Art and music in Palermo
A place full of surprises, culture, art
4 days / 3 nights - Travel idea
Suggested time: In combination with the Teatro Massimo programme
In our itinerary we will delve into the salient aspects of Palermo and we will try to investigate, accompanied by a musicologist, the relationship between the city and Richard Wagner, a giant of music, who stayed here for 5 months and composed the third act of Parsifal.
Block notes:
- Arab-Norman Treasures - Royal Palace, Palatine Chapel, Cathedral.
- Wagnerian Memories - Grand Hotel et des Palmes and Villa Tasca.
- Unesco Heritage - Monreale Cathedral.
Indicative itinerary proposal. The tour can be modified and adapted to any requests for further information on topics chosen by the customer.
Day 1 – Arrival in Palermo
Independent arrival in Palermo by plane.
Transfer by coach to accommodation in category 4*.
In the afternoon, walking tour of the city: Piazza Pretoria and the Palazzo delle Aquile, the churches of Martorana and San Cataldo, the Quattro Canti.
Palermo was a Phoenician, Greek and Roman city, an Arab capital, a land of conquest for the Normans, Swabians, French and Spanish. Centuries of history and dominations have marked the Sicilian capital, a city of a thousand faces, a crossroads of peoples, a blend of different cultures and traditions, beautiful and fascinating.
Church of the Martorana and San Cataldo, built in 1143, despite the transformations of the 16th and 17th centuries such as the baroque façade, this fascinating sacred building retains the original Arab-Norman style. The central point of all the mosaic decoration is the image of Christ Pantocrator surrounded by archangels, apostles, saints and prophets. The cycle is completed by the mosaics with the Nativity of Jesus, the Transit of Mary, the Annunciation and the Presentation at the Temple. Right next to the Martorana, don't miss a visit to the church of San Cataldo, with its arabesque red domes, founded around 1200.
Welcome dinner at a selected restaurant.
Return to the hotel on foot.
The Fontana Pretoria, built in the 16th century by the sculptor Camilliani for the Florentine villa of Don Pietro di Toledo and later purchased by the Senate of Palermo. In 1581 the monumental Renaissance fountain was moved to the beautiful Piazza Pretoria. A few meters from the Fountain is “I quattro Canti”, one of the most scenic and photographed corners of Palermo. It is the intersection between Via Maqueda and Via Vittorio Emanuele, two fundamental streets of Palermo. The construction of Via Maqueda, in 1600, divided the city into four “Mandamenti” and therefore, at the intersection, four cantoniere houses from which the name of the square comes.
Day 2 – Musical Palermo
Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning: visit to the Norman Palace with the Palatine Chapel, the Church of S. Giovanni degli Eremiti, and then the Cathedral.
The Norman Palace, also known as the Royal Palace, is the oldest royal residence in Europe, home to the sovereigns of the Kingdom of Sicily and imperial seat with Frederick II and Corrado IV. On the first floor is the Palatine Chapel. It is one of the most visited monuments on the island. Since 3 July 2015 it has been part of the World Heritage (UNESCO) as part of the serial site "Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedrals of Cefalù and Monreale". The aggregate of the buildings takes the shape of an inverted fork, the two southern arms of the bifurcation intersect the artifacts of the Palatine Chapel which originate two large internal courtyards. Multiple styles blend on the various orders and on the numerous facets of the various perspectives. The Romanesque, Byzantine, Arab, Norman, Neo-Gothic, Chiaramonte, Renaissance, Baroque styles mix elements with a strong sensory and emotional impact..
Free dinner.
Afternoon: MUSIC SALON by the musicologist, at the Grand Hotel et Des Palmes, where Wagner stayed and where the third act of Parsifal begins.
Through the story and the piano, she will expose aspects of the great German composer's stay in Palermo.
Grand Hotel et Des Palmes - Art, tradition and glamour in the heart of Palermo
Historic icon of Palermo hospitality, discover the emotion of walking through the rooms of the ancient residence of the Ingham-Whitaker family and stopping to admire the fascinating details of the sumptuous lobby with its high frescoed ceilings and the original Art Nouveau windows, and the Winter Garden, the work of the genius of the architect Ernesto Basile, an illustrious exponent of modernism and Art Nouveau.
