beccafico -tuna,caperandolivepasta -involtino swordfish- dessert

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TWO way anchovies – Beccafico (anchovy fish cake and fried 

BECCAFICO

500 G of Fillets anchovies with tails
150 g of fresh breadcrumbs
50 g of olive oil
3 tablespoons of freshly chopped parsley
50 g of parmesan cheese
30 g Pine nuts
30 g of Raisins
1 orange juiced
Bay leaves

 

 

 

Procedure :

Mix all the following together : breadcrumbs – olive oil -salt and pepper –  parsley -parmesan -pine nuts – raisins – 1/2 the amount of the orange  juice (taste to balance flavours )

Create a nice soft texture and into a manageable paste with a soft sticky consistency .

Once your anchovies have been filleted  , open them up put a bit of the filling and roll them, separate each rolled anchored with a bay leaf . Adding the next time so they are all nicely , tight and close together .

 

They will go in the open for 10 minutes at 180°c , at half time add the remaining orange juice on top .

Viola Buon Appetite !!

 

 

 

Fried anchovies –

Fresh and cleaned anchovies dusted in semola flour only and friend in a vegatble oil ( we either use sunflower or peanut oil).

 

 

Busiate Pasta 

Long thin metal skewers  .  called ferro, a metal spike . . However, a thin wooden skewer works as a substitute are great . .

1/2 kg  of semola flour

a table spoon of  olive oil

250 ml of water

a large pinch salt

Preparing the pasta

On a clean surface add all the flour and create a well with a hole in the middle . 

in the hole gently add the water and with your hand slow mix the flour into water . continue adding the water , from crumbs slowly the dough will start to stick together . add your olive and contuse needing the dough  until you get a nice firm dough. This process should take about 10-15 minutes . 

let rest for 30-40 minutes

roll the dough into long thin  sausages and with your stick you are ready to do roll your busiate .

Technique – your saw It !!!

Cook the  busiate in  a nice salted boiling water for around 8 – 10 minutes

Tuna -Capers – Olives – Tomatos  sauce  

250 g of fresh tuna diced
30 g of capers – chopped or use the super small ones whole
30 g of capers
100 g of filleted tomatoes
100 g of passata di tomato
1 glass of white wine
Olive oil
1 onion finely chopped
1 garlic finely chopped
1 bay leaf

 

 

 

swordfish / fillet beef meat  involtini 

 Involtini 

500 gr  of fish/ beef fillet  will feed 4 people
400 g Breadcrumb & herb mixture ( see below )
Oilve OilSamoriglio: a squeeze of  lemon -a large pinch oregano – 50 ml of olive oil –  pinch of salt
salt and Pepper
wooden skewers

Breadcrumb mixture for the filling of the fillets
400 g of white bread loaf or sliced bread – chopped in a food mixer
4 tables spoons of flat leaf parsley
100 g of Parmesan
1 garlic very thinly chopped
Mix all together and with your and hand  rub  together all the bread and herbs together , so all the herbs and garlic infuse together.

 

Putting together your Involtini

Take your fillets and cover in oil that they are coated .
Gently coat each fillet in the breadcrumb mixture .
Gently roll your fillets
Place on your skewer

Place in the oven for 8- 10 minutes at 180 °c

(see photo )

 

Confettura di  zucca 🎃  – Pumpkin Marmelade 

Kg 1  orange pumpkin diced 
G.350 sugar 
1 lemon skin and the juice 
Cinnamon  – 1 teaspoon 
1/2 teaspoon Nut meg 
60 ML  Amaretto liquor 

Soak the pumpkin in water and the sugar for 6 hours .
Add skin  and juice of lemon and all the spices and liquor 
Cook for at least an hour . 
Place into sterilised jars 

 

 

 

 

 

prawns orange and fennel -busiate zucchini – involtini grouper/ amberjack

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Cooked  Nasa prawns with Orange & fennel  Salad x 4 people


300 g of  prawns –boil with shells on – we cooked them in boiling water with lemon and 2 bays leafs and took them out  after 1  minute (don’t cook them more than 1 minute ) – place them immediately in ice afterwards and they are ready to peel. 
Dress the prawns right till the end with half a lemon – a table spoon of oil and pinch of salt . 

4-5 Oranges – peeled and cut into segments avoiding the skin and all the white part 
1 fennel Bulb sliced julienne, include the bottom heart of the fennel , discard the fennel leaves .
1 table spoons of red wine vinegar
A lug extra virgin Olive oil
Salt and pepper to your liking 

Procedure 

we dressed the fennel with the red wine vinegar and  olive oil , pinch of salt.

Dish your plate on the bottom with the fennel  and then add the  orange segments  and a few prawns  on top.

Violà

 

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Zucchini pesto – with mint and almonds x 4 people 

  • 2 zucchini cut in half and sliced to about less than 1 cm width.
  • 1 clove garlic- finely chopped
  • 3  tablespoons almond
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves
  • 1/4 cup fresh mint leave
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • 2-4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (depends how thick you want your pesto)

In a pan add oil and garlic and let fry for a few minutes keeping on it . Make sure theres enough oil that there are no dry patches in the pan .

Add zucchini a soften and a few basil leaves

after 10 minutes put  this in a food mixer -add almond – mint – oil and salt and pepper

Viola done !!

 

 

 

 

 

2016 Calendar Events Taormina

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EVERY WEEK 

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Every Saturday 08:00 – 13:00 – Giardini Naxos 
Rione Recanati Giardini Naxos , Sicily 
Weekly market – In Giardini Naxos (5 kms form Taormina) takes place a weekly market every Saturday. There is a great selection of clothes, socks, handbags and household items. Some merchants offer fruit and vegetables.

Every Sunday from 08:00 – Catania 
Porto di Catania, via Beato Cardinale Giuseppe Dusmet Catania, Sicily
Mercatino delle pulci – Flea Market

Everyday 08:00 – 14:00 – Catania 
Piazza Carlo Alberto Catania , Sicily 
“Fera o Luni”: daily market – A place where you can find basicly everything, walking among colours and scents from the ancient part of Catania.

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JANUARY 2016 

ART  Untill the 30th January 2016 

Until 30 January 2016 Palazzo Ciampoli, 98039 Taormina (ME),
Sicily Art exhibition : Tra arte e storia – an exhibition, showing paintings by Antonello da Messina followers; an artistic testimony of XV and XVI century Sicilian Culture.

ART Untill  – 14 feb 2016 Monday – Friday  9.00 – 19.00 Saturday 9.00 – 23.00 Sunday  09.00 – 22.00Marc Chagall.jpg

Museo Civico al Castello Ursino, Piazza Federico II di Svevia, 3, Catania, Sicily 
Chagall: Love and Life: 140 works by Marc Chagall. The exhibition tells of the poetic of the jewish artist, influenced by the great love for his wife Bella and the pain of his untimely death in 1944, retracing his life and his art, that was mingling of the major Western European traditions – from the original Jewish culture to Russia, meeting with the French avant-garde painting.
http://www.comune.catania.it/

ART Until 17 january  2016 9:00 – 20:00 
Galleria Luigi Sturzo, Piazza Municipio Caltagirone(CT), Sicily 
Christmas showcased in Caltagirone: The exhibition of famous cribs, as traditional set up in churches, museums, public and private, and also various artifacts related to the theme of Christmas.
http://www.comune.caltagirone.ct.it/ +39.0933.41815 – 7 +39.0933.41840

