May 25, 2026
every day except Saturday (21:15) Teatro Nazarena - Via Fontana Vecchia 3, Taormina Italian Opera Taormina - a e selection of wonderful melodies by Puccini, Verdi, Donizetti, Rossini, and many other great composers, performed by extraordinary voices accompanied by piano. Ticket Options:Standard Ticket (€30) includes one drink during the intermission, entry at 20:45 - VIP Ticket (€50) early entry, welcome drink, and reserved seating in the VIP area, entry at 20:30 Free admission for children up to 6 years old more info: italianoperataormina.com September 1 (21:00) Teatro Odeon - Taormina Capelli – M. si destia un mattino da sogni inquieti (she wakes up one morning from a restless dream) The performance tells the story of a woman in a village in Puglia, set against a backdrop of techno-electronic soundscapes and folk music. A performance rich in emotional and auditory stimuli. with Luisa Casasanta amd Arianna Buttilana – Collectivo Sante di Lana. The Collettivo Sante di Lana began as a multidisciplinary group of artists under 35, blending dance, theater, and music. It is one of Italy’s most intriguing young troupes and has won numerous awards. More info and tickets: festivaltaorminarte.it - ctbox.it September 2 (21:00) Teatro Antico - Taormina Dance of fire with the extraordinary pianist Serene and the Palermo Classica Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sol Chin. A classical concert featuring one of the world’s most acclaimed pianists, Serene, will treat the audience to the complex Concerto No. 3 in D minor for piano and orchestra, Op. 3—the famous RAC 3. The concert will feature a wide-ranging program including Ravel’s “Boléro” and Leonard Bernstein’s “Symphonic Dances” from ‘West Side Story.’ Serene, the extraordinary self-taught pianist, has a background as a computer scientist who has had a global impact on Internet freedom and has collaborated with artists such as Kanye West and the founder of the Blue Man Group. More info and tickets: festivaltaorminarte.it - ticketone.it and ctbox.it September 3 (21:00) Teatro Antico - Taormina Theater Festival - 50 Years of Drama in Taormina The Taormina Arte Sicilia Foundation aims to celebrate its own profound history, the evolution of Italian theater, its contemporary relevance, and the tradition of the actors, stories, and productions that have made the Taormina stage one of the most international venues in the world. In the 1970s and 1980s, the Ancient Theatre of Taormina was the venue for major theatrical productions such as Euripides’ „The Trojan Women“, directed by Andrej Serban, a student of Peter Brook. The program also featured the New York-based “La Mama” theater company and the highly influential and revolutionary Living Theatre company. Over the past 50 years, “La Prosa a Taormina” has been the beating heart of Italian theater. More info and tickets: festivaltaorminarte.it - ticketone.it and ctbox.it September 5 (21:00) Teatro Odeon - Taormina Li Fomni . Concert with Eleonora Bordonaro and Diana Tejera – From Sicily to the world, the feminine universe of shamans, traitors, comedians, saints, and warriors. Eleonora Bordonaro is an extraordinary Sicilian singer and songwriter who travels the world with her unique voice and eclectic musical influences. Diana Tejera is a guitarist and composer. Together, they present a deeply engaging concert that transports the audience to distant worlds and to Sicilian reinterpretations: world music, folk, and rock, with a touch of theater and plenty of lightheartedness. More info and tickets: festivaltaorminarte.it - ctbox.it September 5 (21:30) Teatro Antico - Taormina Alfa - Tour 2026. Born in Genua as Andrea De Filippi in 2000, Alfa started his career as singer songwriter and rapper in 2020. With his song “Vai!” he reached the topten of the Italian single charts, his song "Il filo rosso", released in October 2024, he reached the peak position of charts in Italy, in 2025 again with his song "A me mi piace", becoming a summer hit. Tickets: ticketone.it September 6 (21:00) Teatro Odeon - Taormina Flight Tests. The Neon Company , dedicated to creativity as the primary language for young people with diverse abilities, one of Italy’s finest companies, which combines art, innovation, and cultural and social integration. A unique performance, praised by dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov for its beauty and complexity. An important step toward dance theater, directed by Monica Felloni. “Flight Rehearsals” transcends the poetic threshold: the moment when the desire to soar meets the body’s limits and the need for others, built around the idea of a community of diverse bodies that find harmony in the unexpected and in shared movement. Before flight, there is a fragile yet necessary moment: that of the test. More info and tickets: festivaltaorminarte.it - ctbox.it September 9 (21:00) Teatro Antico - Taormina Roberto Lipari – L’Ultimo Spettacolo (The last Show) A refined and intelligent comedian, Roberto Lipari brings to the stage