Events in Taormina and surroundings: detail
From January 01 2008 to November 17 2008
JULY TO DECEMBER 2008 : LIST OF EVENTS IN TAORMINA AND SICILY
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This is probably
THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND UPDATED
LIST OF EVENTS
ABOUT TAORMINA AND SURROUNDINGS
Although we regularly double-check our different information sources, we cannot guarantee for all events listed.
Last updated by the Villa Schuler Team on May 14, 2008
HOTEL V I L L A S C H U L E R, TAORMINA - SICLY - ITALY
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EVENTS 2008 JULY TO DECEMBER 2008
EXHIBITONS
until July 15
Palazzo dei Normanni - Palermo
Max Ernst nella collezione Würth. Works of the famous german Dadaist and Surrealist Max Ernst, collected by the Würth family.
Opening hours: 8.30 to 17.00 h, Sundays 8.30 to 12.30 h
until August 31
Ruffartgalery - ViaVittorio Emanuele, Patti (Messina)
Alfio Mongelli H2O, Scetches, fotos and models of the projecting of the sculture H2O, which will be the only italian sculpture amongst 20 that will be installed in the olympic parc of Beijing.
until December 31
Piccolo Teatro dei Pupi - Via della Giudecca, Siracusa
Museum of traditional sicilian marionettes and performances of puppet plays
by the company of the Vaccaro-Mauceri family. In May there will be performances on May 15, and 17 (21.30 h), May 18 (18.30 h) and May 20 and 22 (21.30 h). Museum opening hours: daily except Sunday from 10.30 to 13.00 h and from 16.00 to 19.00 h. Full schedule of the 2008 performances via webpage of the theatre.
Info: www.pupari.com
JULY 2008
July 1 to August 31
Anfiteatro - Zafferana Etnea (Catania)
Etna in scena. Concerts, theatre and cinema organized by the city of Zafferana Etnea in the open air theatre of the town at the sloves of mount Etna. The programm has not yet been fixed.
July 4
Stadio San Filippo - Messina
Vasco 08 Live in concert. Sicilian stage of the tour 2008 of Vasco Rossi.
July 5 and 6
Teatro Antico - Taormina
Carmina Burana, musics by Carl Orff. Dance performance with Youri Vamos and the ballet of the Teatro San Carlo of Napels, orchestra and choir of the Teatro Massimo Bellini Catania, directed by Yoram David. First Performance of a series of summertime productions of the Teatro Massimo Bellini Catania, entitled Il ritorno di Dionisio.
Info: www.teatromassimobellini.it
July 6
Centro - Isola di Vulcano (Messina)
Festa della Madonna delle Grazie. Every first Sunday in July this religious feast is held in the little village of Gelso on the island of Vulcano. The fishermen carry the statue of the Madonna to the sea, followed by all the boats and a boat with a brass band. At the waterfront there will be live music and dancing and at the end there will be fireworks on the sea.
July 6 to 13
Agrigento (AG)
Festa di San Calogero. San Calogero is the most ancient Saint of the people of Agrigent. He is a black Saint and the feast dedicated to him is the most important religious feast in Agrigent. There will be most impressing processions with his statue willl be held on the first two Sundays of July.
July 8 (until August 31)
Anfiteatro Parco Comunale - Zafferana Etnea (Catania)
Beginning of the season of the festival Etna in Scena. Concerts, theatre performances and cinema at the open air theatre of Zafferana Etnea. The detailed programm is not yet published.
July 11
Tindari (comune di Patti)
Folkloristic feast with torch procession, dances, jugglers and music.
Info: www.pattietindari.it
July 11 and 12
Teatro Antico - Taormina
Giselle, ballet by Adolphe Charles Adam, with the famous solists and ballet of the Kirov-Mariinkij Theatre of St. Petersbourgh, performing together with the orchestra of the Teatro Massimo Bellini, Catania.Part of the summertime schedule of the Teatro Massimo Bellini entitled Il ritorno di Dioniso
Info: www.teatromassimobellini.it
July 16 and 17
Teatro Antico - Taormina
Un'estate d'amore. Mutimedial performance specially written by the famous american choerographer Karole Armitage, with musics by Lukas Ligeti and the band Burkina Electric
Info: www.teatromassimobellini.it
July 19 (20.00 h)
Piazza Terrazza dei Due Mari - Portopalo di Capo Passero (Siracusa)
1. Sagra del Tonno e del Pescespada. 1st Feast of the Tuna and the Swordfish.
Food tasting and open-air dancing party with life music.
