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February 16 – 24 2024 | Main Stage, Teatro Massimo
Japanese tragedy in two acts by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
Conductor Omer Meir Wellber / Keren Kagarlitsky (24)
Director Nicola Berloffa
Associate Director Luigia Frattaroli
Scene Designs Fabio Cherstich
Costume Designs Valeria Donata Bettella
Lighting Designs Valerio Tiberi
Design video Paul Secchi
Dramaturgy Alexandra Jud
Teatro Massimo Chorus and Orchestra
Chorus Master Salvatore Punturo
A production of the Teatro Massimo Palermo
in coproduction with Macerata Opera
Cast
Cio-cio-san Maria Agresta (16, 18, 21, 23) / Barno Ismatullaeva (17, 20, 22, 24)
Suzuki Silvia Beltrami (16, 18, 21, 23) / Irene Savignano (17, 20, 22, 24)
Kate Emanuela Sgarlata
B. F. Pinkerton Jonathan Tetelman (16, 18, 21, 23) / Ivan Magrì (17, 20, 22, 24)
Sharpless Simon Mechliński (16, 18, 21, 23) Lodovico Filippo Ravizza (17, 20, 22, 24)
Goro Massimiliano Chiarolla
Il principe Yamadori Italo Proferisce
Lo Zio Bonzo Nicolò Ceriani
Yakusidé Cosimo Diano
Il Commissario imperiale Alessio Gatto Goldstein (16, 18, 21, 23) / Enrico Cossutta (17, 20, 22, 24)
L’ufficiale del Registro Gianfranco Giordano (16, 18, 21, 23) / Enrico Caruso (17, 20, 22, 24)
La Madre di Cio-Cio-San Damiana Li Vecchi (16, 18, 21, 23) / Daniela My (17, 20, 22, 24)
La Zia Gabriella Barresi (16, 18, 21, 23 )/ Mariella Maisano (17, 20, 22, 24)
La Cugina Cecilia Galbo (16, 18, 21, 23) / Simona Guaiana (17, 20, 22, 24)
Dolore Anastasia Lo Verde
Tickets
Tickets
Booking opens on January 9 2024
from 22 to 165 euro [check ticket fares & info]
Info for subscribers to the 2023-24 Season at the 2023-2024 Season Tickets Page
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Dates
- 16 February8:00 PMPremiere17 February6:30 PMOpera Turn18 February5:30 PMD Turn20 February8:00 PMF Turn21 February6:30 PMC Turn22 February6:30 PMSchool-Groups Turn23 February6:30 PMB Turn24 February6:30 PMSingle-Tickets
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April 14 – 21 2024 | Main Stage, Teatro Massimo
Opera in 3 acts by Georges Bizet
Libretto by Michel Carré and Eugène CormonConductor Gabriele Ferro
Director and Coreographer Thomas Lebrun
Direction and Coreography Revival and Adaptation Angelo Smimmo
Scene Designs Antoine Fontaine
Scene Designs Collaborator Roland Fontaine
Costume Designs David Belugou
Lighting Designs Patrick Méeüs
Lighting Revival Nolwenn Annic
Assistant Coreographer Valentina Golfieri
Teatro Massimo Chorus, Ballet and Orchestra
Chorus Master Salvatore Punturo
Ballet Director Jean-Sébastien Colau
A production of the Opéra national du Capitole de ToulouseCast
Nadir Dmitri Korchak (14, 18, 21) / Matteo Falcier (16, 19)
Leïla Federica Guida
Zurga Alessandro Luongo
Nourabad Ugo GuagliardoRunning time
165 minutes (including two intervals)
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Dates
- 14 April8:00 PMPremiere16 April6:30 PMSchool-Groups Turn18 April6:30 PMC Turn19 April6:30 PMB Turn21 April5:30 PMD Turn
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May 19 – 31 2024 | Main Stage, Teatro MassimoComposer Richard Wagner
Libretto by Richard Wagner
Conductor Omer Meir Wellber
Director Daniele Menghini
Scene Designs Davide Signorini
Costume Designs Nika Campisi
Lighting Designs Gianni Bertoli
Dramaturgy Davide Carnevali
Assistant Director and Dramaturgy of the image Martin Verdross
Coreographic Movements Davide Tagliavini
Music Director Assistant Tohar Gil
Second Assistant Director Giovanni Ciacci
Teatro Massimo Chorus, Orchestra and Ballet
Chorus Master Salvatore Punturo
Ballet Master Jean-Sébastien Colau
A new production of the Teatro Massimo di PalermoCast
Tristan Michael Weinius (19, 22, 29) / Samuel Sakker (24, 26, 31)
