro Antico and other places in Taormina
Identity is this year’s motto and challenge of Taobuk 2024 the festival, which for years has been dedicated to the rich world of books, philosophy, science and art.
The 2024 Taobuk Award for Literary Excellence, during the gala evening at the Ancient Theatre on 22 June, will be given to Nobel Prize for Literature 2023 winner Jon Fosse, to US writer Jonathan Safran Foer and to the French storyteller, playwright and film scriptwriter Yasmina Reza. The Taobuk Award for Visual Arts will instead go to the Serbian artist and performer Marina Abramovic.
More Info: see also here

June 22 (21.15h)
Teatro Nazarena – Via Fontana Vecchia, 3, Taormina
Taormina International Music Festival – Movie Music, Swing and Jazz. Duo Mistral, Antonio Puglia (clarinet) and Mariano Meloni (piano) perform musics by Morricone and Gershwin.
Info and tickets: italianoperataromina.com

June 22 (21.00 h)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Taobuk – Taobuk Awarding Gala. The Taobuk Award for Literary Excellence will be given to Nobel Prize for Literature 2023 winner Jon Fosse, to US writer Jonathan Safran Foer and to the French storyteller, playwright and film scriptwriter Yasmina Reza. The Taobuk Award for Visual Arts will instead go to the Serbian artist and performer Marina Abramovic.
More Info: see also here

June 23 (21.00 h)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Alessandro Baricco – Tucidide. Atene contro Melo. The italian writer Alessandro Baricco bacame famous among others for his novel Seta (Silk) and Oceano mare (Ocean Sea) and the adaption of his theatrical monologue Novecento into the movie The Legend of 1900, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. As part of the Taobuk literature festival, he will be presenting his new theatre play. With Giovanni Sollima, Enrico Melozzi, 100 Cellos and with Stefania Rocca and Valeria Solarino.
Tickets: ticketone.it

June 29 (21.15h)
Teatro Nazarena – Via Fontana Vecchia, 3, Taormina
Taormina International Music Festival – Romanticismo Lirico. Pierre-Laurent Boucharlat (piano) and Carmen Salamone (soprano) perform musics by Beethoven, Puccini and Verdi.
Info and tickets: italianoperataromina.com

June 30 (20.30h)
Villa Comunale Parco Trevelyan – Taormina
Un palco per tutti – a stage for all A series of events organized by the municipality of Taormina in the beautiful public garden. On the outdoor stage this time: Barocco in Jazz. The Orchestral and vocal ensemble of «Musco» high school of music. Admission free.

June 30 (21:00h)
Stadio San Filippo – Messina
Zucchero in concert. Great music and strong emotions. After three concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, the Overdose D’Amore Tour will continue in Europe and America via Italy. Accompanying him on stage is his faithful international super band composed of Polo Jones (musical director, bass), Kat Dyson (guitars, bvs), Peter Vettese (hammond, piano and synth), Mario Schilirò (guitars), Adriano Molinari (drums), Nicola Peruch (keyboards), Monica Mz Carter (drums, percussions), James Thompson (horns, bvs), Lazaro Amauri Oviedo Dilout (horns), Carlos Minoso (horns) and Oma Jali (backing vocals).
More info and tickets: ticketone.it

JULY 2024

Exhibitions

until October 6
Pinacoteca Ex Monastero Santa Chiara – Via Castello Ursino 10, Catania
Caravaggio – La verità della Luce. Exhibition with works by Caravaggio titled The truth of light.
Tickets and info: ctbox.it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July and August (extended opening hours)
Castello di Taormina – above Madonna della Rocca, Taormina
During the months of July and August, the Arab-Norman Castle of Taormina, lately reopened to the public, will extend its visiting hours with an atmospheric evening opening. On Saturdays, the current hours that run from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. will thus be extended until midnight. The Castle is a symbol of the beauty of Taormina with four panoramas and breathtaking views. The first fortified construction probably dates back to the Byzantine age, representing for a long time one of the defense outposts in the war against the Arabs. From August 908 to 969 Taormina was subjected to three Saracen invasions, the last one, from 964 to 969, ended with a capitulation, and the territory of the island was divided into five administrative units: Taormina, Palermo, Messina , Syracuse and Trapani. The Normans liberated Taormina and besieged the castle in 1079. In 1134 the town was subjected to the monastery of San Salvatore della Placa near Francavilla di Sicilia. During the rule of Frederick II of Swabia the fortress was entrusted to a noble castellan.
More info and tickets: castelloditaormina.it

