December 22, 2021

The shows not to be missed this Christmas in Florence

From the classics to contemporary. Theatre for all tastes and all ages

The most interesting shows on the bill in the main theaters of Florence during the holiday season. Without forgetting the traditional Christmas Concerts.

Friday, December 24, 2021, at 5 pm, at the Teatro Verdi in Florence comes the Christmas Concert of the Orchestra della Toscana, a tradition that can not be missed. On the podium the ORT's principal guest conductor Nil Venditti, who has already been engaged internationally. The program of the concert is a refined mix that combines the sounds of West and East, which find a perfect synthesis in the piece, for the first time performed in Italy, Symphonic Dances by Fazil Say.

The Fondazione ORT also confirms for 2022 the New Year's Concert, a moment of music designed for a wide audience that wants to spend the afternoon of January 1 (17.00) at the Teatro Verdi in Florence.

Also at the Teatro Verdi on January 3, 2022, the Moscow Ballet returns with The Nutcracker.

From Wednesday, December 29, 2021 to Sunday, January 2, 2022 at the Teatro Verdi in Florence is scheduled the show Manola with Nancy Brilli and Chiara Noschese.

From 26 to 29 December 2021 at the Teatro Puccini in Florence on stage for the review Per grandi e Puccini the show Il piccolo Principe from the text of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry with adaptation and direction by Italo Dall'Orto.

From Thursday, December 30, 2021 to Sunday, January 2, 2022, at 9:00 p.m. (December 31, 10:00 p.m. / rest Saturday, 1/1), the Teatro Puccini in Florence will stage the show Contromano - se non andiamo da nessuna parte, come abbiamo fatto a sbagliare strada? by and with Katia Beni and Anna Meacci.

Francesco Ivan Ciampa on the podium at the helm of the Chorus and Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino on Monday, December 27, 2021 at 8 p.m. the last repeat of Madama Butterfly.

Ludwig van Beethoven's Fidelio will be performed at the Maggio Musicale on December 28 and 30, 2021 and January 2, 2022. On the podium Maestro Mehta, the direction of Matthias Hartmann and in the cast for the role of Florestan has been announced the tenor Klaus Florian Vogt.

From 28 December to 2 January at the Teatro della Pergola, Il marito invisibile (The Invisible Husband) by Edoardo Erba will be staged with Maria Amelia Monti and Marina Massironi. A hilarious comedy about the disappearance of the life of relationship. The two protagonists, Fiamma and Lorella accompany us with their comedy in a journey hot and current.

The Toscana gospel festival, organized by Officine della Cultura, is back. For the 25th edition there will be 13 concerts on the bill until January 1 in various locations around Florence.
From December 31, 2021 to January 2, 2022 at the Teatro Niccolini in Florence, Via Bettino Ricasoli 3/5, will stage the most Florentine of comedies: L'Acqua Cheta by Augusto Novelli. An exceptional New Year's Eve with the Compagnia delle Seggiole... at the Teatro Niccolini in Florence, recently reopened to the public.