Aperitif in the Winter Garden.
Free dinner
Day 3 – Monreale (45km)/ Villa Tasca
Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning: Departure by coach to Monreale and visit to the Cathedral with the imposing figure of Christ Pantocrator.
The Cathedral of Monreale, an heritage of art and culture for all of humanity, includes among the most important architectural and mosaic works of the city, created by the Norman king William II, known as the Good (reigned from 1172 to 1189). The Cathedral is divided into three main volumes characteristic of Western churches with a Latin cross plan, to which are added two bell towers that enclose the colonnaded entrance portico, surmounted by a triangular tympanum, according to the typical layout of the churches of Normandy. The surfaces are decorated with scenes inspired by the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Free lunch in Palermo.
In the afternoon, transfer by coach to Villa Tasca, a place that made Wagner and Goethe fall in love.
Visit to the historic garden and the main floor.
PRIVATE CONCERT in the hall of the main floor.
Villa Tasca, 500 years of history in the heart of the city
Villa Tasca is located in an 8-hectare park full of citrus groves and centuries-old trees on the road from Palermo to Monreale. While the Villa is of sixteenth-century origin, the oasis that protects it is one of the most emblematic gardens of nineteenth-century Sicilian Romanticism. The interiors of the building, large and bright, are characterized by frescoes and majolica depicting rock scenes, thus transmitting the same balance of liveliness and serenity that is found in the garden. A historic residence in which guests will be immersed in the atmosphere transformed into music by composers such as Wagner or Verdi.
At the end, aperitif. Free dinner.
Day 4 – Palermo and departure
Breakfast at the hotel and check-out of the rooms.
Guided tour of the Teatro Massimo where you can discover the Sala Grande and other suggestive spaces of the Theater: the Salotto annexed to the Royal Box, the Sala Pompeiana, the Sala degli Stemmi, the Foyer.
Transfer by coach to the airport.
The Teatro Massimo in Palermo is one of the most famous and prestigious opera houses in Italy, located in the heart of the city, it is a cultural and architectural icon of great importance. Inaugurated in 1897, it is considered one of the largest opera houses in Europe and the third largest in the world and its majestic neoclassical facade and sumptuous interior are testimonies of the art and architecture of the time. The acoustics are considered exceptional and the experience of attending a show inside its large hall is truly unique. It offers a rich and varied program, ranging from opera to ballet, from symphonic concerts to prose theater. Every year, it hosts important international productions and artists, attracting an audience of music and entertainment enthusiasts from all over the world.
NOTE: it is possible to combine an opera or concert at the Teatro Massimo
The order of visits may vary for operational needs without changing the content.
Palermo - Teatro Massimo - Season 2024/2025
LE GRAND MACABRE
November: 24 (8h00 pm), 26 (6h30 pm), 28 (6h30 pm), 29 (8h00 pm)
December: 01 (6h30 pm)
Music György Ligeti
Conductor: Omer Meir Wellber
Direction: Barbora Horáková
Cast: Zachary Altman/Dan Karlström/Maya Gour/Magdaléna Hebousse/Karl Huml/Helena Rasker/Holly Flack/Karl Laquit/Daniel Jenz/Michal Marhold
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
CONCERT GABRIELE FERRO
December: 05 (8h00 pm)
Music Johann Sebastian Bach/Anton Webern/Gabriele Ferro/Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor: Gabriele Ferro