Events

every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (21:15h)
Teatro Nazarena – Via Fontana Vecchia, 3, Taormina
Italian Opera Taormina. An evening dedicated to the most beautiful duets and arias of Italian opera, not to be missed. Excellent singers, accompanied by piano, in a charming little theatre, an event that belongs to a stay in Taormina. Music by Mozart, Verdi, Donizetti, Rossini and Puccini will be heard.
Info and tickets: italianoperataormina.com

July 1 (20.30h)
Villa Comunale Parco Trevelyan – Taormina
Un palco per tutti – a stage for all A series of events organized by the municipality of Taormina in the beautiful public garden. On the outdoor stage this time: Topless. Live band. Admission free.

July 2 (20.30h)
Villa Comunale Parco Trevelyan – Taormina
Un palco per tutti – a stage for all A series of events organized by the municipality of Taormina in the beautiful public garden. On the outdoor stage this time: Danza al parco. Performance of the dancing school «Danza Taormina». Admission free.

July 3 (21:00h)
Stadio San Filippo – Messina
Negramaro in concert. After two decades of success and musical triumphs, Negramaro are ready to write another chapter in their history, with new unmissable live events in stadiums in 2024 that will virtually unite the South and the North of Italy, and their eagerly awaited participation in the next Sanremo Festival.
More info and tickets: ticketone.it

July 7 (20.30h)
Villa Comunale Parco Trevelyan – Taormina
Un palco per tutti – a stage for all A series of events organized by the municipality of Taormina in the beautiful public garden. On the outdoor stage this time: Eggs on Ride. The live band presents «nubi di fumo». Admission free.

July 7 (21:00h)
Anfiteatro – Zafferana Etnea
Federico Buffa – La Milonga del Fútbol. Three left-feeted players who made football history. Federico Buffa, the journalist who reinvented sports storytelling, brings to the stage La Milonga del futbol, a journey between Omar Sivori, Diego Armando Maradona and Lionel Messi. Three champions born a quarter of a century apart, linked by a red thread that is not only football-related, but also poetic and social: Sivori enchanted Argentina in the 1950s, at the height of the economic boom; Maradona, El pibe de oro, the greatest ever, became the idol of a people emerging from the recession and General Videla’s dictatorship in the 1980s; and finally Messi, the enfant prodige of contemporary football, the national hero of an Argentina that has reached the roof of the world since the default. by and with Federico Buffa, Alessandro Nidi (piano) and Mascia Foschi (singer).
Info and tickets: teatro.it

July 7 (21.15h)
Teatro Nazarena – Via Fontana Vecchia, 3, Taormina
Opera Selection. Excerpts from the opera Elisir D’Amore by Gaetano Donizetti, the romantic story of Nemorino, a simple peasant, who falls madly in love with Adina, a wealthy landowner, performed live and open air in the garden of the theatre by outstanding artists accompanied by equally virtuos pianists.  As Nemorino tries to win Adina’s heart, he buys a love potion from the travelling salesman, Dulcamara, believing it will make her fall in love with him. However, the effects of the magic potion unfold in a strange way, leading to a delightful and humorous exploration of love, jealousy and, ultimately, true affection. Art director Silvia Di Falco.
More Info and tickets: italianoperataormina.com

July 10 (20.30h)
Villa Comunale Parco Trevelyan – Taormina
Un palco per tutti – a stage for all A series of events organized by the municipality of Taormina in the beautiful public garden. On the outdoor stage this time: Tao Folk – Sicilian Song Festival. Admission free.

July 11 (21:00h)
Parco Villa Bellini – Catania
Il Volo – Tutti per uno. The famous trio – formed by Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble – decided to celebrate their 15-year career and long friendship with the Italian public, bringing to the stage the new songs from their first record of unreleased songs, the greatest hits of the Italian musical tradition and those from their own repertoire, showing the many facets of the artistic evolution of its individual members.
More info and tickets: ticketone.it

July 12 to 19
Teatro Antico and other locations – Taormina
Taormina Film Fest 2024 – 70th edition. The Taormina Film Festival is one of Italy’s most important film festivals. In 2024, it will take place from July 12 to 19 and will feature films from all over the world. The Taormina festival is an unmissable event for film enthusiasts. For more info please click here

July 13 (20.30h)
Villa Comunale Parco Trevelyan – Taormina
Un palco per tutti – a stage for all A series of events organized by the municipality of Taormina in the beautiful public garden. On the outdoor stage this time: Soul Man. Live band. Admission free.

