Gloria il Musical at Auditorium Conciliazione, December 16, 2026 to January 10, 2027

Gloria il Musical, the show built on the songs of Umberto Tozzi, is on stage in Rome from December 16, 2026 to January 10, 2027 at Auditorium Conciliazione, Via della Conciliazione 4 (00193 Rome), between Piazza Pia and Piazza San Pietro. To get there the venue indicates metro A, stops Ottaviano (about 900 meters on foot) and Lepanto (about one kilometer). The nearest ATAC stop is Traspontina, about 70 meters from the entrance. The show lasts about two hours. The calendar of the individual performances with times and section prices is published on the presale network authorized by the organization, reachable from the official Auditorium Conciliazione website and from the official Gloria il Musical website. The venue's physical box office is closed until further notice and opens only one hour before each performance, for that evening's performance.

Language: performed in Italian. No English version or English surtitles are announced.

Gloria il Musical in Rome: the dates and essential facts

Almost four weeks of performances, from December 16 to January 10, in the middle of the holidays: it is the longest stop of the entire Gloria il Musical tour, and it falls in Rome, in the hall the production lists as Auditorium della Conciliazione. For a show born in autumn and started from Milan, the Roman Christmas residency is the real test, because it puts the title in front of the audience of families, groups and holiday tourists.

The official dates

The Auditorium Conciliazione listing gives the formula "from December 16, 2026 to January 10, 2027," in the Live Show category. The tour page on the production's website gives the same range of dates for Rome. Some theater news portals start the performances on December 17. Those aiming for opening night should check the exact date at the time of purchase, on the official network.

Length and format

The venue describes a musical of about two hours, with a modern technological staging and surprise effects. It is a length for a full evening but without excess: you go in, follow the story, sing, and are out in time for a stroll on Via della Conciliazione before heading back.

Who signs the show

Music and musical direction are by Umberto Tozzi. The authors are Andrea Maia, Toni Fornari and Vincenzo Sinopoli. The direction is by Andrea Maia and Toni Fornari. The production is by Goldenstar AM srl, Centro di Produzione Teatrale. These are the credits published by the Roman venue and confirmed by the show's official website.

What Gloria il Musical is about

Gloria il Musical tells the story of a talented girl who wants to become a singer and who, to chase her dream, goes through family conflicts, a love, betrayals, plots and sacrifices, all the way to success. This is the plot made public by the production, and its strength lies in a simple idea: finally giving a face to the Gloria that millions of listeners have imagined each in their own way, from 1979 on.

The plot in brief

The press release issued when the lead was chosen goes into more detail. Gloria is a determined young woman with a big dream, that of singing. Her life plan clashes with her father's, who would like her to work, as tradition has it, in the family business. Guided by her love of music, Gloria decides to move away from her origins and from a path that seemed already laid out. From there the story proceeds through loves, conflicts, falls and rebirths: the production defines it as a modern fairy tale, a journey of growth and self-discovery.

The character

The official website draws Gloria as an explosion of pop energy: she loves the spotlight, sings with enthusiasm, wins everyone over with her smile and dreams of living without limits, following the rhythm of the heart and of music. She is a character from a classic musical, the kind the audience recognizes at the first number, and the choice is consistent with the repertoire: Tozzi's songs are made of surges, not half tones.

An original story, not a biography

The point to clarify right away, for those buying a ticket, is that Gloria il Musical does not tell the life of Umberto Tozzi. It is an original story built on his songs, which in the production's words become the narrative engine of the show. The model is that of the so-called jukebox musical: already famous songs stitched into a new plot, so that each song arrives at the moment when it says something about the character.

Umberto Tozzi's songs in Gloria il Musical

Gloria il Musical stages 21 songs by Umberto Tozzi, among them Gloria, Ti amo, Tu, Stella stai, Notte rosa and Io camminerò, according to the venue's official presentation. These are the titles the production chose to name. The full list and the order of the pieces are not published, and it would be incorrect to reconstruct them.

The announced titles

Each of the six declared titles has a precise story. Io camminerò was already on Tozzi's first album, Donna amante mia, from 1976, after being recorded by Fausto Leali and taken up the same year by Mina. Ti amo is from 1977 and won the Festivalbar. Tu is from 1978, Gloria from 1979, Stella stai from 1980, Notte rosa from 1981. In practice, the show spans the six years in which Tozzi went from writing for others to becoming one of Europe's best-selling performers.