Cast: TBA
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
LO SCHIACCIANOCI
December: 14 (8h00 pm), 15 (5h30 pm), 17(6h30 pm), 18 (6h30 pm), 19 (8h00 pm), 20 (6h30 pm), 21 (6h30 pm), 22 (6h30 pm)
Music Pëtr Il’ič Čajkovskij
Conductor: Mojca Lavrenčič
Coreografia: Jean-Sébastien Colau / Vincenzo Veneruso
Cast: Corpo di ballo e Orchestra del Teatro Massimo
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
CONCERT DI CAPODANNO - GIOVANI
January: 01 (11h30 am)
Music György Ligeti/Luciano Berio/Antonín Dvořák
Conductor: Michele De Luca
Cast: Chiara Amarù
Orchestra & Choir: Massimo Youth Orchestra
CONCERT DI CAPODANNO
January: 01 (06h00 pm)
Music TBA
Conductor: Omer Meir Wellber
Cast: TBA
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
CONCERT SALVATORE PUNTURO
January: 10 (08h00 pm)
Music TBA
Conductor: Salvatore Punturo
Cast: TBA
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
CONCERT UMBERTO CLERICI
January: 12 (8h00 pm)
Music TBA
Conductor: Umberto Clerici
Cast: TBA
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
OTELLO
January: 24 (8h00 pm), 25 (6h30 pm), 26 (5h30 pm), 28 (6h30 pm), 29 (6h30 pm), 30 (6h30 pm)
Music Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor: Jader Bignamini
Direction: Mario Martone
Cast: Yusif Eyvazov (24, 26, 28, 30)-Mikheil Sheshaberidze (25, 29)/Barno Ismatullaeva (24, 26, 28, 30)-Maria Motolygina (25, 29)/Nicola Alaimo (24, 26, 28, 30)-Devid Cecconi (25, 29)/Irene Savignano/Riccardo Rados (24, 26, 28, 30) / Rosolino Claudio Cardile (25, 29)/Andrea Schifaudo/Adriano Gramigni/Italo Proferisce
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
CONCERT FRATTA / LEWIS
February: 07 (8h00 pm)
Music Ludwig van Beethoven/Felix Mendelssohn
Conductor: Gianna Fratta
Cast: Paul Lewis - Piano
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
ROSSINI CARDS
February: 15 (8h00 pm), 16 (5h30 pm), 18 (6h30 pm), 19 (6h30 pm), 20 (6h30 pm), 21 (8h00 pm), 22 (8h00 pm)
Music Gioachino Rossini
Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
Coreografo: Mauro Bigonzetti
Cast: Allestimento Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
LE SACRE DU PRINTEMPS
Music Igor Stravinsky
Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
Coreografo: Edward Clug
Cast: Allestimento Teatro Nazionale Sloveno di Maribor - Corpo di ballo del Teatro Massimo
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
CONCERT GABRIELE FERRO
March: 01 (8h00 pm)
Musica Johann Sebastian Bach/Igor Stravinsky/Maurice Ravel
Conductor: Gabriele Ferro
Cast: TBA
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
FAUST
March: 19 (8h00 pm), 20 (6h30 pm), 21 (8h00 pm), 22 (6h30 pm), 23 (5h30 pm), 25 (6h30 pm)
Music Charles Gounod
Conductor: Daniel Oren
Direction: Fabio Ceresa
Cast: Ivan Ayón Rivas (19, 21, 23)-Arthur Espiritu (20, 22, 25)/Federica Guida (19, 21, 23, 25)-Benedetta Torre (20, 22)/Erwin Schrott (19, 21, 23, 25)-Nicolas Courjal (20, 22)/Andrew Hamilton/Anna Pennisi/Daniele Muratori Caputo
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
CONCERT ENRICO PAGANO
March 2025
March: 27 (8h00 pm)
Music Carl Maria von Weber/Richard Wagner/Robert Schumann
Conductor: Enrico Pagano
Cast: TBA
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra Nazionale dei Conservatori
L’ELISIR D’AMORE
April: 11 (8h00 pm), 12 (8h00 pm), 13 (5h30 pm), 15 (6h30 pm), 16 (6h30 pm), 17 (6h30 pm), 18 (6h30 pm)
Music Gaetano Donizetti
Conductor: Gabriele Ferro
Direction: Ruggero Cappuccio
