Verghiane Festival

Verghiane 2025

The 2025 edition confirmed the revival theatre formula in the Verga-inspired locations of Vizzini, with free admission performances between August and September.

• Early August — Cavalleria Rusticana, in the prose and music version.
• 21 August — Rosso Malpelo. A Verist Nocturne, in Piazza Umberto I, with Marilena Trovato (vocals), monologues by Dario Meli, and piano and violin accompaniment.
• 22 August — Silver over the scorched stubble, by the Teatro Mobile company of Catania, with Guia Jelo performing excerpts from Storia di una capinera, Cavalleria rusticana, I Malavoglia, Mastro-don Gesualdo, and La Lupa.
• 30 August — A simple heart named Nedda, directed by Chiaraluce Fiorito.
• September, at the Cunziria — evening performances of Jeli the Shepherd and The She-Wolf, in the old tannery district.

The performances were held in Piazza Umberto I and other iconic locations in the town, organised by the Municipality of Vizzini, confirming the festival as one of the most long-standing and identity-defining events in Sicily.

2025 Programme

• Early August — Cavalleria Rusticana (prose and music)
• 21 August, 8:30 PM — Piazza Umberto I — Rosso Malpelo. A Verist Nocturne (Marilena Trovato, Dario Meli)
• 22 August, 8:30 PM — Piazza Umberto I — Silver over the scorched stubble, with Guia Jelo (Teatro Mobile, Catania)
• 30 August — A simple heart named Nedda, directed by Chiaraluce Fiorito
• September — Cunziria — Jeli the Shepherd and The She-Wolf