CHRISTMAS Until 06 january 2016  9.00 – 12.30 / 16.00-19.30
Chiesa di Santa Maria della Neve, via Provinciale per Riposto Acireale(CT), Sicily
Acireale cribs: a traditional cribs route. In the church of “Santa Maria della neve” there will be an ancient, dating back to 1700.
http://www.comune.acireale.ct.it/ 0039 0957645379 00393474007030

CHRISTMAS Until 06 january 2016
Castelmola (ME) , Sicily 
Christmas in Castelmola – Along the main street of the contrade between the medieval village of Castelmola and Taormina you can admire the cribs made by the locals lit with small lights
http://www.comune.castelmola.me.it/

ART Until 6 january  2016
Palazzo duchi di Santo Stefano – Via de Spuches, Taormina , Sicily 
Art exhibition: an exhibition of three sicilian artists: Togo, Bruno Samperi and Antonello Blandi.
http://www.comune.taormina.me.it/

ART Until 3 january 2016 10:30 -20:00
Sala delle Grida -Camera di Commercio Via Cappuccini, 2, 95124 Catania , Sicily 

Antiquamente: Works by Renoir, Guttuso, Chagall, Toulouse-Lautrec and Giacomo Balla exhibited exceptionally together. This year the event has featured works and objects from the fourteenth to the nineteenth century.
A great event, made even richer by an extraordinary collateral exhibition of maps of Sicily, dating from the sixteenth century onwards, which – thanks to the many representations of the island and its borders – will allow the visitor to know the conditions in which the Sicilian people lived in past centuries.
0039095 736 1111

NEW YEAR SWIM 1 january 2016 
Villagonia (Train Station) Taormina, Sicily 
Corri Capodanno a Taormina – Tuffo a mare e corsa: a traditional meeting in Taormina, now in its 41th edition, envolving athlets from all the eastern coast; Before the run (about 10 kms) some partecipants will decide to swim for a while, celebrating an old habit introduced by the famous Chico Scimone.

MUSIC 1 january 2016 18:30 
Hotel San Domenico, Piazza San Domenico, 5  Taormina, Sicily
Concerto di Capodanno dell’Orchestra a Plettro di Taormina: new year’s concert performed by th e most traditional Taormina Orchestra.
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MUSIC 1 January 2016  19:00
Teatro Massimo Bellini, Via Giuseppe Perrotta, 12, 95131 Catania , Sicily 
Concerto di Capodanno: A classic new year’s concert, directed by Thomas Rosner
http://www.teatromassimobellini.it/

MUSIC 2 january 2016 12:00
Teatro Antico, Via del Teatro Greco, 1 Taormina, Sicily 
Concerto orchestra a fiati del Conservatorio di Messina: Verdi, Proch, Ponchielli, Rossini, Strauss e Tchaikovsky meet the fascinating setting of the Greek Theatre.

MUSIC 2 january 2016 19:30
Chiesa S. Caterina Taormina, Sicily 
Concert : Trinacria Saxophone Quartet

MUSIC 2 january 2016 21:00
Palasport, via dello stadio Acireale (CT)  Sicily
Lorenzo- Giovanotti in concert  : One of the most acclaimed italian pop singers in concert.
Ctbox.it http://www.soleluna.com/

MUSIC 3 january 2016 19:30
Chiesa S. Caterina Taormina , Sicily 
Concert: Davide Camarda & Roberta Vorzitelli: Piano meets vibes.

MUSIC 3 january 2016
Palacultura, Via boccetta Messina, Sicily
Quartetto Guadagnini: a strings quartet, born in 2012 by the union of 4 young musicians from Ravenna L’Aquila, Pescara and Bari, performing music by Schubert, Malipiero and Bartok.
http://www.palantonello.it/ 0039090 368 9711

MUSIC 4 january 2016 19:30
Chiesa S. Caterina Taormina, Sicily
Concert: Alessandro Russo, Aldo Filistad, Elisabetta Monaco e Yari Pavone.

MUSIC 5 january 2016 19:30
Chiesa S. Caterina Taormina , Sicily
Concert: Nadia Testa & Alessando Crosta

MUSIC 7 january 19:00
Teatro San Giorgi, Via Antonino di Sangiuliano, 233, 95131 Catania CT , Sicily 
Orchestra d’archi del Teatro Massimo Bellini
http://www.teatromassimobellini.it/sangiorgi.asp

MUSIC 9 january 2016 18:00
Palacultura, Via boccetta Messina, Sicily 
Il classicismo musicale: Progetto Beethoven – Francesca Dego and Francesca Leonardo will perform all Beethoven sonatas for Piano and violin.
http://www.palantonello.it/ 0039090 368 9711

MUSIC 10 january 2016 18:00
Palacultura, Via boccetta Messina , Sicily 
Joplin and the latin world: Marco Fumo (pianist) and Stefano Zenni (musicologist) will explain the importance of afro-american and latin music in our culture, playing musics from Scott Joplin, Manuel Saumell, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Ignacio Cervantes, Chiquinha Gonzaga, Zequinha de Abreu, Ernesto Nazareth.
http://www.palantonello.it/ 0039090 368 9711

MUSIC 16 january  2016 22:00
MA, Via Vela, 6, Catania CT, Sicily 
Musica Nuda: Petra Magoni & Feruccio Spinetti – a bit of jazz, a bit of songwriting, some elements of rock, some punk and the occasional classic vibe. When music is naked (Nuda) the are no boundaries. This is a brave project, almost a modern version of Renaissance “voice and bass accompaniment”
https://www.facebook.com/maconcerti http://www.musicanuda.com/ http://www.ctbox.it/

MUSIC 17 january 2016
Palacultura, Via boccetta Messina, Sicily 
Canta il cinema – History of the 30’s italian cinema, throughout original songs.
http://www.palantonello.it/ 0039090 368 9711

MUSIC 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24 january 2016
Teatro Massimo Bellini, Via Giuseppe Perrotta, 12, 95131 Catania , Sicily
Opera: Fedra, di Giovanni Paisiello: directed by Jerome Correas, Teatro Massimo Orchestra and Choro.
http://www.teatromassimobellini.it/

MUSIC 21 january 2016 19:00
Sala Laudamo, Palacultura, Via boccetta Messina, Sicily 
Amarì: a Sicilian Songbook – Biagio Guerrera voce – Matilde Politi voce, chitarra, fisarmonica e percussioni – Simona Di Gregorio voce, organetto – Giovanni Arena contrabbasso
http://www.palantonello.it/ 0039090 368 9711

MUSIC 23 january  2016 21:00
Palasport, via dello stadio Acireale (CT), Sicily 
Il Volo in concert – In the past few years alone, IL VOLO has performed all over the world, released massively-selling albums, joined legendary songstress Barbra Streisand on tour, and taken the stage for three highly acclaimed PBS specials .
http://www.ilvolomusic.com/ http://www.ctbox.it/

MUSIC 24 january  2016 18:00
Palacultura, Via boccetta Messina , Sicily 
Giuseppe Albanese, piano concert: “Après une lecture de Liszt” – Albanian has performed in the most important International stages such as the Metropolitan Museum, Rockefeller University and the Steinway Hall in New York; Konzerthaus Berlin; the Mozarteum in Salzburg; Steinway Hall in London; the Salle Cortot in Paris; there St. Petersburg Philharmonic, and he has collaborated
with the greatest conductors Christian Arming Daniel Oren, from Hubert to Soudant Jeffrey Tate.
http://www.palantonello.it/ 0039090 368 9711