Cast: René Barbera (11, 13, 16, 18)-Galeano Salas (12, 15, 17)/Desirée Rancatore (11, 13, 16, 18)-Giulia Mazzola (12, 15, 17)/Vittorio Prato (11, 13, 16, 18)-Andrea Piazza (12, 15, 17)/Paolo Bordogna (11, 13, 16, 18)-Francesco Vultaggio (12, 15, 17)/Federica Maggì
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
CONCERT IGNAZIO MARIA SCHIFANI
April: 19 (8h00 pm)
Music Alessandro Scarlatti
Conductor: Ignazio Maria Schifani
Cast: TBA
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra Nazionale Barocca dei Conservatori
CONCERT D’ESPINOSA / OBISO
April: 24 (8h00)
Music TBA
Conductor: Gaetano D’Espinosa
Cast: Andrea Obiso - Violino
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
CONCERT OMER MEIR WELLBER
April: 29 (8h00)
Music Richard Strauss
Conductor: Omer Meir Wellber
Cast: TBA
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
ANNA
May: 06 (6h30 pm), 07 (6h30 pm), 08 (4h30 pm)
Music Paolo Buonvino
Conductor: Paolo Buonvino
Coreografia: Vincenzo Veneruso
Cast: Teatro Massimo Ballet
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
SALOME
May: 20 (8h00 pm), 22 (6h30 pm), 24 (6h30 pm), 25 (5h30 pm), 27 (6h30 pm)
Music Richard Strauss
Conductor: Omer Meir Wellber
Direction: Bruno Ravella
Cast: Charles Workman/Anna Maria Chiuri/Astrid Kessler/Tommi Hakala/Ewandro Stenzowski/Michael Gibson/Raphael Wittmer/Marcello Nardis/Sascha Emanuel Kramer/Benjamin Suran/Lukasz Konieczny/Blagoj Nacoski/Mariano Orozco/Maria Cristina Napoli
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
CONCERT BEN GLASSBERG
June: 05 (8h00 pm)
Music Benjamin Britten
Conductor: Ben Glassberg
Cast: TBA
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
GISELLE
June: 14 (8h00 pm), 15 (6h30 pm), 17 (6h30 pm), 18 (6h30 pm), 19 (6h30 pm), 20 (8h00 pm)
Music Adolphe-Charles Adam
Conductor: Nir Kabaretti
Coreografo: Jean Coralli - Jules Perrot
Cast: Corpo di ballo del Teatro Massimo
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
CONCERT ORCHESTRA JAZZ SICILIANA
September: 07 (8h00 pm)
Music TBA
Conductor: Domenico Riina
Cast: TBA
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra Jazz Siciliana The Brass Group
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA
September: 17 (8h00 pm), 18 (6h30 pm), 19 (8h00 pm), 20 (8h00 pm), 21 (6h30 pm), 23 (6h30 pm), 24 (6h30 pm), 25 (6h30 pm)
Music Gioachino Rossini
Conductor: Riccardo Bisatti
Direction: Stefania Bonfadelli
Cast: Dmitry Korchak (17, 19, 21, 24)-Giorgio Misseri (18, 20, 23, 25)/Vincenzo Taormina (17, 19, 21, 24)-Giuseppe Toia (18, 20, 23, 25)/Maria Kataeva (17, 19, 21, 24)-Laura Verrecchia (18, 20, 23, 25)/Mattia Olivieri (17, 19, 21, 24)-Matteo Mancini (18, 20, 23, 25)/Simón Orfila/Noemi Muschetti/Giuseppe Esposito
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
MITRIDATE EUPATORE
October: 05 (8h00 pm), 07 (6h30 pm), 09 (6h30 pm), 12 (5h30 pm)
Music Alessandro Scarlatti
Conductor: Giulio Prandi
Direction: Cecilia Ligorio
Cast: Yuriy Mynenko/Francesca Ascioti/Carmela Remigio/Renato Dolcini/Arianna Vendittelli/Martina Licari
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
LA SONNAMBULA
October: 17 (8h00 pm), 18 (6h30 pm), 19 (5h30 pm), 21 (6h30 pm), 22 (6h30 pm), 23 (8h00 pm)
Music Vincenzo Bellini
Conductor: Giuseppe Mengoli
Direction: Bárbara Lluch
Cast: Jessica Pratt (17, 19, 21, 23)-Ruth Iniesta (18, 22)/Francesco Demuro (17, 19, 21, 23)-César Cortés (18, 22)/Carlo Lepore (17, 19, 21, 23)/Ilaria Monteverdi (17, 19, 21, 23)-Noemi Muschetti (18, 22)/Mariano Orozco
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
CONCERT INGO METZMACHER
October: 31 (8h00 pm)
Music Gustav Mahler
Conductor: Ingo Metzmacher
Cast: TBA
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
Day 1 – Arrival in Palermo
Independent arrival in Palermo by plane.