König Marke René Pape (19, 22) / Maxim Kuzmin-Karavaev (24, 26, 29, 31)
Isolde Nina Stemme (19, 22, 29) / Allison Oakes (24, 26, 31)
Kurwenal Andrei Bondarenko
Melot Miljenko Turk
Brangäne Violeta Urmana (19, 24, 29) / Irene Roberts (22, 26, 31)
Ein junger Seemann/Ein Hirt Andrea Schifaudo
Ein Steuermann Arturo Espinosa
Running Time & Tickets Info
Running time
4 hours and 40 minutes including two intervals of 30 minutes each
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Dates
- 19 May6:30 PMPremiere22 May6:30 PMC Turn24 May6:30 PMF Turn26 May5:30 PMD Turn29 May6:30 PMB Turn31 May6:30 PMOpera Turn
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June 18 – 25 2024 | Main Stage, Teatro Massimo
Musical in two acts by George Gershwin
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Libretto by Guy Bolton and Fred ThompsonConductor Timothy Brock
Director Emilio Sagi
Coreographer and Assistant Director Nuria Castejón
Scene Designs Daniel Bianco
Costume Designs Jesús Ruiz
Lighting Designs Eduardo Bravo
Teatro Massimo Chorus, Ballet and Orchestra
A production of the Teatro de la Zarzuela deCast
Dick Trevor Matt Blaker
Susie Trevor Rhiannon Chesterman
Jack Robinson Will Richardson
Jeff White Ryan Heenan
Josephine Wanderwater Celia Graham
“Watty” Watkins Ian Virgo
Bertie Bassett Gary Trainor
Daisy Parker Jessica Daley
Shirley Vernon Devon-Elise Johnson
Rufus Parke / Manuel Estrada / Man Ashley CavenderThanks to Sisco Entertainment Ltd and Mamusic for collaborating in this project.
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Tickets
Booking opens on May 8 2024
Price range: 22 to 165 euro [check ticket fares & info]
Info for subscribers to the 2023-24 Season at the 2023-2024 Season Tickets Page
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Cast
Dick Trevor
Matt Blaker
Susie Trevor
Rhiannon Chesterman
Jack Robinson
Will Richardson
Jeff White
Ryan Heenan
Josephine Vanderwater
Celia Graham
“Watty” Watkins
Ian Virgo
Bertie Bassett
Gary Trainor
Daisy Parker
Jessica Daley
Shirley Vernon
Devon-Elise Johnson
Rufus Parke / Manuel Estrada / Uomo
Ashley Cavender
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Dates
- 18 June8:00 PMPremiere19 June6:30 PMB Turn20 June6:30 PMC Turn21 June8:00 PMF Turn22 June8:00 PMSingle-Tickets23 June6:30 PMD Turn25 June6:30 PMDanza Turn
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September 21 – 29 2024 | Main Stage, Teatro Massimo
Opera in three acts
by Giacomo Puccini
Conductor Carlo Goldstein
Director Alessandro Talevi
Scene & Costume Designs Anna Bonomelli
Lighting Designs Marco Giusti
Maestro d’armi Ran Arthur BraunTeatro Massimo Chorus, Youth Chorus and Orchestra
Chorus Master Salvatore PunturoA new production of the Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Cast
Turandot Ewa Płonka (21, 25, 27, 29) / Ewa Vesin (22, 24, 26, 28)
Calaf Yusif Eyvazov (21, 25, 27, 29) / Martin Muehle (22, 24, 26, 28)
Liù Juliana Grigoryan (21, 25, 27, 29) / Jessica Nuccio (22, 24, 26, 28)
Timur Giorgi Manoshvili (21, 25, 27, 29) / Jerzy Butryn (22, 24, 26, 28)
Ping Alessio Arduini
Pong / Principe di Persia Matteo Mezzaro
Pang Blagoj Nacoski
Mandarino Luciano Roberti
Altoum Cristiano OlivieriTickets
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Booking opens on June 4 2024
Price range: 22 to 165 euro [check ticket fares & info]
Info for subscribers to the 2023-24 Season at the 2023-2024 Season Tickets Page
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Dates
- 21 September8:00 PMPremiere22 September6:30 PMSingle-tickets24 September6:30 PMSchool-Groups Turn25 September6:30 PMB Turn26 September6:30 PMSingle-Tickets
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October 22 – 29 2024 | Main Stage, Teatro Massimo
Opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini
Libretto by Giovanni Schmidt
Conductor Antonino Fogliani
Director Davide Livermore
Scene Designs Giò Forma
Costume Designs Gianluca Falaschi
Lighting Designs Nicolas Bovey
Videodesign D-Wok
Teatro Massimo Chorus and Orchestra
Chorus Master Salvatore Punturo
A production of the Rossini Opera Festival and the Teatro Massimo di PalermoCast
Elisabetta Nino Machaidze (22, 25, 27, 29) / Aya Wakizono (24, 26)
Leicester Enea Scala (22, 25, 27, 29) / Mert Süngü (24, 26)
Norfolc Ruzil Gatin (22, 25, 27, 29) / Alasdair Kent (24, 26)
Matilde Salome Jicia (22, 25, 27, 29) / Veronica Marini (24, 26)
Enrico Sofia Koberidze
Guglielmo Francesco LuciiTickets
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Booking opens on July 5 2024
Price range: 20 to 145 euro [check ticket fares & info]
Info for subscribers to the 2023-24 Season at the 2023-2024 Season Tickets Page
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Dates
- 22 October8:00 PMPremiere24 October8:00 PMF Turn25 October6:30 PMB Turn
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November 24 to December 1 2024 | Main Stage, Teatro Massimo
György Ligeti
LE GRAND MACABRE
1996 version in English
Libretto by György Ligeti and Michael Meschke from La balade du grand macabre by Michel de Ghelderode
Staged in Palermo for the first timeConductor Omer Meir Wellber
Assistant Conductor Yael Kareth
Director Barbora Horáková
Scene Designs Thilo Ullrich
Costume Designs Eva-Maria Van Acker
Video Adrià Reixach
Assistant Director Antonella Cozzolino
Lighting Designs Michael Bauer
Cast
Nekrotzar Zachary Altman
Piet the Pot Dan Karlström
Amando Maya Gour
Amanda Magdaléna Hebousse
Astradamors Karl Huml
Mescalina Helena Rasker
Venus/Chied of the Gepopo Holly Flack
Prince Go-Go Karl Laquit
White-party Minister Daniel Jenz
Black-party Minister Michal MarholdTeatro Massimo Orchestra and Chorus
Chorus Master Salvatore PunturoA Teatro Massimo New Production
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Booking
Tickets
Booking opens on November 5 2024from 20 to 145 euro [check ticket fares & info]Info for subscribers to the 2024-25 Season at the 2024-2025 Season Tickets Page-
Dates
- 24 November8:00 PMPremiere26 November6:30 PMTurno B28 November6:30 PMTurno C29 November8:00 PMTurno F1 December5:30 PMTurno D
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From 16 to 23 April 2023 |Main Stage, Teatro Massimo
Lyric tragedy in two acts
by Vincenzo Bellini
Conductor Lorenzo Passerini
Directors Ugo Giacomazzi and Luigi Di Gangi
Scene Design Federica Parolini
Costume Design Daniela Cernigliaro
Lighting Design Luigi Biondi
Assistant Director and Assistant Lighting Design Francesco TraversoA production of the Teatro Massimo in co-production with Sferisterio di Macerata
Cast
Norma Marina Rebeka (16, 20, 23) / Desirée Rancatore (18, 19, 22)
Pollione Dmitry Korchak (16, 18, 20, 23) / Matteo Falcier (19, 22)
Adalgisa Maria Barakova (16, 18, 20, 23) / Lilly Jørstad (19, 22)
Oroveso Riccardo Fassi
Flavio Massimiliano Chiarolla
Clotilde Elisabetta Zizzo
Teatro Massimo Orchestra and Chorus
Chorus Master Salvatore Punturo
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ACT I
In the 1st century A.D. Gaul is occupied by the Romans. Oroveso, head of the druids, and the Gauls are waiting the high priestess and daughter of Oroveso, Norma, to reveal the will of the God Irminsul, and therefore a sign for the war against the Romans to start (“Ite sul colle, o Druidi”).
During their regular patrol, the roman proconsul Pollione tells his friend Flavio that he is no longer in love with his secret lover Norma. He has fallen for the novice Adalgisa. Norma has already given him two sons (“Meco all’altar di Venere”).