MUSIC 26 january  2016 19:00
Teatro San Giorgi, Via Antonino di Sangiuliano, 233, 95131 Catania CT , Sicily 
Opera: Orlando, by George Frideric Händel: for the 500th anniversary of the release of Ludovico Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso.
http://www.teatromassimobellini.it/sangiorgi.asp

MUSIC 27 january  2016 21:00
Palacultura, Via boccetta Messina, Sicily 
Memorial Day: music, images, and words, to keep the memories alive – Mariko Hara at viola, Andrea Padova at piano, with the partecipation of some local schools.
http://www.palantonello.it/ 0039090 368 9711

SICILIAN PUPPET SHOW 27 january  2016 19:00
Teatro San Giorgi, Via Antonino di Sangiuliano, 233, 95131 Catania CT , Sicily 
I pupi dei Napoli: traditional sicilian puppets show, evocating stories and battles between christians and saracens.
http://www.teatromassimobellini.it/sangiorgi.asp

MUSIC 29-30 january 2016
Teatro Massimo Bellini, Via Giuseppe Perrotta, 12, 95131 Catania , Sicily 
Concerto Sinfonico: Director Francesco Attardi, Violin Geza Hosszu-Legocky, Orchestra Teatro Massimo Bellini – Musics from Brahms and Sgambati.
http://www.teatromassimobellini.it/

MUSIC 30 january 2016  18:00
Palacultura, Via boccetta Messina Sicily
Il Romanticismo musicale : Progetto Chopin – 150th anniversario della nascita di Busoni . Andrea padova performs at piano music from Chopin and Busoni.
http://www.palantonello.it/ 0039090 368 9711

CARNVAL 30-31 january  2016

Acireale (CT), Sicily  
Carnevale di Acireale: one of the most important and suggestive carnivals in all Europe.
http://www.carnevaleacireale.info

FEBRUARY  2016 

ART until 14 feb 2016 MON to FRI 9.00 – 19.00 SAT 9.00 – 23.00 SUN 09.00 – 22.00
Museo Civico al Castello Ursino, Piazza Federico II di Svevia, 3, Catania, Sicily 
Chagall: Love and Life: 140 works by Marc Chagall. The exhibition tells of the poetic of the jewish artist, influenced by the great love for his wife Bella and the pain of his untimely death in 1944, retracing his life and his art, that was mingling of the major Western European traditions – from the original Jewish culture to Russia, meeting with the French avant-garde painting.
http://www.comune.catania.it/

MUSIC 2 february 2016  21:00
Teatro Massimo Bellini, Via Giuseppe Perrotta, 12, 95131 Catania, Sicily 
Concerto di Sant’Agata
http://www.teatromassimobellini.it

RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL 3/5 february 2016
Catania, Sicily 
Festa di Sant’Agata: Three intense days celebrating the patron saint, for the most important festival of the year in the city of Catania.

MUSIC 3/7 february 2016
Teatro Vittorio Emanuele, Via Pozzo Leone, 5, 98122 Messina ME, Sicily 
Professor Kubinek meets the symphony – Tomáš Kubínek calls himself “certified lunatic & master of the impossible”; seeing the show we understand how these words are close to reality. Performance is designed to allow the Director and the Orchestra to be leaders and to involve the public without distorting its role.
http://www.teatrovittorioemanuele.it/ 0039090 896 6215

CARNIVAL 4/9 february 2016
Acireale (CT) , Sicily 
Carnevale di Acireale: one of the most important and suggestive carnivals in all Europe.
http://www.carnevaleacireale.info/

CARNIVAL 6/9 february 2016 
Francavilla di Sicilia (ME) Sicily
Carnevale francavillese – Among the main touristic events in Sicily. A “ritual” that recurs regularly every year since time immemorial.
http://www.comune.francavilladisicilia.me.it/

MUSIC 6 february 21:00
Teatro Massimo Bellini, Via Giuseppe Perrotta, 12, 95131 Catania , sicily 
Recital: violino Francesco D’Orazio – Violoncello Nicola Fiorino – Pianoforte – Giampaolo Nuti: Music by Ravel and D’Amico.
http://www.teatromassimobellini.it

MUSIC 7 february  2016 18:00
Palacultura, Via boccetta Messina Sicily 
Nicola Oteri (guitar) and The “Francesco Cilea” Philarmonic Orchestra – Two masterpieces for orchestra: Jupiter Symphony, one of the most majestic creations by Mozart, and the famous Aranjuez Concert by Joaquin Rodrigo, probably the best known composition for guitar and orchestra.
http://www.palantonello.it/ 0039090 368 9711

MUSIC 10 february 2016  19:00
Teatro San Giorgi, Via Antonino di Sangiuliano, 233, 95131 Catania CT, Sicily 
Javier Girotto e Quartetto Concentus
http://www.javiergirotto.com/ http://www.teatromassimobellini.it/sangiorgi.asp

MUSIC 11 february 2016 19:00
Palacultura, Via boccetta Messina, Sicily 
Marco Cappelli: Ricercari and improvisations. Early music and contemporary sounds – Ricercari & Improvisations consists of about an hour of music that offers a course in forms of Search and Fantasy, treated by antique and contemporary composers. The intention is to highlight the experimental components and improvisational compositions approaching aesthetic worlds far apart in time, thanks to a common attitude to experimentate. The performance is enhanced by the presence of VJ Andrea Pennisi Lapsus, that make even more impressive through the world of sound, images and colors created for this show.
http://www.palantonello.it/ 0039090 368 9711

FOOD 12/14 february 2016
Piedimonte Etneo (CT) Sicily
Festa del Cioccolato: a whole weekend between stands, to taste chocolate, delicacies, sweets. Cooking show, workshops, contests and entertainment.
http://www.comune.piedimonte-etneo.ct.it/

MUSIC 12-13 february 2016
Teatro Massimo Bellini, Via Giuseppe Perrotta, 12, 95131 Catania, Sicily 
Concerto sinfonico: conducted by Gunter Neuhold – Music by Wolgang Amadeus Mozart
http://www.teatromassimobellini.it

MUSIC 13 february  2016 18:00
Palacultura, Via boccetta Messina, Sicily 
Il romanticismo musicale: Progetto Chopin – Alessandro Deljavan plays 24 Chopin etudes
http://www.palantonello.it/ 0039090 368 9711

MUSIC 13 february 2016  22:00
MA, Via Vela, 6, Catania CT, Sicily 
Calibro 35 in concert – Calibro 35 is a cinematic funk band from Milan, Italy. It all started in summer 2007 when producer Tommaso Colliva (Muse, Franz Ferdinand, Phoenix, Arto Lindsay) invited Massimo Martellotta (Stewart Copeland, Eugenio Finardi, Mauro Pagani) on guitars and lapsteels, Enrico Gabrielli (PJ Harvey, John Parish, Mike Patton) on keyboards and brass, Fabio Rondanini (Afterhours, Roberto Angelini, Collettivo Angelo Mai) on drums and Luca Nano Cavina (Zeus, Transgender) on bass to be part of what was supposed to be a one-off studio project revisiting obscure Italian 60’s B-Movie Soundtrack.
https://www.facebook.com/maconcerti http://www.calibro35.net/ http://www.ctbox.it/

MUSIC 14 february  2016 18:00
Palacultura, Via boccetta Messina, Sicily 
Emanuele Arciuli: Walk in beauty – Included in the “American Paths” project, this piano concert will provide songs from Chick Corea, George Gershwin, Peter Garland, Jennifer Higdon and Fred Hersch.
http://www.palantonello.it/ 0039090 368 9711