Transfer by coach to accommodation in category 4*.
In the afternoon, walking tour of the city: Piazza Pretoria and the Palazzo delle Aquile, the churches of Martorana and San Cataldo, the Quattro Canti.
Palermo was a Phoenician, Greek and Roman city, an Arab capital, a land of conquest for the Normans, Swabians, French and Spanish. Centuries of history and dominations have marked the Sicilian capital, a city of a thousand faces, a crossroads of peoples, a blend of different cultures and traditions, beautiful and fascinating.
Church of the Martorana and San Cataldo, built in 1143, despite the transformations of the 16th and 17th centuries such as the baroque façade, this fascinating sacred building retains the original Arab-Norman style. The central point of all the mosaic decoration is the image of Christ Pantocrator surrounded by archangels, apostles, saints and prophets. The cycle is completed by the mosaics with the Nativity of Jesus, the Transit of Mary, the Annunciation and the Presentation at the Temple. Right next to the Martorana, don't miss a visit to the church of San Cataldo, with its arabesque red domes, founded around 1200.
Welcome dinner at a selected restaurant.
Return to the hotel on foot.
The Fontana Pretoria, built in the 16th century by the sculptor Camilliani for the Florentine villa of Don Pietro di Toledo and later purchased by the Senate of Palermo. In 1581 the monumental Renaissance fountain was moved to the beautiful Piazza Pretoria. A few meters from the Fountain is “I quattro Canti”, one of the most scenic and photographed corners of Palermo. It is the intersection between Via Maqueda and Via Vittorio Emanuele, two fundamental streets of Palermo. The construction of Via Maqueda, in 1600, divided the city into four “Mandamenti” and therefore, at the intersection, four cantoniere houses from which the name of the square comes.
Day 2 – Musical Palermo
Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning: visit to the Norman Palace with the Palatine Chapel, the Church of S. Giovanni degli Eremiti, and then the Cathedral.
The Norman Palace, also known as the Royal Palace, is the oldest royal residence in Europe, home to the sovereigns of the Kingdom of Sicily and imperial seat with Frederick II and Corrado IV. On the first floor is the Palatine Chapel. It is one of the most visited monuments on the island. Since 3 July 2015 it has been part of the World Heritage (UNESCO) as part of the serial site "Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedrals of Cefalù and Monreale". The aggregate of the buildings takes the shape of an inverted fork, the two southern arms of the bifurcation intersect the artifacts of the Palatine Chapel which originate two large internal courtyards. Multiple styles blend on the various orders and on the numerous facets of the various perspectives. The Romanesque, Byzantine, Arab, Norman, Neo-Gothic, Chiaramonte, Renaissance, Baroque styles mix elements with a strong sensory and emotional impact..
Free dinner.
Afternoon: MUSIC SALON by the musicologist, at the Grand Hotel et Des Palmes, where Wagner stayed and where the third act of Parsifal begins.
Through the story and the piano, she will expose aspects of the great German composer's stay in Palermo.
Grand Hotel et Des Palmes - Art, tradition and glamour in the heart of Palermo
Historic icon of Palermo hospitality, discover the emotion of walking through the rooms of the ancient residence of the Ingham-Whitaker family and stopping to admire the fascinating details of the sumptuous lobby with its high frescoed ceilings and the original Art Nouveau windows, and the Winter Garden, the work of the genius of the architect Ernesto Basile, an illustrious exponent of modernism and Art Nouveau.
Aperitif in the Winter Garden.
Free dinner
Day 3 – Monreale (45km)/ Villa Tasca
Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning: Departure by coach to Monreale and visit to the Cathedral with the imposing figure of Christ Pantocrator.