July 14 (20.30h)
Villa Comunale Parco Trevelyan – Taormina
Un palco per tutti – a stage for all A series of events organized by the municipality of Taormina in the beautiful public garden. This time: Balliamo Sotto le Stelle Folk – Lets dance under the stars. Admission free.

July 16 (20.30h)
Villa Comunale Parco Trevelyan – Taormina
Un palco per tutti – a stage for all A series of events organized by the municipality of Taormina in the beautiful public garden. On the outdoor stage this time: Giovani Musicisti in concerto. Young musicians, students of the teachers R. Lazzarotto and D. Barbieri performing. Admission free.

July 19 (20.30h)
Villa Comunale Parco Trevelyan – Taormina
Un palco per tutti – a stage for all A series of events organized by the municipality of Taormina in the beautiful public garden. On the outdoor stage this time: Non sono Alice…Inarteclizia. Admission free.

July 20 (21:00h tbc)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Taomoda. The fashion event with fashion shows and awarding gala, on the oaccasion of the Taomoda Fashion Week, organized by the journalist Agata Parizia Saccone.
More info: taomodaweek.com

July 21 (20.30h)
Villa Comunale Parco Trevelyan – Taormina
Un palco per tutti – a stage for all A series of events organized by the municipality of Taormina in the beautiful public garden. On the outdoor stage this time: Taormina the Beautiful – Carmen Toscano and band. Admission free

July 21 (21:00h tbc)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Nations Award Gala. The Nations Award, now in its 18th edition this year, will start on 19 July and will take place from 19 to 21 July in Taormina and will once again reward the great faces of cinema, including in the past Murray Abraham, Claudia Cardinale, Abel Ferrara, Jean Sorel, Nicola Piovani, Ferzan Ozpetek and many others. The Nations Award, under the high patronage of the European Parliament and the Sicilian Region, in addition to being an event created to reward Italian and international cinema, has always been characterized by an important and particularly current theme: the safeguarding and protection of environment. This year too, in fact, it will give ample space to all the environmental issues that have attracted the attention of public opinion in recent years: from the climate emergency to pollution and waste disposal, through sustainable tourism, the climate, ‘diet.
More info: nationsaward.com

July 24 (21:30h)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Earth, Wind & Fire Experience by Al McKay. Al McKAy is one of the former members of Earth, Wind & Fire. McKay now performs with his band, The Al McKay Allstars, performing a show called The Earth, Wind & Fire Experience.
More Info and tickets: ticketone.it

July 26 (21:30h)
Teatro Antico and other locations – Taormina
Jimmy Sax & The Symphonic Dance Orchestra in concert, conducted by Vincenzo Sorrentino. Jimmy Sax, born in France as Jeremy Rolland, has achieved international fame as a saxophonist, captivating audiences around the world with his performances.
More Info and tickets: ticketone.it

July 28 (20.30h)
Villa Comunale Parco Trevelyan – Taormina
Un palco per tutti – a stage for all A series of events organized by the municipality of Taormina in the beautiful public garden. On the outdoor stage this time: Orchestra Mandolistica Gioviale di Taormina. Taormina’s Juvenile Mandoline Orchestra. Admission free

July 28 (20.30h)
Villa Comunale Parco Trevelyan – Taormina
Un palco per tutti – a stage for all A series of events organized by the municipality of Taormina in the beautiful public garden. On the outdoor stage this time: Orchestra Mandolistica Gioviale di Taormina. Taormina’s Juvenile Mandol Orchestra. Admission free

July 29 (20.30h)
Villa Comunale Parco Trevelyan – Taormina
Un palco per tutti – a stage for all A series of events organized by the municipality of Taormina in the beautiful public garden. On the outdoor stage this time: Saggio di fine anno – end of course performance of the CV Dance Studio. Admission free

July 30 (21:30h)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Manon Lescaut. Opera composed by Giacomo Puccini, performed by the Orchestra Taormina Opera Festival conducted by Dejan Savis, the Gaulitanus Choir, conducted by Colin Attard, direction and stage design by Enrico Castiglione. Manon Lescaut is based on an 18th century novel by the french author Abbè Prévot, telling the unhappy love story of a poor nobleman and a bourgeois girl. To this day, the two young runaways, who love each other but whose happiness never lasts, move audiences to tears.
Info: taorminaoperafestival.org and bellini-festival.org tickets: vivaticket.it, diytechet.it and madeticket.it

