Catania
Dettaglio Evento
from 15/01/2008 to 13/12/2008
Massimo Bellini Theater, Catania, 2008 Season
The Massimo Bellini Theater, inaugurated in 1980, has been the heart of musical life in Catania for over 100 years. The 1,200 seat theater with perfect acoustics has hosted the greatest performers of the twentieth century. Each year the theater hosts an opera season and symphonic and chamber music season.
2008 opera and ballet season
Edgar, by Giacomo Puccini 15, 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25 January 2008 Conductor: Maurizio Arena
Il Trovatore, by Giuseppe Verdi 26, 28, 29, February 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8 March 2008 Conductor: Antonio Pirolli
Don Quixote, by Ludwig Minkus 27, 28, 29, 30 March 1, 2, 3, 5 April 2008 Conductor: A. Manuli Thèâtre du Capitol, Toulouse production, solo and ballet company
Manon Lescaut, by Giacomo Puccini 17, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29 May 2008 Conductor: Stefano Ranzani
Caucasus Passion 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 June 2008 Conductor: Azamat Baste The Nalmes State Academic Dance Company
Werther, by Jules Massenet 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19 October 2008 Conductor: Stefano Ranzani
Don Gregorio, by Gaetano Donizetti 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13 December 2008 Conductor: F.M. Carminati
2008 Symphony season
The Moscow Soloists January 16, 2008 Conductor and Viola soloist: Yuri Bashmet Recital - Music by Schubert, Hoffmeisterm Dvorak
German Brass January 24, 2008 Recital - Music by Bach, Rimsky Korsakov, Vivaldi
Ola Rudner Conductor 1, 2 February 2008 Piano: Ilia Kim Music by Rimsky Korsakov, Shostakovich, Brahms
Marko Letonja Conductor 9, 10 February 2008 Music by Prokofiev, Bernstein, Gershwin
Nelson Freire Pianist 27 February 2008 Recital - Music by Mendelssohn, Schumann, Debussy, Chopin
Lu Jia Conductor 14, 15 March 2008 Music by Mozart, Shostakovich
Chorus 21, 22 March 2008 Massimo Bellini Theater Chorus
Eliot Fisk, Paco Pena - guitar March 31, 2008 Recital
Stefano Ranzani Conductor 11, 12 April 2008 Music by Beethoven
Stefano Ranzani Conductor 18, 19 April 2008 Music by Strauss, Mendelssohn
Stefano Ranzani Conductor 26, 27 April 2008 Violoncellist: Giovanni Sollima Music by Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Schumann
Chloe Hanslip Violinist - Roderick Chadwich Pianist May 12, 2008 Recital - Music by Beethoven, Prokofiev, Franck, Ysaye/Saint-Saëns
Box office
Massimo Bellini Theater,
Piazza Vincenzo Bellini
Tel +39.095.71.50.921.
Fax +39.095.31.61.50
Opening hours: Mon. - Sat. 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM and 5 PM - 7 PM (closed Monday and Saturday afternoons).
The box office opens an hour before performances.