The Cathedral of Monreale, an heritage of art and culture for all of humanity, includes among the most important architectural and mosaic works of the city, created by the Norman king William II, known as the Good (reigned from 1172 to 1189). The Cathedral is divided into three main volumes characteristic of Western churches with a Latin cross plan, to which are added two bell towers that enclose the colonnaded entrance portico, surmounted by a triangular tympanum, according to the typical layout of the churches of Normandy. The surfaces are decorated with scenes inspired by the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Free lunch in Palermo.
In the afternoon, transfer by coach to Villa Tasca, a place that made Wagner and Goethe fall in love.
Visit to the historic garden and the main floor.
PRIVATE CONCERT in the hall of the main floor.
Villa Tasca, 500 years of history in the heart of the city
Villa Tasca is located in an 8-hectare park full of citrus groves and centuries-old trees on the road from Palermo to Monreale. While the Villa is of sixteenth-century origin, the oasis that protects it is one of the most emblematic gardens of nineteenth-century Sicilian Romanticism. The interiors of the building, large and bright, are characterized by frescoes and majolica depicting rock scenes, thus transmitting the same balance of liveliness and serenity that is found in the garden. A historic residence in which guests will be immersed in the atmosphere transformed into music by composers such as Wagner or Verdi.
At the end, aperitif. Free dinner.
Day 4 – Palermo and departure
Breakfast at the hotel and check-out of the rooms.
Guided tour of the Teatro Massimo where you can discover the Sala Grande and other suggestive spaces of the Theater: the Salotto annexed to the Royal Box, the Sala Pompeiana, the Sala degli Stemmi, the Foyer.
Transfer by coach to the airport.
The Teatro Massimo in Palermo is one of the most famous and prestigious opera houses in Italy, located in the heart of the city, it is a cultural and architectural icon of great importance. Inaugurated in 1897, it is considered one of the largest opera houses in Europe and the third largest in the world and its majestic neoclassical facade and sumptuous interior are testimonies of the art and architecture of the time. The acoustics are considered exceptional and the experience of attending a show inside its large hall is truly unique. It offers a rich and varied program, ranging from opera to ballet, from symphonic concerts to prose theater. Every year, it hosts important international productions and artists, attracting an audience of music and entertainment enthusiasts from all over the world.
NOTE: it is possible to combine an opera or concert at the Teatro Massimo
The order of visits may vary for operational needs without changing the content.
Palermo - Teatro Massimo - Season 2024/2025
LE GRAND MACABRE
November: 24 (8h00 pm), 26 (6h30 pm), 28 (6h30 pm), 29 (8h00 pm)
December: 01 (6h30 pm)
Music György Ligeti
Conductor: Omer Meir Wellber
Direction: Barbora Horáková
Cast: Zachary Altman/Dan Karlström/Maya Gour/Magdaléna Hebousse/Karl Huml/Helena Rasker/Holly Flack/Karl Laquit/Daniel Jenz/Michal Marhold
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
CONCERT GABRIELE FERRO
December: 05 (8h00 pm)
Music Johann Sebastian Bach/Anton Webern/Gabriele Ferro/Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor: Gabriele Ferro
Cast: TBA
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
LO SCHIACCIANOCI