July 31 (20.30h)
Villa Comunale Parco Trevelyan – Taormina
Un palco per tutti – a stage for all A series of events organized by the municipality of Taormina in the beautiful public garden. On the outdoor stage this time: Circuit Sonori – Cercando un’altra strada Live band. Admission free

 

AUGUST 2024

Exhibitions

August 7 to November 30
Palazzo Ciampoli – Taormina
From Tauromenion to Tauromenium. The Invisible City between History and Archaeology, re-read by a team of archaeologists cross-referencing documents and artifacts. 3D digital reconstructions restore the vision of a scenic urban center designed to look out to sea and be admired from miles away. From the Taormina of the Greeks (Tauromenion) to that of Roman times (Tauromenium). Captured in the time span of its greatest splendor – from the 3rd century B.C. and up to II A.D. – the city nestled on the flanks of Mount Taurus and with an imposing scenic layout, where every monument was conceived by the Greeks to look at the sea – and from the sea to be admired – will be the protagonist of the archaeological and multimedia exhibition.
Daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tickets at the box office: full 5 euros, reduced 2,50 euros

until October 6
Pinacoteca Ex Monastero Santa Chiara – Via Castello Ursino 10, Catania
Caravaggio – La verità della Luce. Exhibition with works by Caravaggio titled The truth of light.
Tickets and info: ctbox.it

Events

every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (21:15h)
Teatro Nazarena – Via Fontana Vecchia, 3, Taormina
Italian Opera Taormina. An evening dedicated to the most beautiful duets and arias of Italian opera, not to be missed. Excellent singers, accompanied by piano, in a charming little theatre, an event that belongs to a stay in Taormina. Music by Mozart, Verdi, Donizetti, Rossini and Puccini will be heard.
Info and tickets: italianoperataormina.com

August 1, 2 and 3 (21:00)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Biagio Antonacci – on his Live 2024 Tour under the title: “Funziona solo se stiamo insieme” (it only works if we stay together). Born in Milan and raised in one of its suburbs, Biogio Antonacci is one of the most important and bestselling Italian singer-songwriters. «L’inizio», his 16^th studio album, released on 12 January 2024 includes 12 previously unreleased tracks.
Info: biagioantonacci.it Tickets:ticketone.it

August 4 (21.15h)
Teatro Nazarena – Via Fontana Vecchia, 3, Taormina
Opera Selection. Excerpts from the opera Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni, an evocative interpretation of Pietro Mascagni’s timeless masterpiece, performed live and open air in the garden of the theatre by outstanding artists, accompanied by equally virtuos pianists. Set in a rustic Sicilian village, this opera tells a compelling story of love, betrayal and revenge, exploring the depths of human emotion against the backdrop of rural Italy. At the centre of the story is the overwhelming passion between Turiddu, a young soldier, and Lola, the wife of the carter Alfio. Their illicit affair triggers a series of events that lead to heartbreak and tragedy. Art director Silvia Di Falco.
More Info and tickets: italianoperataormina.com

August 4 (21:00)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
La libertà di essere folle – Dance theatre performance with the association «I Giovani del Pirandello», written by Titti Mazza, directed by Fabio La Rosa. The association, founded in 2010 from an idea of Titti Mazza, aims to promote educational as well as artistic and cultural initiatives in a path of integration of able-bodied and differently abled individuals within the social fabric. The Association’s Theater Workshop, led by director Fabio La Rosa, is a project that realizes and carries out goals that are difficult to achieve in everyday situations; on stage, however, integration occurs naturally.

August 6 (21:00)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Puccini Celebration: Tosca – La Boheme – Madame Butterfly suites. Sumptuous celebration of the 100th anniversary of the death of the composer of love, Giacomo Puccini, in the magnificence of Taormina’s Teatro. A musical triptych event with excerpts from three cornerstone operas of Puccini’s production. Among the stars of the event will be the internationally renowned pianist Lola Astanova, who for the occasion will perform, as premieres, several fantasias for solo piano inspired by the composer from Lucca. The parade of stars includes tenor Walter Fraccaro, baritone Carlos Almaguer, the Bellini Symphony Orchestra and the Sicilian Opera Chorus. A production of the Festival Lirico dei Teatri di Pietra in collaboration with the Naxos Taormina Archaeological Park.
Info and tickets: ticketone.it