a Sicilian identity that is never predictable or clichéd. Known to the general public for his duo on “Striscia la Notizia”, he has conquered Italy’s biggest stages. He won’t shy away, however, from taking a look at his world, society, and the generations. “The Last Show.” What if it really were? For a comedian, you never forget your first time on stage—but what about your last? Will it be the funniest? The most surreal? The most personal? Step by step, laugh by laugh, reflection by reflection, he’ll chart the path that will lead him to decide whether this show should truly be his last. More info and tickets: festivaltaorminarte.it - ticketone.it and ctbox.it September 10 (21:30) Teatro Antico - Taormina Coez the Roman singer songwriter and Italian rapper on his From the Rooftop-Tour 2026 . After the success of ‘1998’, his latest album, released last June, which draws on the sounds and imagery of the 1990s, inspired by the aesthetics of that period. The album marked a return to his roots and to the style that made him a benchmark in contemporary Italian songwriting: a fusion of intimacy and melancholy. 1998, the artist's seventh studio album, features the singles Mal di te, Ti manca l'aria, Qualcosa di grande and Mr. Nobody. Tickets: ticketone.it September 13 (21:15) Teatro Giardino Nazarena - Via Fontana Vecchia 3, Taormina PAGLIACCI Opera Selection by Italian Opera Taormina. An exclusive format featuring a selection of the most famous arias of the opera Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo, performed by international-level artists and accompanied by piano. Enjoy an enchanting evening with a glass of Prosecco in our charming panoramic garden. Tickets: €50 – including one drink during the intermission, entry at 20:45, unassigned seating, free admission for children up to 6 years old. more info: italianoperataormina.com September 13 (21:30) Teatro Antico - Taormina Madame - on her summer tour 2026. born in Vincenza as Francesca Calaero in 2002, gained popularity in August 2019, when her single "Sciccherie" was shared by Cristiano Ronaldo on his Instagram profile. In 2021 she released her first Studio Album, in 2023 her second. Her music stile has been described as urban, combining R&B, hip hop, trap and pop. Tickets: ticketone.it September 17 (21:00) Teatro Antico - Taormina BLu – Planetaria with Edoardo Leo . Featuring climatologist Giulio Boccaletti and multi-instrumentalist Giovanna Famulari, directed by Ferdinando Ceriani, music by Giovanna Famulari. A brand-new production written specifically for the Taormina Festival. Planetaria is not merely a show centered on content, outreach, science, and spectacle; it is a community and a brand that brings together leading actors, scientists, and science communicators in a network of gatherings, major events, and projects that runs throughout the year. Planetaria explores how the planet is changing, the challenges we face, and how these accelerating changes are transforming both ourselves and the world. An intelligent show with an immersive and technological approach that makes it both accessible and unique. On stage, three exceptional performers—an actor, a scientist, and a multi-instrumentalist—weave together artistic performance and scientific reflection to explore the relationship between humanity, art, and the planet. Sandro, played by Edoardo Leo, spends a memorable night of love in Taormina with the intriguing and outspoken Blu, a young Sicilian woman who disappears the next day without a trace. More info and tickets: festivaltaorminarte.it - ticketone.it and ctbox.it September 24 (21:00) Teatro Antico - Taormina Interference (National Premiere, a Taormina Arte Production) Only 100 – for 100 Spectators Only – Choreography by Alessandra Scalambrino. Live music by and featuring Puccio Castrogiovanni. Dancers: Desy Falletta, Rachele Masciocchi, Giuseppe Sgroppo, Alessandro Bonacina. A project by DT Junior Danza. “Only 100” allows admission for only 100 audience members. With the distance between the audience and the stage eliminated, the audience sits directly on stage, right next to the dancers’ bodies, erasing any safety distance. “INTERFERENCE” is not a choreography to be observed, but a vibration to be embraced. More info and tickets: festivaltaorminarte.it - ticketone.it and ctbox.it September 30 to October 4 (21:00) Palazzo Corvaja- Taormina La Cena (a Taormina Arte Production) by Giuseppe Manfridi, directed by Walter Manfrè, starring Andrea Tidona, Chiara Condrò, Stefano Skalkotos, Giulio Pampiglione. If there’s one play that puts the audience on stage, it’s this one: a perfect theatrical mechanism. Just 40 audience members seated at the table with the host. Everything is ready for dinner, but the plot twists leave the audience spellbound, drawing them into the story. An immersion in a story—not as a spectator but as a protagonist—with that strange sensation of having stumbled into the middle of a family drama and having no say in the matter. More Info and tickets: festivaltaorminarte.it