The audience that sings

The venue presents Gloria il Musical as the world premiere musical in Italy in which the audience is free to sing, as happens at concerts. It is a declared choice, and it changes how you sit in the hall: those who go to the theater used to absolute silence must expect that, on the best-known choruses, the stalls will make themselves heard. With these songs it would have been unnatural to ask for the opposite.

Tozzi and Bigazzi

The show's website says it in the first line: Gloria comes from the historic collaboration between Umberto Tozzi and Giancarlo Bigazzi, and the musical draws on the big hits written by the pair. Bigazzi, lyricist, musician and producer, was introduced to Tozzi in the mid-1970s. At the start of 1976 the two wrote their first songs together in Florence. The musical's repertoire is therefore, in large part, that pair's repertoire.

Umberto Tozzi: the career behind Gloria il Musical

Umberto Tozzi, born in Turin on March 4, 1952, is one of the most commercially successful Italian artists: the show's press release speaks of more than 80 million records sold, more than 2,000 concerts and more than 300 songs recorded in 50 years of career. For Gloria il Musical he signs the music and musical direction, and the production specifies that he is involved in all phases of the project's development.

Beginnings in Turin

Tozzi grew up in Turin's Borgo San Paolo district and started playing guitar as a boy. In 1968 he joined the Off Sound, the group that accompanied his older brother Franco, a successful singer in the mid-1960s, then moved to the Patrick Samson Set. When Numero Uno, the label of Lucio Battisti and Mogol, chose that group to accompany Adriano Pappalardo, Tozzi became a session player for the record company and met, among others, Ivan Graziani, Eugenio Finardi, Edoardo Bennato and Gianna Nannini.

Author before performer

In 1974 he won Canzonissima as an author, with Un corpo e un'anima, written with Damiano Dattoli. The next year he composed with Dattoli Io ti ringrazio, performed by Mia Martini. At the end of 1975 he signed a contract as an author and was put in touch with Giancarlo Bigazzi. From that meeting came, in 1976, his first solo album, Donna amante mia. CGD's artistic director, struck by his voice, had proposed that he himself sing the songs written for others.

The two years that changed everything

Real success came with Ti amo, in 1977: it won the Festivalbar and stayed at number one among the best-selling singles in Italy from July 23 to October 22 of that year. In 1978 Tu came out, in 1979 Gloria, which climbed the European charts. In 1983 Laura Branigan's English version brought Gloria into the British and American charts. Ti amo, in France, lived a second life in Dalida's version.

The 1980s and Sanremo

The 1980s opened with Stella stai and Notte rosa. In 1987 Tozzi won the Sanremo Festival with Si può dare di più, sung with Gianni Morandi and Enrico Ruggeri, and in the same year came third at the Eurovision Song Contest with Gente di mare, in a duo with Raf. In 1988 he recorded a live album at London's Royal Albert Hall with Marco Masini. In 1994 he won the Festivalbar for the second time, with Io muoio di te.

The farewell from concerts

In 2017, for the 40th anniversary of Ti amo, Tozzi took a celebratory tour around the world that culminated on October 14 at the Arena di Verona. In 2025 he closed his last tour, again at the Arena, with a farewell concert, L'ultima notte rosa, broadcast on television on December 4, 2025 with the participation of Raf, Laura Pausini, Marco Masini and The Kolors. Gloria il Musical comes after that farewell: the songs return to the stage without him on it, but with his signature on the musical direction.

Gloria, the song: why a musical was born from it

Gloria came out in 1979 and, according to the show's press release, has had several generations singing, also climbing the British and American charts in Laura Branigan's version. It is hard to find another Italian song of those years with such a long international life, and it is this longevity that convinced the production the character could carry an entire show.

A title born as an album

A detail few remember: the single Gloria came out about a month after the album of the same name, which also contained Qualcosa qualcuno and Alleluia se. For that record Tozzi worked with the American arranger Greg Mathieson. The song that now gives the musical its name was therefore born inside a larger project, and only later detached itself to become a hit on its own.

Gloria in film and television

The press release recalls the long series of films and series in which the song entered as a soundtrack: Adrian Lyne's Flashdance, Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street, and then Glee and Money Heist. Scorsese's film is from 2013. In the same wake, Stella stai entered the soundtrack of Spider-Man: Far from Home in 2019, and Ti amo an episode of Money Heist. These are passages that explain why these songs are known even to those who were not yet born when they came out.

