Palermo
Dettaglio Evento
from 23/01/2008 to 23/12/2008
Teatro Massimo, Palermo, 2008 Season
Teatro Massimo is the greatest symphonic music and opera house in Sicily. A historic theater, established in 1897, which now hosts the greatest national and international companies during its theater and music season.
2008 Opera and Ballet Season
Mefistofele, by Arrigo Boito from January 23 - 30, 2008 Conductor: Stefano Ranzani; Director: Giancarlo del Monaco
The Rake's Progress, by Igor Stravinsky from February 17 - 24, 2008 Conductor: Will Humburg; Director: Cesare Lievi
I Have a Dream from March 14 - 18, 2008 World premier ballet, Director: Beppe Menegatti
Anna Bolena, by Gaetano Donizetti from April 9 - 18, 2008 Conductor: Marco Guidarini; Director: Graham Vick Production by the Verona Philharmonics Theater
Trittico by Giacomo Puccini: Il Tabarro, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi from May 17 - 25, 2008 Conductor: Paolo Arrivabeni; Director: Giovanni Scandella, Giulio Ciabatti, Francesco Micheli
Manon Lescaut, by Giacomo Puccini from June 13 - 19, 2008 Conductor: Giampaolo Bisanti; Director: Piefrancesco Maestrini
I Puritani, by Vincenzo Bellinifrom September 21 - 28, 2008 Conductor: Friederich Haider; Director: Pier'Alli
From the House of the Dead, by di Leòs Janàcek from October 16 - 22, 2008 Conductor: Gabriele Ferro; Director: David Pountney Production by the Welsh National Opera
Carmen - ballet from November 4 - 6, 2008 Music: Georges Bizet and Marco Schiavoni; Director: Luciani Cannito Production by the Palermo Teatro Massimo foundation
Aida, by Giuseppe Verdi from November 26 - December 7, 2008 Conductor: Maurizio Benini; Director: Franco Zeffirelli Production by the Parma Toscanini Foundation
Swan Lake, by Tchaikovsky from December 18 - 23, 2008 Conductor: Fabrizio Maria Carminati; Choreography: Vladimir Derevianko Production by the Milan Scala Theater Foundation
2008 Concert Season
Concert February 11, 2008 Conductor: Esa Pekka Salonen Olivier Messiaen and Igor Stravinsky Philharmonic Orchestra
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, by Tchaikovsky Symphony n.7 in E major, by Anton Bruckner March 1, 2008 Conductor: Will Humburg
Desideri Mortali - Oratorio profano per Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa March 20, 2008 Author and Director: Giuseppe Cappuccio; Music: Paolo Vivaldi Rome Segreto Theater Production
Recital March 31, 2008 Piano: Krystian Zimerman In collaboration with the Amici della Musica Spettacolo Sicilian Association, non-season ticket
Opera arias and Concerti Grossi by Georg Friedrich Händel April 7, 2008 Conductor: Enrico Onofri
Summertime April 12, 2008 Sicilian and International lullabies. Vocals: Antonella Ruggiero Conductor: Valter Siviliotti; Director: Marco Caronna
Shéhérazade by Nikolai Rimski- Korsakov Alexander Nevsky, by Sergei Prokofiev April 29, 2008 Conductor: Dmitrij Kitajenko
La Serena May 5, 2008 Musical Journey along the coasts of the Mediterranean and Atlantic Ocean Arranged and conducted by: Jorge Varrecoso Goncalves
Petite Messe Solennelle, by Gioachino Rossini June 1, 2008 Conductor: Miguel Fabiàn Martinez
Missa solemnis in D major, op.123, by Ludwig van Beethoven October 29, 2008 Conductor: Gabriele Ferro
Piano concert n.2 in C minor, op.18, by Sergei Rachmaninoff Symphony n.2 in C major, op.61, by Robert Schumann November 8, 2008 Conductor: Lothat Koenigs
Teatro Massimo Box Office
Open Tuesdays to Sundays, 10 AM to 3 PM.
Tel. +39.091.60.535.980
The box office opens one hour prior to performances and closes a half an hour after the curtain rises.
Phone box office: Toll free Hello Ticket: 800.90.70.80 Mondays through Sundays, 10 AM to 5 PM. International and mobile calls:+39.06.48.078.400 Fax: +39.091.322.949