August 8 (21:00h)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Il Potere della gentilezza (The Power of Kindness) by Gianrico Carofiglio in collaboration with the Sax Quartett Piero Delle Monache. The show “Il Potere della Gentilezza” (“The power of kindness”), is a monologue on the importance and need to practice kindness, the power of doubt, the ability to ask good questions. Gianrico Carofiglio is an Italian novelist and former anti-Mafia judge. His debut novel, Involuntary Witness, published in 2002 has been adapted as the basis for a popular television series in Italy.
Tickets: ticketone.it

August 8 (21:00h)
Al Castello – Millazzo
Carmen Consoli in concert. Terra ca nun senti, the concert-event with which Carmen Consoli paid homage to the Sicilian musical tradition in 2023 at the Greek Theatre in Syracuse, now becomes a world tour that will also return to her native Sicily.
More info and tickets: teatro.it

August 9 (21:00h)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Turandot – Opera by Giacomo Puccini. A new Production of the Teatro di Pietra Opera Festival on the occasion of Puccini’s centenary with an international cast featuring the Italian-French soprano, Christelle Di Marco, who will embody the icy princess; the vocal confidence of Walter Fraccaro will be Calaf’s victorious anthem, while the pliability of Elena Mosuc, who will make her Taormina debut, will be the strength of Liù’s sweet character. The three-act fairy tale is directed by Salvo Dolce and enriched by the vocal sumptuousness of the Sicilian Lyric Chorus and the Symphony Orchestra in residence.
Info and tickets: ticketone.it

August 10 (20:30h)
Excelsior Palace Hotel – Taormina
Jazz in Sicily — Peter Bernstein Quartett with Peter Bernstein (guitar), Aaron Goldberg (piano), Vincente Archer (double bass) and Greg Hutchinson (drums)
Concert and aperitif.
Tickets and info: info@excelsiorpalacetoarmina.it

August 10 (21:00h)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Ennio Morricone Tribute – an evening with the works of one of the most famous composers of film music. The program will focus on evocative interpretations of the soundtracks of some of the iconic films in the history of cinema such as Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, Malèna, The Legend of the Pianist on the Ocean, A Fistful of Dollars, Mission, Once Upon a Time in the West, Down with the Head, Once Upon a Time in America with a look also at the “pop” side of the Roman composer, who – not everyone knows – also composed very famous songs such as “Se telefonando” and arranged songs such as “Il Mondo,” “Che cosa c’è,” “Amapola.” A production of the Teatro di Pietra Opera Festival in collaboration with the Naxos Taormina Archaeological Park.
Info and tickets: ticketone.it

August 11 (20:30h)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Premio Taormina Gold awarding gala for achievements in culture, fashion, cinema, entertainment and solidarity presented by Patrizia Pellegrino and Beppe Convertini. Patron of the Evening is the Italian actress Guia Jelo. Admission is free.

August 12 to 16 (every evening from dawn to midnight)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
The Antique Theatre at night. The fascinating ancient theater of Taormina will be open to the public also in the evening, with special lighting and the magnificent view of the glittering bay of Naxos at night. (latest access at 23:00h)

August 16 (21:00)
Teatro Della Nike – Archeological area, Giardini Naxos
Batti(a)to Spirituale Music event in memory of the great Sicilia singer songwriter and poet Franco Battiato, who died much too early in the year 2021.
More info and tickets: ctbox.it

August 17 (21:00h)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Carmen – Opera by Georges Bizet. Sicilia Classica Festival

The opera tells the story of the dramatic downfall of a naïve soldier, José, who who falls for the attractive Carmen and fails to fulfill his duties as a result. José abandons his childhood sweetheart and deserts from his military duties, yet loses Carmen’s love to the glamorous toreador Escamillo, after which José kills her in a jealous rage. A production of Sicilia Classica Festival. Artistic Director: Nuccio Anselmo, Orchesta and Chorus: Sicilia Classica Festival
More info: facebook.com/siciliaclassicafestival, tickets: vivaticket.com

August 18 (21:00h)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Madame Butterfly – Opera by Giacomo Puccini. Sicilia Classica Festival

Madam Butterfly (in Italian Madama Butterfly), the story set in the year of 1904, is one of opera’s most enduring tales of unrequited love and male irresponsibility. Puccini’s poignant score follows the tragic tale of Cio Cio San, a 15-year-old Japanese girl who falls in love with the American naval officer Pinkerton, with devastating consequences. A production of Sicilia Classica Festival. Artistic Director: Nuccio Anselmo, Orchesta and Chorus: Sicilia Classica Festival
More info: facebook.com/siciliaclassicafestival, tickets: vivaticket.com