A woman without a face

The text of Gloria speaks of a woman without ever really describing her, and this very indeterminacy is the heart of the theatrical project. The venue puts it in an effective formula: Gloria, whom the whole audience has always imagined personally, finally comes to life on the stage. The production bet that the audience wants to see that face, and the bet, for a title like this, is reasonable.

A curiosity about Gloria il Musical at Auditorium Conciliazione, December 16, 2026 to January 10, 2027

The most concrete curiosity concerns the lead: for the role of Gloria more than 1,000 artists applied, out of over 2,000 applications in all for every role, and the choice fell on Valeria Mancini, 24, from Foligno. The production released the numbers in May 2026, when it announced the lead's name, and they give the measure of the anticipation the title has generated in the Italian musical world.

Second curiosity, perhaps the most interesting: Umberto Tozzi did not limit himself to granting the songs. The official website specifies that the singer-songwriter was involved in all phases of the production and that he attended the auditions to choose Gloria. The May 2026 press release confirms that the castings were followed by Tozzi together with Goldenstar AM, and reports his words on the lead: he was struck by her authenticity, personality, stage presence and voice.

Third curiosity, tied to the Roman calendar: in the same Christmas season Rome hosts two big musicals with the same closing date. Gloria il Musical closes at Auditorium Conciliazione on January 10, 2027, the same day on which the Roman run of Notre Dame de Paris ends at Palazzo dello Sport, on stage since December 26. Those who love the genre can build, between Christmas and Epiphany, a small personal musical festival with two very different titles: one born on the songs of a pop singer-songwriter, the other born as a popular opera.

Last curiosity, for those who follow tours: the show's official presentation also took place at a press conference at the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, on May 8, 2026, as the photo gallery on the musical's website documents. It is not often that an Italian musical is presented in an institutional venue.

The cast of Gloria il Musical: Valeria Mancini and the ensemble

The role of Gloria is entrusted to Valeria Mancini, 24, originally from Foligno, in the province of Perugia, chosen by Umberto Tozzi and the production after a casting with more than 1,000 candidates for the part. In the press release issued at the time of the announcement, the actress says she feels close to the character: a simple, determined, dreamy girl who chases her dream with tenacity.

The ensemble

On stage with Valeria Mancini is an ensemble of professional dancers and performers: Cristian Cesinaro, Mattia Fazioli, Anthony Finocchiaro, Matteo Germinario, Jasmine Lazzoni, Diletta Manule, Riccardo Paglia, Christian Peroni, Giorgia Riccardi, Francesca Rimoldi, Raffaella Spina and Camilla Tappi. Clelia Enea is off-stage swing and choreography assistant. The name of each performer in the main roles besides Gloria does not appear in the published materials.

A new face for a famous title

The choice of a young performer little known to the general public is consistent with the show's approach: the character did not have to carry the image of an already famous actress, but be born together with the staging. The production declared from the start the goal of valuing and discovering new talents. It is a choice that, in a musical built on songs everyone knows, puts the weight on the shoulders of whoever sings: the comparison with the original voice is inevitable, and the hall will make it from the first chorus.

The creative team of Gloria il Musical

Behind Gloria il Musical works a creative team that, besides Umberto Tozzi and the directors Andrea Maia and Toni Fornari, includes choreographers, a set designer, a costume designer, a light designer and visual designers, all named on the official website. Knowing the names helps in understanding what kind of show you will see.

Authors and directors

Andrea Maia is producer, author and director. Toni Fornari is author and director. Vincenzo Sinopoli is author and co-producer. Maia, according to the production's presentation, has worked for almost 40 years in theater, film and large cultural events, and has been artistic director of Teatro Golden in Rome since its opening in 2009. Goldenstar AM srl, Centro di Produzione Teatrale, is the company he founded and runs.

Choreography, sets and costumes

The choreography is by Laura Ruocco and Giulio Benvenuti. The conception of the scenography is by Marco Pupin. Costumes and stage elements are by Ivan Stefanutti. In a musical the venue describes as having a modern technological staging, the stage work is joined by an important visual component, entrusted to Lorenzo Lopane and Gianni Stabile, named as visual designers.