MUSIC 18 february 2016 19:00 and 21:00
Palacultura, Via boccetta Messina, Sicily 
Pannonica Workshop «Up in the Air: la musica di Fred Hersch» – The figure and the stylistic of the pianist and composer Fred Hersch, always in perfect balance between jazz and classical music.
http://www.palantonello.it/ 0039090 368 9711

RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL 19 february 2016
address  Noto (SR) Sicily
Festa di San Corrado: Feast and procession of the Noto’s patron San Corrado Confalonieri. To lead and escort the urn, are the faithful bearers of San Corrado and the holders of “cilii” traditional votive torches.
http://www.comune.noto.sr.it/

MUSIC 19-20 february 2016
Teatro Massimo Bellini, Via Giuseppe Perrotta, 12, 95131 Catania, Sicily 
Ein deutsche requiem: conducted by Xu Zhong – Music by Brahms
http://www.teatromassimobellini.it

MUSIC / CINEMA 21 february 2016  18:00
Palacultura, Via boccetta Messina, Sicily 
Chroma ensemble: Note da oscar 2, il ritorno di un incanto: Film live music
http://www.palantonello.it/ 0039090 368 9711

MUSIC  24 febbraio 2016 19:00
Teatro San Giorgi, Via Antonino di Sangiuliano, 233, 95131 Catania CT, Sicily 
Mauro Ottolini e il suo “Trio campato in aria” – This Trio combines sound research and knowledge of the traditions, the use of traditional instruments (brass, violin, accordion) and experimentation of new languages. The result is a musical adventure that covers almost a century of jazz history, with fragments of Italian tradition, blues, gypsy, rumbas exotic ..
http://www.teatromassimobellini.it/sangiorgi.asp

MUISC 24 february 2016  21:00
MA, Via Vela, 6, Catania CT, Sicily 
Peppe Servillo & Solis Strig Quartet
https://www.facebook.com/SOLIS-STRING-QUARTET-53521371542/ http://www.ctbox.it/

MUSIC 24 february 2016 21:00
Teatro Vittorio Emanuele, Via Pozzo Leone, 5, 98122 Messina ME, Sicily 
Musica del XXI secolo: Philipe Glass, Michael Nyman, Arvo Part, Gavin Bryars – This concert will be a leap into the present, because it allows the public to appreciate contemporary musical moments, of various kinds: from the minimalist to those who prefer the scenic forms, to those still full of mystical and religious resonances.
http://www.teatrovittorioemanuele.it/ 0039090 896 6215

MUSIC 25 february 2016 21:00
Teatro Metropolitan Via Sant’Euplio, 21 Catania Sicily 
Carmen Consoli in concert: she was the first italian artist to perform at the Rome Olympic Stadium, the only italian to take part in the celebrations commemorating the death of Bob Marley; she played 3 sold out concerts in a row in New York, she has drawn inspiration from Verga and mythology. A magnificent combination of rocker and an intellectual, she has a voice filled with pain, compassion and strength.
http://www.carmenconsoli.it/ http://www.ctbox.it/

MUSIC 26 february 2016 21:00
Teatro ABC, Via Pietro Mascagni,92 Catania, Sicily
Dave Holland Trio – an English jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades. He has lived in the United States for over 40 years.[1]
His work ranges from pieces for solo performance to big band. Holland runs his own independent record label, Dare2, which he launched in 2005. He has explained his musical philosophy by quoting fellow jazz artist Sam Rivers: “Sam said, ‘Don’t leave anything out – play all of it.'”
http://daveholland.com/ http://www.ctbox.it/

MUSIC 26 february 2016 21:00
Palacultura, Via boccetta Messina, Sicily 
La leggenda di cuore vivo (per Giovanni Falcone) : with Orchestra cooperativa sinfonietta, musics by Melo Mafani
http://www.palantonello.it/ 0039090 368 9711

MUSIC 27-28 february 2016 21:00
Palasport, via dello stadio, Acireale (CT), Sicily 
Eros Ramazzotti in concert – one of the most famous italian artists in europe and latin world, performing his greatest tunes
http://www.ramazzotti.com/ http://www.ctbox.it/

MUSIC 28 february 2016 18:00
Palacultura, Via boccetta Messina, Sicily 
Duo Blanco – Sinacori quartetto Mitja: Hacekd overtures
http://www.palantonello.it/ 0039090 368 9711

MARCH 2016 

THEATRE 4/6 march 2016

Teatro Vittorio Emanuele, Via Pozzo Leone, 5, 98122 Messina, Sicily

L’instinct du déséquilibre – new creation, for the first time in Europe, speaks of a world suspended in which alive people trie to catch each other. A story of lies and disequilibrium. I’ts about “living together”, but in the end it’s all about loneliness and survival.

http://www.teatrovittorioemanuele.it/ 0039090 896 621

MUSIC 5 march 2016 18:00

Palacultura, Via boccetta Messina – Sicily

Quartetto Nous: musics by Schubert, Beethoven, Mendelssohn

http://www.palantonello.it/ 0039090 368 9711

MUSIC 5-13 march 2016

Teatro Massimo Bellini, Via Giuseppe Perrotta, 12, 95131 Catania – Sicily

Il Trovatore, di Giuseppe Verdi : conducted by Gianna Fratta, with Teatro Massimo Bellini Orchestra and Choir.

http://www.teatromassimobellini.it

MUSIC 6 march 2016

Centro ZO, Piazzale Asia, 6, Catania CT – Sicily

Mario Caroli – Flute, Manuela Cigno – Piano: The design of its programs and the breadth of repertoire show a unique and authentic approach to the profession, as well as a highly personal artistic trajectory. In his recital he is switching from Ferneyhougha Marin Marais with the same disarming simplicity. In his art there are no barriers between the repertoires, and he rejects the classification of “specialist” of a limited kind of repertoire: Mario Caroli belongs to the small circle of artists able to play a classical concert and the most complex contemporary with the virtuosity and the same vivid musicality.

  1. www.ame.ct.i 0039095 816 8912

MUSIC 6 march 2016 18:00

Palacultura, Via boccetta Messina – Sicily

Pinuccia Giarmanà – Piano, Francesca Caratozzolo – Voice: Bouillon pétillant avec Erik – Show/Concert with musics by Erik Satie;

http://www.palantonello.it/ 0039090 368 9711

MUSIC 9/19 march 2016

Ragusa, Sicily

Festa di San Giuseppe – Solemn celebrations in honor of the Patriarch St. Joseph, patron of the universal Church, in Ragusa. Traditional “Dinner of St. Joseph.”

http://www.comune.ragusa.gov.it/

MUSIC 10 march 2016 19:00

Sala Laudamo, Teatro Vittorio Emanuele, Via Pozzo Leone, 5, 98122 Messina ME – Sicily

Pluriverso Trio: musics by Ornette Coleman, Chares Mingus, Thelonius Monk, John Coltrane.

http://www.teatrovittorioemanuele.it/ 0039090 896 6215

MUSIC 11 march 2016 21:00

Teatro Metropolitan Via Sant’Euplio, 21 Catania, Sicily

Francesco De Gregori in concert – a rare sicilian concert by one of the most beloved italian songwriters of all times.

http://www.ctbox.it/ http://francescodegregori.net/

MUSIC 11-12 march 2016 21:00

Palasport, via dello stadio, Acireale (CT), Sicily

Claudio Baglioni e Gianni Morandi – Capitani coraggiosi Tour – this concert is a mix of of these two historical italian singers, for the first time sharing a stage together, after 40 years long careers.