Norma arrives at the temple and tells the Gauls that the time is not ready for war (“Sediziose voci” – “Casta diva”).
After everyone has left, the novice Adalgisa arrives at the altar and prays to the God because she has fallen in love with the proconsul Pollione. He surprises her and persuades her to go with him to Rome (“Va’, crudele, e al dio spietato”).
Meanwhile, Norma and Clotilde, the only one who knows about her two sons, are with the children in Norma’s home. Norma heard that Pollione has to go back to Rome but she is not sure that he will take her and the two children with him anymore. Clotilde hides the two sons before Adalgisa’s arrival. Adalgisa wants to break her vow to follow her lover (“Sola, furtiva al tempio”). Norma is ready to release Adalgisa from her vow, but when she learns that Pollione is the lover, her love towards him changes into hate (“Oh, di qual sei tu vittima”). At this moment the holy bell is heard and Norma has to go into the temple for the ceremony.ACT II
Norma wants to kill herself and the children to keep them away from Pollione (“Dormon entrambi”). But she cannot. Instead, she summons Adalgisa to take the children with her and Pollione to Rome (“Deh! con te, con te li prendi”). The girl refuses, she wants to bring Pollione back to Norma (“Mira, o Norma”).
The Gauls assemble at the altar to hear Oroveso’s announcement that Pollione is being replaced by a crueler commander (“Ah! del Tebro al giogo indegno”).
Norma is waiting for the return of Pollione but Clotilde tells her that Pollione won’t go without Adalgisa. Norma takes this as the sign from the God Irminsul, and announces the war against the Romans (“Guerra! Guerra!”). Before the war can begin, they have to bring a sacrifice to the God. In this moment Clotilde arrives and says that a roman soldier has invaded the temple. Pollione is brought to the altar and Oroveso demands his death.
Norma wants to speak with Pollione alone and offers him his freedom if he leaves Adalgisa (“In mia man alfin tu sei”). But even the threat to kill the two children cannot change Pollione’s mind. Norma swears to kill not only the Romans but also Adalgisa. Pollione wants to kill himself, but Norma calls back the Gauls and announces that a priestess has broken her vows and therefore she will be the sacrifice. But instead of saying Adalgisa’s name, she says her own. She confesses her love towards Pollione (“Qual cor tradisti”). Her last thoughts are with her children, which she entrusts to her father (“Deh, non volerli vittime”). Oroveso promises to take care of them. The Gauls curse Norma on her way to the pyre. Pollione realises his love towards Norma and follows her into death.Gallery
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Dates
- 16 April8:00 PMPremiere18 April6:30 PMC Turn19 April6:30 PMSchools Turn20 April6:30 PMOpera Turn22 April8:00 PMF Turn23 April5:30 PMD Turn
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January 24 – 30 2025 – Main Stage, Teatro MassimoGiuseppe Verdi
OTELLOLibretto by Arrigo Boito, from Othello by William ShakespeareConductor Jader BignaminiDirector Mario MartoneAssistant Director Raffaele Di FlorioScene Designs Margherita PalliScene Designs Assistant Valentina DellaviaCostume Designs Ortensia De FrancescoCostume Designs Assistant Marianna CarboneVideo Alessandro PapaLighting Designs Pasquale MariCast
Otello Yusif Eyvazov (24, 26, 28, 30) / Mikhail Sheshaberidze (25, 29)Desdemona Barno Ismatullaeva (24, 26, 28, 30) / Maria Motolygina (25, 29)Iago Nicola Alaimo (24, 26, 28, 30) / Devid Cecconi (25, 29)Emilia Irene SavignanoCassio Riccardo Rados (24, 26, 28, 30) / Rosolino Claudio Cardile (25, 29)Roderigo Andrea SchifaudoLodovico Adriano GramigniMontano Italo ProferisceTeatro Massimo Orchestra, Chorus and Youth ChorusChorus Master Salvatore PunturoTickets
Booking
Tickets
Booking opens on December 3 2024from 22 to 165 euro [check ticket fares & info]Info for subscribers to the 2024-25 Season at the 2024-2025 Season Tickets Page-
Dates
- 24 January8:00 PMPremiere25 January6:30 PMTurno Opera26 January5:30 PMTurno D28 January6:30 PMTurno B29 January6:30 PMTurno Scuola30 January6:30 PMTurno C