Sound and lights

The audio design is by Maurizio Capitini, the orchestrations by Lapo Consortini, the musical consultancy by Simone Manfredini, the lighting design by Luca Maneli. For Tozzi's songs, born for records and concerts, the move to the theater passes above all through the orchestrations: that is where a radio hit becomes a musical number.

The Gloria il Musical tour and Rome's place in it

Gloria il Musical debuted in autumn with two previews at Teatro D'Annunzio in Latina on October 17 and 18, 2026, then the national premiere at Teatro Arcimboldi in Milan from October 23 to November 1. Rome comes at mid-route, with the longest stop. The calendar published by the production shows a tour that crosses Italy from north to south until spring 2027.

Before Rome

After Milan the show is at Teatro Alfieri in Turin from November 5 to 8, at Teatro Ivo Chiesa in Genoa from November 11 to 13, at Teatro Clerici in Brescia on November 15 and at Teatro Comunale in Vicenza from November 20 to 22. Then a pause of a few weeks, before the arrival in Rome in mid-December.

After Rome

In 2027 the musical goes to Europauditorium in Bologna from January 22 to 24, Teatro Lyrick in Assisi on January 29 and 30, Rossetti in Trieste from February 4 to 7, Gran Teatro Geox in Padua on February 10, Teatro Verdi in Montecatini Terme on February 13 and 14, and then to the South, with Naples, Bari, Reggio Calabria, Taormina and Palermo, and to Florence. The tour's presale network lists dates through April 2027.

Why Rome weighs more

Our opinion: the Roman stop is the one that decides the fate of a show like this. Almost four weeks during the holidays mean dozens of performances in front of a mixed audience, Roman and out-of-town, that will not be won over by the title alone. There is also a link with the city: after the success of Gloria, Tozzi moved permanently to Rome, and among the songs on the album Notte rosa there is one titled Roma nord.

Auditorium Conciliazione, the hall of Gloria il Musical

Auditorium Conciliazione, inaugurated in 1950, is at number 4 Via della Conciliazione, in the Borgo district, and has a main hall that can host up to 1,756 people. It is one of the few halls of this size inside the historic center, and its position, a few steps from the Vatican, is as much a part of the experience as the show. The venue's full page is the one on Auditorium Conciliazione.

The Sala Grande

The venue presents the Sala Grande as completely renovated, with carefully designed acoustics and a capacity of up to 1,756 seats. In the official photographs you see walls covered with wood panels worked in a diamond-point pattern, a finish that breaks up flat surfaces and diffuses sound. For an amplified musical, with spoken parts and choral numbers, it is an environment that helps intelligibility.

The Foyer

The Foyer measures nearly 800 square meters, is equipped with an LED wall system and can hold up to 1,000 people standing. On December evenings, when it is cold outside and maybe raining, it is the place where you wait for the hall to open. It is best to meet inside and not on the sidewalk.

The ancillary spaces

Next to the Foyer the venue lists the Sala del Lucernario, for private meetings, with about 10 seats and artworks on the walls, the Buvette, with about 20 seats, and the Chorus Cafè, a bar and restaurant with the offering of barman Massimo D'Addezio and chef Arcangelo Dandini. A large skylight lights from above a polychrome stained-glass window with winged figures: it is one of the least known corners of the building.

A hall used to musicals

The hall is no stranger to the genre. Between January 16 and February 16, 2025 it staged for a month Bernadette de Lourdes, a musical on the Lourdes apparitions with music by Grégoire and direction by Serge Denoncourt. In December 2026, before Gloria, it hosts on the 5th and 6th Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 in Concert. A hall that alternates musicals, concerts with screenings and drama has the right timing and services to handle so many performances in a row.

Something nobody tells you about Gloria il Musical at Auditorium Conciliazione, December 16, 2026 to January 10, 2027

What almost nobody knows is that the box office of Auditorium Conciliazione, at number 4 Via della Conciliazione, is closed until further notice, and that the cash desk opens only one hour before the start and only for the performance on stage that evening. The venue states it on its contacts page. During the holidays, when many think of stopping by in person to buy a ticket as a gift, it is a detail that makes a difference: tickets are bought online or at an authorized point of sale.

The second thing you do not read in the presentations concerns the start date. The venue and the production give December 16, while some news portals report the 17th. Those who want to be in the hall for the first Roman performance must therefore check the date carefully on the official network, and not trust posters reproduced elsewhere.