August 19 (21:30)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Dee Dee Bridgewater – We exist! The american Jazz singer and three-time Grammy-Award-winning singer-songwriter in concert, with Carmen Staaf (piano), Rosa Brunello (double bass) and Evita Polidoro (drums). Women power at the Antique Theatre.
Info and tickets: festivaltaorminarte.it  ticket office: Corso Umberto 19, Taormina, Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 13:00 and 17:00 to 19:30  online: ticketone.it  and ctbox.it

August 20 (21:00)
Parco Trevelyan – Taormina
1 Show X Duo! The Duo Giusepppe Moschella & Emanuela Mulè and the singer and pianist Valeria Milazzo.
Info and tickets: festivaltaorminarte.it  ticket office: Corso Umberto 19, Taormina, Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 13:00 and 17:00 to 19:30  online: ticketone.it  and ctbox.it

August 21 (21:30)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Katakló Athletic Dance Theatre & I Solisti Filarmonici Italiani with the programm «Seasons«. An evening with the Kataklò dance company from Milan and music performed by «I solisti Filarmonici Italiani» with the violinistis Federico Guglielmo, Dino De Palma and Alessandro Quarta, conducted by Gianna Fratta. Kataklò is an Italian acrobatic dance company founded in 1996 by former Olympic finalist Giulia Staccioli, the company’s director, choreographer and artistic director. The name Kataklò comes from ancient Greek and means «I dance by bending and twisting.» Kataklò’s style is based on the performers’ athletic preparation and dance technique, who practice demanding physical training.
Info and tickets: festivaltaorminarte.it  ticket office: Corso Umberto 19, Taormina, Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 13:00 and 17:00 to 19:30  online: ticketone.it  and ctbox.it

August 22 (21:00)
Parco Trevelyan – Taormina
Le quattro Stagioni di Vivaldi – The Four Seasons by Vivaldi, performed by «I Solisti Filarmonici Italiani» with Federico Guglielmo (violin) the concert is enriched by a pojection of images of Sicily during the four seasons of the year.
Info and tickets: festivaltaorminarte.it  ticket office: Corso Umberto 19, Taormina, Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 13:00 and 17:00 to 19:30  online: ticketone.it  and ctbox.it

August 23 (21:30)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Vinicio Capossela – Vecchi Tasti, Camera a Sud. The Italian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist on stage. Capossela is renowned for the highly original and poetic lyrics of his songs. Many of them draw from traditions of Italian folk music, especially those of his parents’ native Irpinia, part of the Campania province.
Info and tickets: festivaltaorminarte.it  ticket office: Corso Umberto 19, Taormina, Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 13:00 and 17:00 to 19:30  online: ticketone.it  and ctbox.it

August 25 (21:00)
Parco Trevelyan – Taormina
Michele Di Toro – Unlimited From classical to jazz, blues to modern music, Michele di Toro’s extraordinary technique and inventiveness enchants the viewer in his raids on the piano. Musical genres and melodies merge and mingle, rhythms and melodies play to transform and intertwine into music without limits or boundaries.
Info and tickets: festivaltaorminarte.it  ticket office: Corso Umberto 19, Taormina, Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 13:00 and 17:00 to 19:30  online: ticketone.it  and ctbox.it

August 26 (21:00)
Parco Trevelyan – Taormina
Renatissimo – Tribute to Renato Carosone with Enzo Decaro & Ánema, Enzo Decaro (narrator and singer), Marcello Corvino (violin), Biagio Labanca (guitar) Massimo De Stephanis (double bass) and Fabio Tricomi (frame drum and mandoline). Renato Carosone was a italian musician and a prominent person in the post-war Italian music scene. He was also a performer of the canzone napoletana.
Info and tickets: festivaltaorminarte.it  ticket office: Corso Umberto 19, Taormina, Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 13:00 and 17:00 to 19:30  online: ticketone.it  and ctbox.it

August 27 (21:00)
Parco Trevelyan – Taormina
Jany McPherson Trio – A Long Way the Jazz, Latin Jazz and World Music singer, pianist and composer from Cuba and her band in concert. Jany McPherson (voice and piano), Luca Bulgarelli (double bass) and Amedeo Ariano (drums)
Info and tickets: festivaltaorminarte.it  ticket office: Corso Umberto 19, Taormina, Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 13:00 and 17:00 to 19:30  online: ticketone.it  and ctbox.it

August 27 (21:00h)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Il Lago dei Cigni (Swan Lake) Ballet composed by Pyotr Illiych Tchaikovsky. More info soon.