http://www.ctbox.it/ http://www.baglionimorandilive.it/

MUSIC 13 march 2016 18:00

Palacultura, Via boccetta Messina – Sicily

Cettina Donato Trio: Third. Original musics by Cettina Donato – Pianist, composer, arranger, Cettina Donato was born and grew up in Messina; he has a degree in Jazz Composition and Performance at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston (USA). She has a degree in classical piano, Jazz, music teaching at the Conservatory Corelli. He also holds a BA in Social Psychology at the University of Messina. She studied jazz with Ray Santisi, Joanne Brackeen,

Laszlo Gardony, Salvatore Bonafede, Ken Pullig, just to name a few. She held concerts in Italy (including at Umbria Jazz), and the United States (also at the prestigious Jordan Hall in Boston).

http://www.palantonello.it/ 0039090 368 9711

MUSIC 15 march 2016 21:00

Teatro Massimo Bellini, Via Giuseppe Perrotta, 12, 95131 Catania – Sicily

Ciclo Grandi Interpreti: Joaquin Achucarro at piano: music by Brahms, Chopin, Mompou, Granados. “There is something special with Achucarro. Very few musicians can extract this kind of sound from the piano” — Sir Simon Rattle

http://www.teatromassimobellini.it http://www.achucarro.com/

16 march 2016 21:00

Teatro Vittorio Emanuele, Via Pozzo Leone, 5, 98122 Messina, Sicily

Piano and orchestra Concert: Mario Galeano plays Mozart – Mario Galeani, born Messina, is considered one of the most important Italian pianists of his generation. He will offer, during this concert, pages taken from both the classical repertoire from the modern one that will allow the public to appreciate his talent recognized.

http://www.teatrovittorioemanuele.it/ 0039090 896 6215

MUSIC 17 march 2016 19:00

Sala Laudamo, Teatro Vittorio Emanuele, Via Pozzo Leone, 5, 98122 Messina ME – Sicily

Less of five: original musics by Giorgio Occhipinti – A group of musicians from various generations, representing the Sicilian jazz scene at the highest level.

http://www.teatrovittorioemanuele.it/ 0039090 896 6215

MUSIC 18 march 2016 21:00

Teatro ABC, Via Pietro Mascagni,92 Catania, Sicily

Jacques Morelenbaum Cello Samba Trio – No group may be more appropriate to pay tribute to the music of Antonio Carlos (affectionately Tom) Jobim than the cellist Jaques Morelenbaum’s.

Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1954, Morelenbaum discovers the cello when he was twelve. Certainly it does not sound a typical tool for the Brazilian popular music, yet with it Morelenbaum has indelibly linked its name to that of the greatest exponents of modern music Cariocas, as well as artists from other sources, both geographic and stylistic: Egberto Gismonti, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Cesária Évora, Madredeus, Carlinhos Brown, Gal Costa.

http://www.ctbox.it/

MUSIC 19 march 2016 18:00

Palacultura, Via boccetta Messina – Sicily

Mia Miljkovic at piano: Musics by Chopin and Rachmaninoff

http://www.palantonello.it/ 0039090 368 9711

MUSIC 20 march 2016 18:00

Palacultura, Via boccetta Messina – Sicily

Violin Concert: Stefan Milenkovich – musics by Bach, Ysaye, Paganini, Kreisler, Rode – After two seasons the return of extraordinary violinist Stefan Milenkovich, one of today’s most beloved musicians. Milenkovich is also a great popularizer, with an immense natural propensity to communicate, always creating an atmosphere of great tune with the public.

http://www.palantonello.it/ 0039090 368 9711

MUSIC 16 march 2016 19:00

Teatro San Giorgi, Via Antonino di Sangiuliano, 233, 95131 Catania CT – Sicily

Ottetto di fiati – Brass octet from Teatro Massimo Bellini: music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

http://www.teatromassimobellini.it/sangiorgi.asp

MUSIC 23 march 2016 19:00

Teatro San Giorgi, Via Antonino di Sangiuliano, 233, 95131 Catania CT – Sicily, taormina

Quintetto di ottoni siciliani – Sicilian brass quintet: music by Morricone, Rota, Anonimo, Greaves, Bernstein, Ortolano, Bizet, Handel, Grim, Ciaikovskij.

http://www.teatromassimobellini.it/sangiorgi.asp

MUSIC 25 march 2016 21:00

Teatro Massimo Bellini, Via Giuseppe Perrotta, 12, 95131 Catania – Sicily

La settimana Santa – The Holy week : conducted by Gennaro Cappabianca – Music by Poulenc, Pergolesi, Paisiello.

http://www.teatromassimobellini.it

MUSIC 26 march 2016 22:00

MA, Via Vela, 6, Catania CT, Sicily

Acustico: Lello Analfino & Tintura in concert – Lello Analfino began to make music when still did not know either what was the music. Forced his parents to take him to piano school but after a couple of lessons Grandmaster Finestrella told the mother that the boy was brought only to hear the music not to study it…ever judgement was spot on.

Lello joins all the effects in TINTURIA band, in 1996, started playing keyboards, before becoming the lead singer and frontman of the group.

The artistic vein creative and ingenious of Lello soon becomes the expression and light and irreverent image, but never banal, of the TINTURIA. Author of texts and music, Lello flows in TINTURIA project all his creativity, able to effortlessly from pop to reggae, from funk to rap-with a dash of folk in his Sicilian roots innate moored in Sicilian sea.

https://www.facebook.com/maconcerti http://www.tinturia.it/ http://www.ctbox.it/

30 march 2016 19:00

Teatro San Giorgi, Via Antonino di Sangiuliano, 233, 95131 Catania CT – Sicily

Enrico Pierannunzi at Piano: Il canto delle differenze – Born in Rome in 1949, Enrico Pieranunzi has long been one of the best-known and appreciated pianists in the international jazz scene.

Pianist, composer, arranger, he has recorded more than 70 CDs, ranging from solo piano to trio, from duo to quintet and working in concert and in the studio with Chet Baker, Lee Konitz, Paul Motian, Charlie Haden Chris Potter, Marc Johnson, Joey Baron.

http://www.teatromassimobellini.it/sangiorgi.asp http://www.enricopieranunzi.eu/

OPERA 30 march 2016

Teatro Vittorio Emanuele, Via Pozzo Leone, 5 98122 Messina, Sicily

Opera: La Boheme, by Giacomo Puccini – Conducted by Marco Alibrando, a rendition of one of the most representative italian operas all over the world.

http://www.teatrovittorioemanuele.it/ 0039090 896 6215

MUSIC 31 march 2016 21:00

Teatro Metropolitan Via Sant’Euplio, 21 Catania, Sicily

 Massimo Ranieri: Sogno e son desto 3 – concert of one the most famous italian pop singers.

http://www.massimoranieri.it/ http://www.ctbox.it/

MUSIC 9/19 march 2016

Ragusa , sicily 
Festa di San Giuseppe – Solemn celebrations in honor of the Patriarch St. Joseph, patron of the universal Church, in Ragusa. Traditional “Dinner of St. Joseph.”
http://www.comune.ragusa.gov.it/

 APRIL

1 april 2016

Casa Cuseni, Via Leonardo da Vinci 5, 98039 Taormina ME

Art exhibition: Wilhelm Von Gloeden – Von Gloeden was a German photographer who worked mainly in Italy. He is mostly known for his pastoral nude studies of Sicilian boys, which usually featured props such as wreaths or amphoras suggesting a setting in the Greece or Italy of antiquity.

