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Seeyousound kicks off in Turin

The famous Teatro della Cometa reopens in Rome; recital by soprano Marina Rebeka at La Scala

by Angelo Curtolo

2 March 2026

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Torino
Roma
Milano

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In Turin, the 12th edition of Seeyousound, the first festival in Italia entirely dedicated to music-themed cinema. For 6 days, 68 films - including 3 world premieres and 2 international ones, 16 live, DJ sets and audiovisual performances, 2 exhibitions and 1 artistic residency. In Rome, the legendary Teatro della Cometa, which was a beacon of contemporaneity in the 1960s, reopens; then a fire and the death of its patron imposed a long stop; it restarts with the piano of Beatrice Rana, together with the Novo Quartet. Also in March, from 24 to 29, comes a contemporary reinterpretation of the trial of Joan of Arc, by Teresa Cremisi and Chiara Valerio. At La Scala, an interesting programme with soprano Marina Rebeka.

Marina Rebeka. (Janis Deinats)

Torino

From 3-8 the 12th edition of the Seeyousound Music Film Festival, the first festival in Italia entirely dedicated to music-themed cinema. For 6 days, 68 films - including 3 world premieres and 2 international ones, 16 live, DJ sets and audiovisual performances, 2 exhibitions and 1 artistic residency. At the Cinema Massimo and other venues in the city. As usual, here are the various sections: Long Play Doc (documentaries), Long Play Feature (long fiction films), 7 Inch (short films), Soundies (video clips) and Frequencies (soundtracks); then the out-of-competition Into the Groove and Rising Sound festivals, recounting music as a narrative, political, identity and sensorial force. From house to funk, from jazz to electronic, from punk to black metal, from underground countercultures to pop icons.

Teatro della cometa. (bozzetto)

We remember the international premiere of "Bowie: The Final Act" by Jonathan Stiasny; the premiere of "Micah P. Hinson - The Tomorrow Man" by Lina Sanabria, where we will hear Hinson himself in a live end of projection. And then the Italian premieres of "Herbie" by Patrick Savey, a tribute to Herbie Hancock; "Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt" by Tom J. Stern, a hallucinatory and unfiltered portrait of one of the most scandalous and influential bands of the American underground; "Wolves" by Jonas Ulrich, a coming-of-age story set on the fringes of the European black metal scene; "Rave On" by Nikias Chryssos and Viktor Jakovleski, an immersive journey into the Berlin night that fuses fiction and reality in a powerful cinematic experience; and "Sun Ra: Do The Impossible", which delves into the philosophy and legacy of the pioneer of Afrofuturism. There will also be numerous live acts, with Casino Royale on the opening night; a live performance by Micah P. Hinson; the performance of Giorgio Li Calzi and Stefano Risso from Landed; two special sets dedicated to the last forty years of the Turin scene with surprise guests from the films "Nostra Torino Oscura" and "Falene"; the audiovisual project Kitbashing by Abadir; Francesco Corvi and Jolanda Moletta for Frequencies; and the Rising Sound POST FUNK From Screen to Dancefloor party with DJs Lavalamp and Catu Diosis.

David Bowie. (Kevin Cummins)

Roma

On the 10th, pianist Beatrice Rana together with the Novo Quartet (music by Mendelssohn and Brahms) open the new activity of the Teatro della Cometa, founded in 1958 by Mimì Pecci Blunt, based on a project by Tomaso Buzzi. In the 1960s, under the direction of Diego Fabbri, the theatre went through a period of great renewal and experimentation; it presented authors such as Beckett, Ionesco and Stravinsky directed by directors such as Strehler, concerts and prose and opera performances. A fire in 1968 kept it closed until 1986. After a long period of inactivity, in 2020 the theatre underwent a major restoration in continuity with the original vision, recovering historical elements designed by Buzzi. It reopened on 25 May 2025, with programming that combines prose dance, music, a living, accessible and experimental space. It will welcome new projects, new dramaturgies and contemporary adaptations.

Milano

The cycle of Singing Recitals continues on the 9th at La Scala, with soprano Marina Rebeka, who, together with the La Scala String Quartet, presents a well-paced programme. Napoleon, like Louis XIV, understood the usefulness of Art in promoting his image and ideology. Opera was one of the cogs in this skilful policy. Napoleon's determination was realised through an army of composers gathered within the Conservatoire, opened in 1795, including Catel and Le Sueur. The conquest of Italia also enabled him to discover Paisiello. This decisive encounter opened the doors of the Paris Opéra to composers such as Spontini and Cherubini. The programme of this concert aims to illustrate the effervescence of that operatic workshop.