August 28 (21:00)
Parco Trevelyan – Taormina
Passioni Ribelli theatre performance with music written by Vincenzo Iannone and GianVito Pulzone, with Ornella Muti (actress), Giovanna D’Amato (violoncello), Oscar Bellomo (guitar) and GianVito Pulzone (guitar).
Info and tickets: festivaltaorminarte.it  ticket office: Corso Umberto 19, Taormina, Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 13:00 and 17:00 to 19:30  online: ticketone.it  and ctbox.it

SEPTEMBER 2024

Exhibitions

until October 6
Pinacoteca Ex Monastero Santa Chiara – Via Castello Ursino 10, Catania
Caravaggio – La verità della Luce. Exhibition with works by Caravaggio titled The truth of light.
Tickets and info: ctbox.it

Events

every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (21:15h)
Teatro Nazarena – Via Fontana Vecchia, 3, Taormina
Italian Opera Taormina. An evening dedicated to the most beautiful duets and arias of Italian opera, not to be missed. Excellent singers, accompanied by piano, in a charming little theatre, an event that belongs to a stay in Taormina. Music by Mozart, Verdi, Donizetti, Rossini and Puccini will be heard.
Info and tickets: italianoperataormina.com

September 1 (21.15h)
Teatro Nazarena – Via Fontana Vecchia, 3, Taormina
Opera Selection. Excerpts from the opera Tosca by Giacomo Puccini. Stage version with piano accompaniment performed in the theatre’s garden by the theatre’s outstanding cast. Set in Rome during the Napoleonic era, the opera tells a gripping story of love, betrayal and political intrigue. At the centre of the story is the passionate and determined opera singer, Floria Tosca, who finds herself entangled in a web of deceit and manipulation orchestrated by the evil police chief, Baron Scarpia. As Tosca’s beloved, the artist Mario Cavaradossi, becomes embroiled in political turmoil and Scarpia’s deceptions, she must navigate treacherous waters to protect him while facing her own inner demons. Art director Silvia Di Falco.
More Info and tickets: italianoperataormina.com

August 2 (21:00h)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Mario Venuti & Matteo Garrone meet on stage, Mario Venuti with his «tra la carne e il cielo-tour» (lit. from flesh to heaven-tour) and film director and producer Matteo Garrone (among others:  Gomorra, Dogman, Pinocchio, and Silver Lion and Oscar winning Io Capitano) with his programm «la poetica reale del cinema» (the poetry of cinema) .
Info and tickets: ticketone.it

August 7 (21:00h)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Ricchi e Poveri the Italian pop band (Ricchi e Poveri means The Rich and The Poor) founded in 1967 in Genoa and still active with two of the founding members is one of the most popular italian bands, selling more than 20 million records. Recently they toured 2023 in Australia and competed in the San Remo Festival 2024 with the song «Ma non tutta la vita».

September 12 (from dawn to midnight)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
The Antique Theatre at night. The fascinating ancient theater of Taormina will be open to the public also in the evening, with special lighting and the magnificent view of the glittering bay of Naxos at night. (latest access at 23:00h)

September 12 to 15 (21:30h)
Parco Trevelyan – Taormina
Taormina Jazz Festival 11th Edition

The festival aims to present jazz as a very broadly diversified art, from classic jazz to innovative and experimental forms. Free admission for all events!
September 12 Fabrizio Boss Quartet
September 13 Tarek Yamani Trio
September 14 Duduka da Fonseca Trio, Samba Jazz Trio
September 15 20:30 Short Movie Screening of «Everyone has a place» and at 21:30 Danilo Rea Trio
See the full programm here:  TAORMINAJAZZFESTIVAL2024
More info: taorminajazz.it

September 13 (21:00h)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Queen Opera Legend More info soon

September 14 (21.30 h)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Mario Biondi – the Italian Soul, Jazz and contemporay R&B singer born in Catania in concert. His deep and warm voice recalls the great interpreters of soul and rythm and blues music. With his recent album «Crooning Undercover», released in 2023, the Italian crooner par excellence dedicates an entire project to the style that has inspired his career with a mix of covers and unreleased tracks, characterized by warm, enveloping sounds and “noir” atmospheres. The album was recorded in Palermo with musicians from the local jazz scene, with strings recorded in Budapest by the Budapest Scoring Orchestra.
Tickets: ticketone.it