December: 14 (8h00 pm), 15 (5h30 pm), 17(6h30 pm), 18 (6h30 pm), 19 (8h00 pm), 20 (6h30 pm), 21 (6h30 pm), 22 (6h30 pm)
Music Pëtr Il’ič Čajkovskij
Conductor: Mojca Lavrenčič
Coreografia: Jean-Sébastien Colau / Vincenzo Veneruso
Cast: Corpo di ballo e Orchestra del Teatro Massimo
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
CONCERT DI CAPODANNO - GIOVANI
January: 01 (11h30 am)
Music György Ligeti/Luciano Berio/Antonín Dvořák
Conductor: Michele De Luca
Cast: Chiara Amarù
Orchestra & Choir: Massimo Youth Orchestra
CONCERT DI CAPODANNO
January: 01 (06h00 pm)
Music TBA
Conductor: Omer Meir Wellber
Cast: TBA
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
CONCERT SALVATORE PUNTURO
January: 10 (08h00 pm)
Music TBA
Conductor: Salvatore Punturo
Cast: TBA
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
CONCERT UMBERTO CLERICI
January: 12 (8h00 pm)
Music TBA
Conductor: Umberto Clerici
Cast: TBA
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
OTELLO
January: 24 (8h00 pm), 25 (6h30 pm), 26 (5h30 pm), 28 (6h30 pm), 29 (6h30 pm), 30 (6h30 pm)
Music Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor: Jader Bignamini
Direction: Mario Martone
Cast: Yusif Eyvazov (24, 26, 28, 30)-Mikheil Sheshaberidze (25, 29)/Barno Ismatullaeva (24, 26, 28, 30)-Maria Motolygina (25, 29)/Nicola Alaimo (24, 26, 28, 30)-Devid Cecconi (25, 29)/Irene Savignano/Riccardo Rados (24, 26, 28, 30) / Rosolino Claudio Cardile (25, 29)/Andrea Schifaudo/Adriano Gramigni/Italo Proferisce
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
CONCERT FRATTA / LEWIS
February: 07 (8h00 pm)
Music Ludwig van Beethoven/Felix Mendelssohn
Conductor: Gianna Fratta
Cast: Paul Lewis - Piano
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
ROSSINI CARDS
February: 15 (8h00 pm), 16 (5h30 pm), 18 (6h30 pm), 19 (6h30 pm), 20 (6h30 pm), 21 (8h00 pm), 22 (8h00 pm)
Music Gioachino Rossini
Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
Coreografo: Mauro Bigonzetti
Cast: Allestimento Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
LE SACRE DU PRINTEMPS
Music Igor Stravinsky
Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
Coreografo: Edward Clug
Cast: Allestimento Teatro Nazionale Sloveno di Maribor - Corpo di ballo del Teatro Massimo
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
CONCERT GABRIELE FERRO
March: 01 (8h00 pm)
Musica Johann Sebastian Bach/Igor Stravinsky/Maurice Ravel
Conductor: Gabriele Ferro
Cast: TBA
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
FAUST
March: 19 (8h00 pm), 20 (6h30 pm), 21 (8h00 pm), 22 (6h30 pm), 23 (5h30 pm), 25 (6h30 pm)
Music Charles Gounod
Conductor: Daniel Oren
Direction: Fabio Ceresa
Cast: Ivan Ayón Rivas (19, 21, 23)-Arthur Espiritu (20, 22, 25)/Federica Guida (19, 21, 23, 25)-Benedetta Torre (20, 22)/Erwin Schrott (19, 21, 23, 25)-Nicolas Courjal (20, 22)/Andrew Hamilton/Anna Pennisi/Daniele Muratori Caputo
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
CONCERT ENRICO PAGANO
March 2025
March: 27 (8h00 pm)
Music Carl Maria von Weber/Richard Wagner/Robert Schumann
Conductor: Enrico Pagano
Cast: TBA
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra Nazionale dei Conservatori
L’ELISIR D’AMORE
April: 11 (8h00 pm), 12 (8h00 pm), 13 (5h30 pm), 15 (6h30 pm), 16 (6h30 pm), 17 (6h30 pm), 18 (6h30 pm)
Music Gaetano Donizetti
Conductor: Gabriele Ferro
Direction: Ruggero Cappuccio
Cast: René Barbera (11, 13, 16, 18)-Galeano Salas (12, 15, 17)/Desirée Rancatore (11, 13, 16, 18)-Giulia Mazzola (12, 15, 17)/Vittorio Prato (11, 13, 16, 18)-Andrea Piazza (12, 15, 17)/Paolo Bordogna (11, 13, 16, 18)-Francesco Vultaggio (12, 15, 17)/Federica Maggì
