cavalleria rusticana a taormina
30 agosto 2025

Experience the poignant power of Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana, a masterpiece of Italian operatic verismo, in the enchanting setting of Taormina's Teatro Antico, where art, history and landscape come together in a unique performance.

Set in a passionate and timeless Sicily, the opera tells an intense and tragic story of love, betrayal, jealousy and revenge. Turiddu, returning to the village after military service, discovers that his beloved Lola has married another man. In a whirlwind of emotions and wounded pride, he weaves an affair with Santuzza, but is unable to forget Lola. The drama explodes on Easter Day, in a finale that has made this opera one of the most poignant and popular in the world opera repertoire.

With the famous symphonic Intermezzo, the very symbol of Italian music in the world, and unforgettable arias such as Voi lo sapete, o mamma and Tu qui, Santuzza?, Cavalleria Rusticana is an intense artistic experience that touches the heart of every viewer.

Cavalleria rusticana blends the majestic backdrop of Taormina's Greek Theater with the exciting atmosphere of late 19th century Sicily.