September 15 (21:00)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
La Traviata – Opera by Giuseppe Verdi. Sicilia Classica Festival

September 20 (21:00)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Bellini Opera Gala – Evening dedicated to the works of Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835) the genious composer born in Catania. In his short life, he composed 10 operas alone, including such famous works as Norma and I Puritani, as well as numerous other works for orchestra, piano and voice.
Info: taorminaoperafestival.org

September 22 (21:00)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Concert with students of the «Conservatorio Scarlatti» Palermo. More info soon.

September 27 (21:00)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Puccini Opera Gala – Evening dedicated to the works of Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) the italian composer of famous operas such as Tosca, Turandot, Madame Butterfly, Manon Lescaut, La Bohème and others.
Info: taorminaoperafestival.org

 

OCTOBER 2024

Exhibitions

until October 6
Pinacoteca Ex Monastero Santa Chiara – Via Castello Ursino 10, Catania
Caravaggio – La verità della Luce. Exhibition with works by Caravaggio titled The truth of light.
Tickets and info: ctbox.it

Events

every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (21:15h)
Teatro Nazarena – Via Fontana Vecchia, 3, Taormina
Italian Opera Taormina. An evening dedicated to the most beautiful duets and arias of Italian opera, not to be missed. Excellent singers, accompanied by piano, in a charming little theatre, an event that belongs to a stay in Taormina. Music by Mozart, Verdi, Donizetti, Rossini and Puccini will be heard.
Info and tickets: italianoperataormina.com

October 6 (21.15h)
Teatro Nazarena – Via Fontana Vecchia, 3, Taormina
Opera Selection. Excerpts from the opera Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi. Stage version with piano accompaniment performed in the theatre’s garden by the theatre’s outstanding cast. The opera takes you on a journey through a gripping story set in the sumptuous courts of Renaissance Italy. At the centre is the tragic figure of Rigoletto, a court jester consumed by a desire for revenge against the Duke of Mantua, whose actions have brought ruin to Rigoletto’s family. As the intricate plot unfolds, you will be drawn into a world of deception, passion and moral conflict, where the boundaries between justice and revenge blur. Art director Silvia Di Falco.
More Info and tickets: italianoperataormina.com

October 19 (19:00 h)
Chiesa di Santa Caterina – Taormina
Taormina Classica 2024 – Between Past and Present. The accordionist Giovanni Chieffallo performs musics by Scarlatti, Bach, Bellini, Wieniawsky, Vlasov and Semionov

October 25 to 27 (all day)
Piazza Duomo, Piazza IX Aprile, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele and other locations – Taormina
Taormina WinExpo – a weekend dedicated to the excellence of sicilian wines, craft beers and gourmet kitchen. A weekend street festival with show cooking, tasting, talks and interviews with well-known sommeliers, chefs and bartenders , masterclasses and more. With a ticket of 25 Euros, which includes a glass for tasting and a bag to carry it, visitors can taste 5 different wines or food offers at the stands of the festival. The return of the glass at the end of the individual tour is rewarded with 5 euros back.
More info and detailed program: taorminawinexpo.it

October 26 (19:00 h)
Chiesa di Santa Caterina – Taormina
Taormina Classica 2024 – Drops of Romanticism. The pianist  Guendalina Consoli performs musics by Chopin, Liszt, Brahms and Debussy.

 

NOVEMBER 2024

November 2 (19:00 h)
Chiesa di Santa Caterina – Taormina
Taormina Classica 2024 – Between Romanticism and Impressionnism. Helga Anna Pisapia piano, performing musics by Liszt, Chopin and Debussy.

November 9 (19:00 h)
Chiesa di Santa Caterina – Taormina
Taormina Classica 2024 – From Opera To Dance. R. Okuna (flute), M. Dugheri (guitar) and L. Torrigiani (piano) performing musics by Rossini, Genin, De Santis and Piazzolla.

November 17 (19:00 h)
Chiesa di Santa Caterina – TaorminaTaormina Classica 2024 – Anniversaries. Sabrina Dente and Annamaria Garibaldi four hand piano, performing musics by Faurè, Shonberg, Dvorak, Janacek and Busoni.

 

…..we will be back soon with more events