Info: www.assopescaportopalo.it
July 26 (21.00 h)
Centro - Acireale (Catania)
Feste Patronali di S. Venera. Final procession and the most important event of the patron saint's feast, starting from the cathedral of Acireale, passing through the historical center and before returning to the cathedral. At the Piazza Duomo There will be a choir concert and a firework, before the statue will be brougth back into the cathedral.
July 26 (21.00 h)
Velodromo - Palermo (PA)
Ligabue in concert.
July 31
Teatro Antico or Palazzo dei Congressi - Taormina
Del mio meglio live. An evening with the popular actor and entertainer Giorgio Panariello
Info: www.giorgiopanariello.it
AUGUST 2008
August 2 and 3
Centro - Monterosso Almo (Ragusa)
Festa della Musica 2008. Live music and degustation of local dishes and products
August 3
Teatro Antico - Taormina
Orchestra sinfonica Toscanini, conducted by Zubin Metha, who will open the season of "Taormina Arte 2008"
Info: www.taormina-arte.com
August 3 to 10
Centro - Sorrentini, Patti (Messina)
S. Teodoro Martire. One week of feasting the patron saint San Teodoro. A religious and folkloristic event, including the ballo del santo, during which the people let the statue of the saint dance to the music of the brass band. Other accompaniments of the feast are culinary events like the sagra del castrato, pane cunzatu and a spaghetti competition, the spaghettata co' pipareddu.
Info: www.pattiedintorni.it
August 8 to 11
Piazza Rimebranza - Pozzallo (Ragusa)
Sagra del Pesce. Culinary feast dedicated to fish. Degustations and market with local poducts and dishes.
Info: Pro Loco Tel. 0932 797220
August 8 to 28
Piazza - Castellana Sicula (Palermo)
Raduno Folkloristico da Coffa a Visazza. Meeting and fest with folkolristic groups from Ital and other countries, degustation of local products and dishes.
Info: www.gruppodellacordella.it
August 10 (18.00 h)
Centro - San Salvatore di Fitalia (Messina)
Sagra del miele. Feast dedicated to the honey, the local delicacy. Degustation and live music
August 12 to 14
Centro - Piazza Armerina (Enna)
IL Palio Dei Normanni. Historical procession with more than 300 participants, on foot or on horseback. Reenactment of the entering of Ruggero the Norman into town.
Info: www.piazza-armerina.it/info/palio.htm
August 25
Teatro Antico - Taormina
Gala Candide. Dance performance with the "New York City Ballet" after musics by Leonard Bernstein
Info: www.taormina-arte.com
August 28 to 30
Arena Comunale - Belpasso (Catania)
Lennon Festival 2008. 10th edition of the festival for young singers, instrumentailists and bands. Free inscription until June 15, 2008
Info: www.lennonfestival.com
SEPTEMBER 2008
September 1 to 8
Centro - Acireale (Catania)
Magma - Mostra di Cinema Breve. 7th edition of the Magma Short Film Festival at Acireale. The Film festival will take place in 4 different categories, fictional, documentary, experimental and animated short films. Inscriptions possible until May 15, 2008.
Info: www.magmafestival.org and info@magmafestival.org
September 6 to 9
Santuario della Madonna del Piano - Grammichele (Catania)
Sagra della Salsiccia. Local feast dedicated tot eh susage with food tasting and other amusements.
September 19 to 21
Ristoranti di San Vito Lo Capo
Tempu Ri Capuna. A week end dedicated to the tastes and stories around blue fish like caponi, sardines, sgombri and anchovy. Accompanied by concerts and dancing parties.
Info and programm: www.tempuricapuna.it
September 21 (20.30 h), 23, 24, 25, 26 (18.30 h), 27 (20.30 h) and 28 (17.30 h)
Teatro Massimo - Palermo
I Puritani (The Puritans). Opera by Vincenzo Bellini, conducted by Friedrich Haider, directed, scene and costume design by Pier Alli
Info: www.teatromassimo.it
September 23 to 28
Centro - San Vito Lo Capo (Trapani)
Cous Cous Fest 2008. Big international culinary festival dedicated to the cous cous, with tastings, world music and other preformances. In the region the cous cous is prepared with fish, but there will be also presented the finest variations from other countries. But this feast will not only be about cous cous but also about other specialities and delicacies from all over Sicily, not to forget the wine.
Info: www.couscousfest.it
OCTOBER 2008
October 10 to 19
Teatro Massimo Bellini - Catania
Werther, Opera by Jules Massenet, conducted by Fabrizio Maria Carminati, directed by Franziska Severin.