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1 april 2016

Giardini Naxos (ME), Sicily

Traditional 1 april Market: Every year, along Giardini Naxos Sea Front (5 kms from Taormina), a traditional street market. Great selection of clothes, socks, handbags and household items. Some merchants offer fruit and vegetables.

1 april 2016

Teatro Massimo Bellini, Via Giuseppe Perrotta, 12, 95131 Catania – Sicily

Recital Piano and Violin: Lorenzo Mazzamuto & Alessandro Mazzamuto – musics by Part, Franck, Mozart, Prokofiev

http://www.teatromassimobellini.it

2 april 2016 18:00

Palacultura, Via boccetta Messina – Sicily

Trio Raffaello: musics by Haydn, Mendelssohn, Shostakovic – The Raffaello Trio was established in 2008 at the prestigious school of the Tchaikovsky Trio and of the Trieste Trio at the Chigiana Academy.

It is the result of a solid chamber tradition combined with a collection of important and significant experiences that the three members of the trio have developed over the years, in intense concert activity, often side by side with great names of international concert music.

http://www.palantonello.it/ http://trioraffaello.com/ 0039090 368 9711

3 april 2016 18:00

Palacultura, Via boccetta Messina – Sicily

Enrica Ciccarelli at piano: “Donne” – A fascinating tribute to the woman by a great performer; a piano recital dedicated almost entirely by women composers of the nineteenth and twentieth century

http://www.palantonello.it/ 0039090 368 9711

4 april 2016 21:00

Teatro Metropolitan Via Sant’Euplio, 21 Catania, Sicily

Franco Battiato and Alice in Concert: Concert by two important italian musical stars. Battiato is and has been for decades one of the most popular pop singer-songwriters in Italy. His unique sound, song-crafting and especially his lyrics, often containing philosophical, religious, and culturally exotic references, as well as tackling or painting universal themes about the human condition – unusual subjects for pop songs – earned him a unique spot on Italy’s music scene, and the nickname of “Il Maestro” (“The Master” or “The Teacher”). His work includes songwriting and joint production efforts with several Italian and international musicians and pop singers, including the long-lasting professional relationship with Italian singer Alice. 

http://www.battiato.it/ http://www.ctbox.it/

6 april 2016 21:00

Teatro Vittorio Emanuele, Via Pozzo Leone, 5 98122 Messina, Sicily

Giovanni Renzo: music for piano and orchestra – The concert will offer to the public of Vittorio Emanuele a fine selection of pieces for piano and orchestra. The concert will be enriched by a musical suite, “La distanza della luna”, conceived as a kind of poetic journey into the universe’s deepest self and proposed in a version for orchestra.

http://www.teatrovittorioemanuele.it/ 0039090 896 6215

8 april 2016 21:00

Teatro ABC, Via Pietro Mascagni,92 Catania, Sicily

Dobet Gnahore band: Dobet Gnahoré, a singer, dancer and percussionist from the Ivory Coast, inherited the force of the “Bété“ tradition from her father, Boni Gnahoré, a master percussionist who plays with the Abidjan-based Ki-Yi Mbock Company, directed by Werewere Liking. Dobet sings in a range of African languages including Bété, Fon, Baoule, Lingala, Malinke, Mina or Bambara, thereby reproducing the Pan-African tradition of the Ki Yi Mbock group. On stage, her voice, her charisma and her huge presence, the result of several years theatrical and choreographic work, has great audience appeal.

http://www.dobetgnahore.com/ http://www.ctbox.it/

9 april 2016 18:0

Palacultura, Via boccetta Messina – Sicily

Ludovica Rana:Violoncello – Alessandro Taverna: Piano – Musics by Chopin and Beethoven

http://www.palantonello.it/ 0039090 368 9711

10 april 2016 18:00

Palacultura, Via boccetta Messina – Sicily

Giannalisa Arena: Clavicembalo – Piero Cartosio: Flauto traversiere – Patrizio Germone: violino – «Pièces de Clavecin en concerts» – Included in the three-year project of early music with Piero Cartosio, a cornerstone of the instrumental production of the late French Baroque “Piéces de Clavecin en Concerts” by Jean Philippe Rameau.

http://www.palantonello.it/ 0039090 368 9711

12/17 april 2016

Teatro Massimo Bellini, Via Giuseppe Perrotta, 12, 95131 Catania – Sicily

Cosmogonia: Balletto Flamenco, by Compania Sara Calero –

http://www.saracalero.com/ http://www.teatromassimobellini.it

15/17 april 2016

Teatro Vittorio Emanuele, Via Pozzo Leone, 5 98122 Messina, Sicily

Golem: English show with Italian surtitles – A mix of handmade animation, live music and entertainment, Golem is a twenty-first century despotic fable, which explores skillfully and with satire one of the great issues of the modern world: who and what control our technologies.

http://www.teatrovittorioemanuele.it/ 0039090 896 6215

16 april 2016 18:00

Palacultura, Via boccetta Messina – Sicily

Un thé tango per Evita: Musica and Tango in honour of Evita Peron.

http://www.palantonello.it/ 0039090 368 9711

17 april 2016 18:00

Palacultura, Via boccetta Messina – Sicily

Sikelè Orchestra: «A Winging Flock» – musics and arrangements by Stefano Maltese

http://www.palantonello.it/ 0039090 368 9711

20 april 2016 19:00

Teatro San Giorgi, Via Antonino di Sangiuliano, 233, 95131 Catania CT – Sicily

Etna Incanto: Teatro Massimo Bellini Choir in concert – Conducted by Ross Craigmile

http://www.teatromassimobellini.it/sangiorgi.asp

22-23 april 2016

Teatro Massimo Bellini, Via Giuseppe Perrotta, 12, 95131 Catania – Sicily

Leslie Howard: concert for piano and orchestra – musics by Liszt, Saint Saens, Mussorgskji, Dukas.

http://www.leslie-howard.com/ http://www.teatromassimobellini.it

23 april 2016 21:00

Teatro Metropolitan Via Sant’Euplio, 21 Catania, Sicily

Alex Britti in Concert: Alex Britti is an Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist. He worked with other musicians like Buddy Miles, Billy Preston and Louisiana Red and toured Europe with Rosa King. He had his first hit in 1998 when Solo una volta (o tutta la vita) made it to the top of the Italian charts. In 1999 he won in the newcomers category at the San Remo festival with the song ‘’Oggi sono io’’

http://www.alexbritti.com/ http://www.ctbox.it/

23 april 2016 18:00

Palacultura, Via boccetta Messina – Sicily

Santi Calabrò at piano: Musics by Ravel and Scrjabin

http://www.palantonello.it/ http://www.ilcorrieremusicale.it/author/santicalabro/ 0039090 368 9711

24 april 2016 18:00

Palacultura, Via boccetta Messina – Sicily

Maria Tetryakova Piano Recital: musics by Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Prokof’ev – Laudamo Philharmonic is proud to host this very valuable young pianist whose musical career began at age 5 and 9 years old she debuted as a soloist with a symphony orchestra. Soloist of the Philharmonic Society of the State in Moscow, she also recorded for Russia, French and italian Tvs and Radios.

http://www.palantonello.it/ 0039090 368 9711

29-30 april 2016

Teatro Massimo Bellini, Via Giuseppe Perrotta, 12, 95131 Catania – Sicily

Musica è Donna: Shostakovic and Penderecki musics, performed by Teatro Massimo Orchestra and the leading presence of 5 high talented women.