Third point, the most useful for those traveling with people with disabilities: the venue asks you to write to info@auditoriumconciliazione.it for bookings of tickets reserved for them, when the individual show's page gives no specific references. The Gloria il Musical page gives none. In a busy period like Christmas, writing early is the only sensible strategy.

Finally, an observation that comes from the trade: a musical in which the audience is invited to sing changes the geography of the hall. The first rows and the center of the stalls are the heart of the involvement, while the side and farther positions stay calmer. Those going with an elderly relative or a small child who tires easily would do well to choose a seat near the aisle, to be able to get up without disturbing anyone.

How to get to Auditorium Conciliazione for Gloria il Musical

To reach Auditorium Conciliazione the venue indicates metro A, getting off at Ottaviano or Lepanto. From Ottaviano to the entrance at Via della Conciliazione 4 it is about 900 meters, from Lepanto about one kilometer. During the holidays, with the traffic of the days before Christmas and the flows of pilgrims and visitors around St. Peter's, the metro remains the most reliable means.

By metro, line A

Ottaviano is the most convenient choice: you exit toward Piazza del Risorgimento, continue along Borgo Pio and arrive on Via della Conciliazione. The route is flat and takes a quarter of an hour at an easy pace. Lepanto is a little farther and takes you across Prati via Piazza Cavour and Piazza Adriana. Around Ottaviano there are construction sites for the new line C station: sidewalks and crossings may have temporary routes, and it is best to follow the signs.

By bus

The nearest ATAC stop is Traspontina, on Via della Traspontina, about 70 meters from the entrance, equipped for wheelchair access. Other useful stops are Paola, beyond Ponte Sant'Angelo, Piazza della Rovere toward the Janiculum, the stops on Via Crescenzio and those at Piazza Cavour. The lines of each stop are shown on the stop sign and on the transport company's website: during the holidays hours and routes change often, and it is best to check them on the day itself.

From the airports and Termini

The venue suggests, from Fiumicino, the Leonardo train to Roma Termini, about half an hour, then metro A in the direction of Battistini to Lepanto or Ottaviano. From Ciampino it indicates the shuttles to Termini and then the same route. Those arriving by train from outside Rome for a weekend afternoon performance can organize a same-day round trip, as long as they leave wide margins for the return.

By car

The venue publishes two itineraries. From the north, from the A1 motorway toward the Grande Raccordo Anulare, exit Roma Centro, Salaria or Flaminia, then Via Flaminia Nuova, Corso Francia, Lungotevere Michelangelo, Lungotevere dei Mellini and Piazza Adriana. From the south, from the A1 toward the A24, exit toward Foro Italico and Tiburtina station, the eastern ring road, then Via Tiburtina, Via Catania, Via Morgagni, Corso d'Italia and Piazza Adriana. The historic center has limited traffic zone gates: before getting in the car, check the hours and active gates on holidays.

Parking

The venue lists four car parks: Piazza Cavour, public paid, about 9 minutes on foot. Piazza Adriana parking area, public paid, about 6 minutes. The Terminal Vaticano, private paid, at Via Urbano VIII 16, about 5 minutes. The Parking Gran Melia, private paid, at Via del Gianicolo 2, about 8 minutes. On holidays, when celebrations at the Vatican add to the performances, Piazza Adriana fills up early: better to aim for a garage and note its closing time.

By taxi

The taxi is the most sensible solution for those arriving in a group or with elderly people. On the way out, finding a free one on Via della Conciliazione after a performance with over 1,000 spectators takes patience: it is best to book in advance, or walk toward Piazza Pia or the Lungotevere.

The advice I give you for visiting Gloria il Musical at Auditorium Conciliazione, December 16, 2026 to January 10, 2027

The advice I give to those who want to see Gloria il Musical in Rome is to choose a weekday performance between Christmas and Epiphany, away from the two busiest weekends, and to arrive in Borgo an hour early. On those days the city is on vacation but less congested than on the eves, and an evening at the theater can be organized with more calm.

Second piece of advice: listen to the songs before going. Not to learn them by heart, but to find them again. The show invites the audience to sing, and the difference between those who follow and those who take part is felt. Line up Ti amo, Tu, Gloria, Stella stai, Notte rosa and Io camminerò: it is half an hour of music that will put you in the right spirit for the hall, and maybe you will discover you know some of them better than you thought.