Info: www.teatromassimobellini.it
October 16 (20.30 h), 17 (18.30 h), 18 (20.30 h), 19 (17.30 h), 21 and 22 (18.30 h)
Teatro Massimo - Palermo
Da una casa di morti.(From the House of the Dead) Opera by Leos Janácek after a novel by Dostoevsky, conducted by Gabriele Ferro, directed by David Pountney, set and costume design: Maria Björnson.
Info: www.teatromassimo.it
October 18
Contrada Madonna del Lume - Piraino (Messina)
Sagra della Castagna e della Porchetta a Forno. Local feast dedicated to the chestnut and to the ferrow.
October 24 and 25
Palazzo dei Congressi - Taormina
Concorso Arturo Toscanini. Premio Giuseppe Sinopoli. Arturo Toscanini Competition and Giuseppe Sinopoli Award. Concerts and Awarding of the winners of the pregious competition for youg conductors. In 2008 the competition and award will return in collaboration with the Festival Giuseppe Sinopoli and Taormina Arte.
Info: www.fondazionetoscanini.it and www.taormina-arte.com
October 29 (20.30 h)
Teatro Massimo - Palermo
Missa Solemnis. Mass by Ludwig van Beethoven interpreted by Anna Katherina Behnke (soprano), Elena Zhidkova (mezzosoprano), Robert Holl (bass) and the Choir of the Teatro Massimo, conducted by Gabriele Ferro.
Info: www.teatromassimo.it
NOVEMBER 2008
November 4 (20.30 h), 5 (16.00 and 21.30 h), and 6 (17.30 h)
Teatro Massimo - Palermo
Carmen. Dancing performance with Rossella Brescia e Josè Perez, choreography by Luciano Cannito, musicy by Georges Bizet and Marco Schiavoni
Info: www.teatromassimo.it
November 8 (18.30 h)
Teatro Massimo - Palermo
Orchestra del Teatro Massimo and Giuseppe Andaloro (piano). conducted by Lothar Koenigs, performing musics by Sergej Rachmaninov Sinfonia and Robert Schumann
Info: www.teatromassimo.it
November 9 (18.30 h)
Palazzo Grimaldi - Modica
Note di Notte. Favola sentimentale, d?Annunzio e la musica. Anna Toccafondi and Luca Scarlini Spettacolo in concert.
Info: www.theentertainer.it
November 11 to 14
Ficarazzi - Acicastello (Catania)
Sagra dell'Arancino. Culinary feast and fair dedicated to the arancino, a tipical sicilian snack, which is a ball of rice which occurs in many different tastes, salty or sweet, spicy or mild, with sauce, butter, mushrooms or vegetables, with cicken, meat, fish or even with nutella. Last year's event there have been consumed more than 22.000 arancini. The event is accompanied by a comedy and music program.
Info: www.sagradellarancino.it and www.lisolachenonce.sicilia.it
November 23, 24 and 25
Ridotto dell Spasimo - Palermo
Carolyn Breuer, the german saxophonist in concert.
Info: www.thebrassgroup.com
November 26 (20.30 h), 27, 29 (18.30 h) and 30 (17.30 h)
Teatro Massimo - Palermo
Aida. Opera by Giuseppe Verdi, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, conducted by Maurizio Benini
Info: www.teatromassimo.it
November 30 (18.30 h)
Palazzo Grimaldi - Modica (Ragusa)
Note di Notte. Giovan Pietro Grimaldi, ritratto inedito. Concert with Marco Cascone and Alessandro Romano
Info: www.theentertainer.it
DECEMBER 2008
December 2, 3, 4 (18.30 h), 5, 6 (20.30 h) and 7 (18.30 h)
Teatro Massimo - Palermo
Aida. Opera by Giuseppe Verdi, conducted by Maurizio Benini, directed and scene design by Franco Zeffirelli, costume design by Anna Anni.
Info: www.teatromassimo.it
December 2 to 14
Teatro Massimo Bellini - Catania
Don Gregorio, Opera by Gaetano Donizetti, conducted by Fabrizio Maria Carminati, directed by Franziska Severin.
Info: www.teatromassimobellini.it
December 12 (22.00 h)
Foro Umberto I - Palermo
Mauro Schiavone & Giuseppe Milici
December 18 (20.30 h), 19, 20 (16.00 and 21.30 h) 21 (17.30 h) and 23 (16.00 and 21.30 h)
Teatro Massimo - Palermo
Il Lago dei Cigni. Swan Lake. Ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, choreography by Vladimir Dereviako, performed by the new russian stars of ballet Anastasia Matvienko and Denis Matvienko
Info: www.teatromassimo.it
To find EVENTS May to June 2008 please go back to homepage
LAST UPDATE May 14, 2008
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If you need updated or more detailed information about events in and around Taormina
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