http://www.teatromassimobellini.it

30 april 2016 18:00

Palacultura, Via boccetta Messina – Sicily

Il duo Flauto e Piano a Parigi e Praga nel Novecento: musics by Gaubert, Feld, Dayen

http://www.palantonello.it/ 0039090 368 9711

MAY 

DANCE 01 may 2016 11:00

Afrobar, Lungomare Kenedy, Catania (CT) – Sicily

One day music Festival 2016: in three words: sun, beach, music. Festival, dancefloor with live music and DJ sets for thousands of youngs involving rock artists, – rap – house / techno –

reggae – drum and bass – Electro music.

http://www.ctbox.it http://www.onedaymusic.it/

MUSIC & DANCE 04 may 2016 19:00

Teatro San Giorgi, Via Antonino di Sangiuliano, 233, 95131 Catania CT – Sicily

Tango para escuchar: Graziella Alessi, Alfredo D’urso, Francesco Bazzano – Musics by Ramirez, Gardel, Piazzolla, Delfino, Rodriguez, and more.

http://www.teatromassimobellini.it/sangiorgi.asp

MUSIC 06,07 May 2016

Teatro Massimo Bellini, Via Giuseppe Perrotta, 12, 95131 Catania – Sicily

Luigi Piovano, concerto for Violoncello and orchestra – musics by Saint Saens and Franck. With the Teatro Massimo Orchestra.

http://www.teatromassimobellini.it

MUSIC 07 may 2016 21:00

Palasport, via dello stadio, Acireale (CT) – Sicily

Antonello Venditti in concert: One of the most famous songwriters in concert

http://www.ctbox.it http://www.antonellovenditti.it/

MUSIC 07 may 2016

Palacultura, Via boccetta Messina, Sicily

Hammond special quintet – Jazz music.

http://www.palantonello.it/ 0039090 368 9711

MUSIC 07 may 2016 22:00

MA, Via Vela, 6, Catania CT – Sicily

Roy Paci in Combo Solar: Ska/jazz music by a great sicilian artist, also known for his battle against Mafia.

https://www.facebook.com/maconcerti http://www.roypaci.it/ http://www.ctbox.it/

MUSIC 11 may 2016 19:00

Teatro San Giorgi, Via Antonino di Sangiuliano, 233, 95131 Catania CT – Sicily

Aetna String Quartet – Musics by Bach, Borodin, Haydn

http://www.teatromassimobellini.it/sangiorgi.asp

MUSIC 13 may 2016 21:00

Teatro Metropolitan Via Sant’Euplio, 21 Catania, Sicily

Daniele Silvestri in concert: an italian songwriter, introducing his new album, in a collection of rhythms, dances, dramatic lyrics.

http://www.ctbox.it/ http://www.danielesilvestri.it/

MUSIC 13 may 2016 21.30

Teatro ABC, Via Pietro Mascagni 92, Catania, Sicily

Steven Bernstein and Paolo Sorge Trio – The American trumpeter, best known for his work with The Lounge Lizards, Sex Mob and Spanish Fly and the Millennial Territory Orchestra.

www.stevenbernstein.net

THEATRE 13 may – 19 june 2016

Teatro Greco, Viale Paradiso, 96100 Siracusa (SR), Sicily

Elettra – Alcesti – classic plays, in the old greek theatre in Syracuse.

http://www.indafondazione.org/it/ http://www.vivaticket.it/

MUSIC 14,15 may 2016

Teatro Massimo Bellini, Via Giuseppe Perrotta, 12, 95131 Catania, Sicily

Valentina Lisitsa, concerto for piano and orchestra – musics by Rachmaninov and Strauss. Conducted by Damian Iorio. With the Teatro Massimo Orchestra.

http://www.teatromassimobellini.it

MUSIC : 15 may 2016 21:00

Palasport, via dello stadio, Acireale (CT) – Sicily

Marco Mengoni in concert: acclaimed X-factor winner sings his most representative tunes. Pop music

http://www.ctbox.it www.marcomengoni.it

FOOD :  23 may 2016

Taormina (ME), Sicily

Cibo Nostrum – Food and excellence. Work in progress………

OPERA 25-31 may 2016

Teatro Massimo Bellini, Via Giuseppe Perrotta, 12, 95131 Catania, Sicily

La sonnambula – Opera. Music by Vincenzo Bellini, conducted by Sebastiano Rolli.

http://www.teatromassimobellini.it

JUNE

THEATRE 01 june 2016 19:00

Teatro San Giorgi, Via Antonino di Sangiuliano, 233, 95131 Catania CT – Sicily

Rita Marcotulli Duo

http://www.teatromassimobellini.it/sangiorgi.asp

MUSIC 05 june 2016

Teatro Antico and other locations, Taormina (ME) Sicily

Duran Duran: Paper Gods Tour 2016 – Rock, synthpop

http://www.ctbox.it www.duranduran.com

BALLET 7-12 june 2016

Teatro Massimo Bellini, Via Giuseppe Perrotta, 12, 95131 Catania, Sicily

Spartacus – Ballet. Music by Aram Khachaturian, with the Pilsen Opera Ballet.

http://www.teatromassimobellini.it

TAORMINA FILM FESTIVAL 11-18 june 2016

Teatro Antico and other locations, Taormina (ME) Sicily

Taormina Film Festival, 62nd Edition – in its 60 years of history, Taormina film festival celebrated the industry of movies and its stars, coming every year. Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe, Robert de Niro, John Turturro, Ben Stiller, alongside their movies, have been protagonists of the past editions.

www.taorminafilmfest.it

MUSIC 15 june 2016 21:00

Teatro Massimo Bellini, Via Giuseppe Perrotta, 12, 95131 Catania, Sicily

Quartetto Guadagnini, string quartet in concert – musics by Schubert and Bartok.

http://www.teatromassimobellini.it

MUSIC & DANCE 16-19 june 2016

Archivio Comunale and other locations, Taormina (ME) Sicily

Taormina Tango Festival – The first Tango Festival in Taormina will be held 16 to 19 June 2016, in the name of being sicilian. It will host internationally renowned masters: CLAUDIO FORTE and BARBARA CARPINO, from Syracuse, and the Argentine masters GUSTAVO GUARNIERI and GABRIELA PEREA, CARINA MORRUDO and MAXIMILIANO AVILA, argentine choreograpers of tango & folklore, with a special appearance by JOHANA COPES and ALEJANDRO BERON, from Buenos Aires, accompanied by the best music selections of the most beloved Sicilian musicalizadores: Don Giovanni Scavuzzo from Enna, Don Giovanni Nifosì da Messina, Don Salvo D’Urso from Catania, Don Sergio Piscitello from Palermo and Donna Analìa La Rubia from Buenos Aires.

Taorminatangofestival.it

Below the details

16 june 2016 Tango 

Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano, Via de Spuches, Taormina (ME), Sicily

11:00 a.m. Press Conference and Presentation of The Festival Program

17:00 p.m. Chacarera stage with Carina Morrudo, free entrance

Biblioteca-Archivio Comunale, Taormina (ME) Sicily

18:30 p.m. “Fervore di Buenos Aires – Omaggio a J.L. Borges” – Fulvia Toscano presents readings and conversations on the relationship between the Argentine writer and the tango,

with listening to voice of the poet and screening interview.