Third piece of advice, for groups and families: buy the seats all together and in a single transaction, on the official network. In a musical of this kind the laughter and shared choruses are half the fun, and finding yourselves scattered across three different rows takes away the sense of the evening. If someone in the group has mobility difficulties, write to the venue beforehand for the dedicated seats.

Fourth piece of advice, for the way out: do not rush to public transport. Walk along Via della Conciliazione toward Piazza San Pietro up to the colonnade. In the Christmas period the square has a special atmosphere in the evening too, and after two hours of love songs the stroll is the natural conclusion. Then, if needed, the Ottaviano metro is a quarter of an hour on foot. The guide to Piazza San Pietro helps in finding your bearings.

Tickets for Gloria il Musical in Rome: where and how

Tickets for Gloria il Musical at Auditorium Conciliazione are bought through the presale network authorized by the organization, reachable both from the Tickets button on the venue's official page and from the tour page on the show's website. The physical box office on Via della Conciliazione is closed until further notice.

Prices

The prices of the different sections are published by the authorized reseller named by the organization, together with the calendar of the individual performances and the start times. Neither the venue's page nor the production's website gives a price table for Rome, and for that reason none are given here: the only valid reference is the official network's at the time of purchase, fees included.

The cash desk on show night

The Auditorium's box office, for the show on stage that same evening, is present from one hour before the start. It is for the practical matters of the current performance, not for buying tickets for other dates.

Another well-known fact, yet rarely mentioned

It is well known that Gloria is one of the most famous Italian songs in the world. It is much less cited that, according to the show's press release, Umberto Tozzi won a Golden Globe and was nominated for the Grammy Awards, besides having won the Sanremo Festival and, twice, the Festivalbar. It is the track record of an international artist, and it explains why the production speaks of a musical with an international reach.

The Italian public tends to remember Tozzi for Sanremo 1987 and for the summers of the Festivalbar, and to forget how much his success was European even before it was national. Ti amo, in France alone, sold over 1 million copies, and in France it also had a successful version by Dalida. In Germany it was taken up by Howard Carpendale. In February 2006 Tozzi sold out the Olympia in Paris. In 2011 he performed at the Prince's Palace of Monaco for the wedding of Prince Albert II.

There is then a second fact known to enthusiasts and almost ignored by others: many of Tozzi's hits were born in partnership with Giancarlo Bigazzi, and the collaboration ended in the early 1990s. From 1994, with the album Equivocando, Tozzi began writing lyrics and music entirely on his own. The musical, by the production's declared choice, draws above all on the season of the Tozzi and Bigazzi pair, that of the big hits between 1977 and 1981.

One last note, concerning the city: Gloria's golden period and the years immediately after coincided with Tozzi's move to Rome. On the 1981 album Notte rosa, one of the songs is titled Roma nord. Staging that repertoire for four weeks in Rome, during the holidays, therefore also has the flavor of a homecoming.

Accessibility: Gloria il Musical in a wheelchair and with special needs

For tickets intended for people with disabilities Auditorium Conciliazione asks you to write to info@auditoriumconciliazione.it, since the Gloria il Musical page gives no specific indications. The venue's phone is 06 684391. Equipped seats are few in every hall, and during the holidays they must be booked well in advance.

Getting there without barriers

Of the two metro stations indicated by the venue, Ottaviano is the one equipped for wheelchair access, although not all of its entrances are. Lepanto is not. The Traspontina bus stop, the closest, is accessible. The walk from Ottaviano is flat but crosses busy intersections and construction stretches: with a manual wheelchair it is best to be accompanied, or take a taxi to the entrance.

Inside the hall

The building's accessibility appears partial in public mappings. Confirmation on the placement of reserved seats and on access to the Foyer and restrooms must be requested directly from the venue. Those with hearing difficulties are better off choosing central seats in the front part of the stalls. Those sensitive to loud volumes, in a musical where the audience sings, would do well to avoid the very first rows.

Gloria il Musical with children and teenagers

Gloria il Musical is a show designed for a multigenerational audience, as the production defines it, and the venue gives no recommended age ranges or restrictions for the youngest. Two hours of show, catchy songs and a linear story make it suitable for a family, with a few precautions.