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
CONCERT IGNAZIO MARIA SCHIFANI
April: 19 (8h00 pm)
Music Alessandro Scarlatti
Conductor: Ignazio Maria Schifani
Cast: TBA
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra Nazionale Barocca dei Conservatori
CONCERT D’ESPINOSA / OBISO
April: 24 (8h00)
Music TBA
Conductor: Gaetano D’Espinosa
Cast: Andrea Obiso - Violino
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
CONCERT OMER MEIR WELLBER
April: 29 (8h00)
Music Richard Strauss
Conductor: Omer Meir Wellber
Cast: TBA
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
ANNA
May: 06 (6h30 pm), 07 (6h30 pm), 08 (4h30 pm)
Music Paolo Buonvino
Conductor: Paolo Buonvino
Coreografia: Vincenzo Veneruso
Cast: Teatro Massimo Ballet
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
SALOME
May: 20 (8h00 pm), 22 (6h30 pm), 24 (6h30 pm), 25 (5h30 pm), 27 (6h30 pm)
Music Richard Strauss
Conductor: Omer Meir Wellber
Direction: Bruno Ravella
Cast: Charles Workman/Anna Maria Chiuri/Astrid Kessler/Tommi Hakala/Ewandro Stenzowski/Michael Gibson/Raphael Wittmer/Marcello Nardis/Sascha Emanuel Kramer/Benjamin Suran/Lukasz Konieczny/Blagoj Nacoski/Mariano Orozco/Maria Cristina Napoli
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
CONCERT BEN GLASSBERG
June: 05 (8h00 pm)
Music Benjamin Britten
Conductor: Ben Glassberg
Cast: TBA
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
GISELLE
June: 14 (8h00 pm), 15 (6h30 pm), 17 (6h30 pm), 18 (6h30 pm), 19 (6h30 pm), 20 (8h00 pm)
Music Adolphe-Charles Adam
Conductor: Nir Kabaretti
Coreografo: Jean Coralli - Jules Perrot
Cast: Corpo di ballo del Teatro Massimo
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
CONCERT ORCHESTRA JAZZ SICILIANA
September: 07 (8h00 pm)
Music TBA
Conductor: Domenico Riina
Cast: TBA
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra Jazz Siciliana The Brass Group
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA
September: 17 (8h00 pm), 18 (6h30 pm), 19 (8h00 pm), 20 (8h00 pm), 21 (6h30 pm), 23 (6h30 pm), 24 (6h30 pm), 25 (6h30 pm)
Music Gioachino Rossini
Conductor: Riccardo Bisatti
Direction: Stefania Bonfadelli
Cast: Dmitry Korchak (17, 19, 21, 24)-Giorgio Misseri (18, 20, 23, 25)/Vincenzo Taormina (17, 19, 21, 24)-Giuseppe Toia (18, 20, 23, 25)/Maria Kataeva (17, 19, 21, 24)-Laura Verrecchia (18, 20, 23, 25)/Mattia Olivieri (17, 19, 21, 24)-Matteo Mancini (18, 20, 23, 25)/Simón Orfila/Noemi Muschetti/Giuseppe Esposito
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
MITRIDATE EUPATORE
October: 05 (8h00 pm), 07 (6h30 pm), 09 (6h30 pm), 12 (5h30 pm)
Music Alessandro Scarlatti
Conductor: Giulio Prandi
Direction: Cecilia Ligorio
Cast: Yuriy Mynenko/Francesca Ascioti/Carmela Remigio/Renato Dolcini/Arianna Vendittelli/Martina Licari
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
LA SONNAMBULA
October: 17 (8h00 pm), 18 (6h30 pm), 19 (5h30 pm), 21 (6h30 pm), 22 (6h30 pm), 23 (8h00 pm)
Music Vincenzo Bellini
Conductor: Giuseppe Mengoli
Direction: Bárbara Lluch
Cast: Jessica Pratt (17, 19, 21, 23)-Ruth Iniesta (18, 22)/Francesco Demuro (17, 19, 21, 23)-César Cortés (18, 22)/Carlo Lepore (17, 19, 21, 23)/Ilaria Monteverdi (17, 19, 21, 23)-Noemi Muschetti (18, 22)/Mariano Orozco
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
CONCERT INGO METZMACHER
October: 31 (8h00 pm)
Music Gustav Mahler
Conductor: Ingo Metzmacher
Cast: TBA
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo
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