Piazza IX Aprile, Taormina (ME), Sicily

20:00/00:00 p.m. Milonga de Bienvenida – Ronda of Masters. Free entrance

17 june 2016 Tango 

Biblioteca-Archivio Comunale, Taormina (ME), Sicily

18:30 “Leggere il tango” – Fulvia Toscano presents the book “The Tango Lesson” by Anna Mallamo, and digressions on the relationship between tango and literature, with readings.

Hotel Caparena, Via Nazionale 189, Taormina (ME) Sicily

20:30/2:00 Milonga Degli Abbracci – with the performance of masters Gustavo Guarnieri and Gabriela Perea

02:00/04:00 Afterparty

18 june 2016 Tango

Villa Diodoro Hotel, Via Bagnoli Croci 75, Taormina (ME), Sicily

20:30/2:00 Milonga De La Pasión – with the performance of masters Claudio Forte and Barbara Carpino

02:00/04:00 Afterparty

19 june 2016 Tango 

Villa Diodoro Hotel, Via Bagnoli Croci 75, Taormina (ME), Sicily

17:00/00:00 Milonga de Despedida – with the performance of masters Johana Copes and Alejandro Beron. “TANGO SONOS” live

On Friday and Saturday are planned seminar for tango intermediate and advanced with all masters:

Claudio Forte and Barbara Carpino (Tango/Milonga)

Gustavo Guarnieri and Gabriella Perea (Tango/Vals)

Johana Copes and Alejandro Beron (Tango/Tecnique)

MUSIC 15 june 2016 21:00

Teatro Massimo Bellini, Via Giuseppe Perrotta, 12, 95131 Catania, Sicily

Concerto Sinfonico – Musics by Verdi, Rota, Marinuzzi. Conducted by Giuseppe Grazioli. With the Teatro Massimo Orchestra.

http://www.teatromassimobellini.it

MUSIC 18 june 2016 21:00

Stadio San Filippo, Messina (ME), Sicily

Pooh: L’ultima notte insieme – last tour for the most important italian band ever. Pop

http://www.ctbox.it http://www.pooh.it/

THEATRE  23-26 june 2016

Teatro Greco, Viale Paradiso, 96100 Siracusa (SR), Sicily

Fedra – classic play, in the old greek theatre in Syracuse.

http://www.indafondazione.org/it/ http://www.vivaticket.it/

JULY

THEATRE OPERA  7,9 july 2016 21.30

Teatro Antico, Taormina (ME), Sicily

Madame Butterfly – Opera. Music by Giacomo Puccini, directed by Enrico Castiglione, with the Opera Choir and the Symphony Orchestra of the Festival Euro Mediterraneo.

www.festivaleuromediterraneo.eu http://www.ctbox.it/

THEATRE OPERA   14 july 2016, 20:30

Teatro Greco, Viale Paradiso, 96100 Siracusa (SR), Sicily

Turandot – Opera. Music by Giacomo Puccini, directed by Enrico Castiglione, with the Opera Choir and the Symphony Orchestra of the Festival Euro Mediterraneo. www.festivaleuromediterraneo.eu http://www.ctbox.it/

THEATRE OPERA  15 july 2016

Teatro Antico, Taormina (ME), Sicily

Carmen – Opera. Music by Georges Bizet, directed by Enrico Castiglione, with the Opera Choir and the Symphony Orchestra of the Festival Euro Mediterraneo.

http://musicaedanza.taoarte.it/ www.festivaleuromediterraneo.eu

THEATRE OPERA 15,16 July 2016 20.30

Teatro Greco, Viale Paradiso, 96100 Siracusa (SR), Sicily

Cavalleria Rusticana – Opera. Musics by Pietro Mascagni, directed by Enrico Castiglione, with the Opera Choir and the Symphony Orchestra of the Festival Euro Mediterraneo.

http://www.ctbox.it/

THEATRE 22,23 july 2016 20:30

Teatro Greco, Viale Paradiso, 96100 Siracusa (SR), Sicily

Rigoletto – Opera. Music by Giuseppe Verdi, directed by Enrico Castiglione, with the Opera Choir and the Symphony Orchestra of the Festival Euro Mediterraneo.

www.festivaleuromediterraneo.eu http://www.ctbox.it/

THEATRE 22 july 2016 21.30

Teatro Antico, Taormina (ME), Sicily

Anastacia in concert – The ultimate collection 2016. Pop, soul.

www.ticketone.it anastacia.com

THEATRE 24 july 2016 21.45

Teatro Antico, Taormina (ME), Sicily

Robert Plant in concert – the British singer, best known as the lead voice of Led Zeppelin, in concert with his new band, the Sensational Space Shifters. Rock, ethnic folk

www.ticketone.it robertplant.com

THEATRE 27 july 2016 21:45

Teatro Antico, Taormina (ME), Sicily

Negramaro in concert – the most famous italian band, coming from Puglia, with their new album. Pop, Rock

http://www.ctbox.it/ negramaro.com

MUSIC  31 july 2016 21:30

Teatro Antico, Taormina (ME), Sicily

Franco Battiato and Alice in Concert: Concert by two important italian musical stars. Battiato is and has been for decades one of the most popular pop singer-songwriters in Italy. His unique sound, song-crafting and especially his lyrics, often containing philosophical, religious, and culturally exotic references, as well as tackling or painting universal themes about the human condition – unusual subjects for pop songs – earned him a unique spot on Italy’s music scene, and the nickname of “Il Maestro” (“The Master” or “The Teacher”). His work includes songwriting and joint production efforts with several Italian and international musicians and pop singers, including the long-lasting professional relationship with Italian singer Alice.

http://www.battiato.it/ http://www.ctbox.it/

AUGUST

OPERA 04,09,12 august 2016

Teatro Antico, Taormina (ME), Sicily

Don Giovanni – Opera. Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, directed by Enrico Castiglione, with the Opera Choir and the Symphony Orchestra of the Festival Euro Mediterraneo.

http://musicaedanza.taoarte.it/ www.festivaleuromediterraneo.eu

07 august 2016 21.30

Teatro Antico, Taormina (ME), Sicily

Ludovico Einaudi: Elements tour– Minimalist piano.

http://www.ctbox.it/ http://www.einaudiwebsite.com/

OPERA 08,11,14 august 2016

Teatro Antico, Taormina (ME), Sicily

Il barbiere di Siviglia – Opera. Music by Rossini, directed by Enrico Castiglione, with the Opera Choir and the Symphony Orchestra of the Festival Euro Mediterraneo.

http://musicaedanza.taoarte.it/ www.festivaleuromediterraneo.eu

MUSIC 19 august 2016 21.30

Teatro Antico, Taormina (ME), Sicily

Stefano Bollani – jazz piano.

http://www.ctbox.it/ http://www.stefanobollani.com/

MUSIC 20 august 2016 21.30

Teatro Antico, Taormina (ME), Sicily

Massimo Ranieri: Sogno e son desto in viaggio – a musical show by a great Italian vocalist. Pop, Neapolitan classics.

http://www.ctbox.it/ http://www.massimoranieri.it/

MUSIC 25 august 2016 21.30

Teatro Antico, Taormina (ME), Sicily

Max Gazzè in concert – Songwriting. Pop, Electro.

http://www.ctbox.it/ http://www.maxgazze.it/

MUSIC 26 august 2016 21.30

Teatro Antico, Taormina (ME), Sicily

Gianna Nannini in concert– Pop, Rock.

http://www.ctbox.it/ http://www.giannanannini.com/

MUSIC  27 august 2016 21.30

Teatro Antico, Taormina (ME), Sicily

Francesco de Gregori in concert– Italian Songwriting

http://www.ctbox.it/ http://francescodegregori.net/