From what age

From seven or eight and up, a child used to the theater follows without effort a story of dreams, friendships and rivalries told through songs. The plot includes betrayals and plots, but in the key of a modern fairy tale, as the production calls it. For a teenager, discovering that the songs they hear their grandparents sing are the same ones that ended up in the films and series they watch can be a small revelation.

How to organize with kids

Every spectator occupies a seat and needs their own ticket. The entry rules for minors should be checked with the venue. For families with small children the afternoon performances on holidays, if present in the official calendar, are the most sensible choice. Bring something to eat before going in and choose seats near the aisle.

A musical for three generations

In the end-of-year holidays it is common to see grandparents, parents and grandchildren together in the hall. With this repertoire it makes precise sense: the grandparents danced to Ti amo and Gloria when they came out, the parents listened to them at home, the kids heard them at the movies. It is one of the rare shows in which everyone arrives in the hall with a different memory of the same songs.

The right photo to take at Gloria il Musical at Auditorium Conciliazione, December 16, 2026 to January 10, 2027

The right photo, on the night of Gloria il Musical, is not taken in the hall but outside: in front of the entrance at Via della Conciliazione 4, turning west, with the lit dome of St. Peter's at the end of the street's perspective. It is a shot that puts together the show's venue and Rome's most recognizable monument, and in the evening, with the street quieter, it works even with a phone.

The trick is simple: stand on the sidewalk on the Auditorium side, leave the lit entrance at the edge of the frame and keep the center on the line of the street, which leads the eye toward the square. If you want an extra detail, raise the lens to the building's crown: the sculptural group with two winged figures at the sides of a coat of arms and the Latin inscription, visible in the venue's official photographs, give character to a photo that otherwise looks like a thousand others.

Second photo, for those who arrive early: from Piazza Pia, about 70 meters from the entrance, you have behind you the bulk of Castel Sant'Angelo and in front the start of Via della Conciliazione. It is the photo that tells where the hall is, between the castle and the basilica. During the holidays the light fades early, and already at five in the afternoon the castle is lit.

In the hall the rule is set by the production and the venue, and common sense suggests not filming during the show: no flash, no video, no raised screens in front of whoever sits behind. If you want a keepsake, photograph the curtain before the start or the stage during the final applause. The most beautiful photo of the evening, though, remains the one of the street on the way out, with the dome in the background.

Borgo and Prati around Gloria il Musical

Auditorium Conciliazione is in the Borgo district, between Castel Sant'Angelo, about 230 meters away, and Piazza San Pietro, about half a kilometer: few theaters in the world have such a dense surrounding. Those who arrive an hour early can build a short walk around the show without going farther than 10 minutes away. For a full picture there is the guide to Prati and Borgo: what to see.

Castel Sant'Angelo and the bridge

Beyond Piazza Pia rises Castel Sant'Angelo, which dominates the Lungotevere in the evening. Ponte Sant'Angelo, pedestrian, is about 250 meters away and leads to the other bank, toward the Ponte district. Crossing it there and back before the show takes a quarter of an hour and is the best way to arrive in the hall with a clear head.

Piazza San Pietro in the Christmas period

At the end of Via della Conciliazione opens Piazza San Pietro. In the weeks of Gloria il Musical the square lives its most intense period of the year, between Christmas, New Year's and Epiphany: those who choose a performance on those days must expect more people, more checks and more traffic around the colonnade, and leave with more margin accordingly.

Borgo Pio

Borgo Pio is the district's pedestrian street, about 250 meters from the Auditorium, parallel to Via della Conciliazione toward the north. It is the most natural place to look for a table before the show, and the quietest street for reaching the hall on foot from the Ottaviano metro. For the history and character of the neighborhood, see the page on the Borgo district.

Prati and Piazza Cavour

Beyond Piazza Adriana begins Prati, with Piazza Cavour and the Palazzo di Giustizia about 600 meters away and Via Cola di Rienzo a little farther on. During the holidays Via Cola di Rienzo is one of Rome's Christmas shopping streets: those with gifts to buy can do it before the show, 10 minutes on foot from the hall.

Some important events that took place here in history

Auditorium Conciliazione was inaugurated in 1950 and in more than 70 years has gone from a traditional place of culture to a hall open to every form of the contemporary, from dance to music, from visual arts to film. This is how the venue tells its own history, and some recent moments, documented by the hall itself, help to understand its weight in Roman cultural life.

In 2023 the Auditorium hosted the world premiere of Mission: Impossible, Dead Reckoning Part One, one of the most anticipated films of the year. In the same year, from October 18 to 29, it welcomed the 21st edition of Alice nella Città with its official program, as part of the Rome Film Festival, and for the third year in a row the Stati Generali della Natalità. Also in 2023, on October 6 and 7, the Orchestra Italiana del Cinema, with 80 players, performed live the soundtrack of Pirates of the Caribbean during the screening of the film, as part of the Roma Film Music Festival.

2024 opened with four evenings of Queen at the Opera, the symphonic rock show with an ensemble of 30, from January 18 to 21, and with the 20th edition of Supermagic, from January 25 to February 4. In May MAGIC returned, the International Magic Gala, in the 10th edition of an event born in 2014.

The episode closest to Gloria il Musical is from 2025: between January 16 and February 16, in the Jubilee year, the hall staged for a month Bernadette de Lourdes, a musical on the Marian apparitions with music by Grégoire and direction by Serge Denoncourt, presented in Rome only here. It is the precedent that shows how the Auditorium can sustain a long musical residency, with daily performances and an audience arriving from all over Italy.

Where to eat before or after Gloria il Musical

The most convenient place to eat before Gloria il Musical is inside the building: the Chorus Cafè, the bar and restaurant of Auditorium Conciliazione, with the offering of barman Massimo D'Addezio and chef Arcangelo Dandini. During the holidays, when the restaurants in the area are full of groups and company dinners, dining in the same building where you go to the theater removes the risk of arriving late. Booking is advisable, though.

Borgo: convenience and tourist-area prices

The streets of Borgo, starting with Borgo Pio, offer trattorias, pizzerias and places designed largely for the flow of Vatican visitors. Quality is variable and prices reflect the proximity to St. Peter's. It is best to avoid places with the photo menu displayed in four languages and prefer those where, at eight in the evening, you hear Roman spoken at the tables.

Prati: more choice

10 minutes on foot away, around Via Cola di Rienzo and Piazza Cavour, Prati offers pizza-by-the-slice shops for a quick dinner, neighborhood trattorias, wine bars with kitchen and bars for the aperitif. It is the right area for those arriving by metro who want to eat along the way.

Holiday evenings

On Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Saint Stephen's Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day many places have reduced hours or fixed menus by booking. If your performance falls on one of these dates, book dinner days ahead, or eat before leaving home and leave only a dessert or a drink for after the show.

Who has passed through Gloria il Musical at Auditorium Conciliazione, December 16, 2026 to January 10, 2027

Before Gloria il Musical, singer-songwriters like Vinicio Capossela, who brought his Tredici canzoni urgenti to the theater on October 13 and 14, 2023, and pop artists like Paola e Chiara, who on May 19 and 20, 2023 had the hall dancing with the Per Sempre Tour, have passed through the stage of Auditorium Conciliazione. The venue keeps a record of these visits in the materials it publishes, and the list says a lot about the audience that frequents it.

2023 was a rich year: on April 6 Alessandro Cattelan presented Salutava sempre here. On April 19 Fast Animals and Slow Kids played an evening. On April 21 Franco Ricciardi brought the Je Tour, tied to his 24th album. In 2024 the hall welcomed Pio e Amedeo with Felicissimo show for three evenings in March and, on March 8, the LAZIOSound evening, the Lazio Region's program for young musicians, with Noemi and Federica Carta. On January 12, 2026 it was Diana Del Bufalo's turn with Tra sogni e desideri.

The program surrounding Gloria il Musical tells the same variety. In autumn 2026 the venue hosted Aldo Cazzullo with Angelo Branduardi on October 8 and Sal Da Vinci on October 9, and has on the program Coez from October 30 to November 1, Malika Ayane on November 3, Brunori Sas from November 5 to 7, Enrico Brignano from November 10 to 22 and Francesca Michielin on November 28. After Gloria come Supermagic Impossibile from January 21 to February 7, 2027 and Shen Yun from February 12 to 28.

In this list Gloria il Musical holds a precise place: it is the production that keeps the hall the longest in the entire season, and the only one that stages the repertoire of a great name of Italian song without the artist appearing on stage. Tozzi's presence, here, lies entirely in the songs and the musical direction.

How to organize your Gloria il Musical evening

An evening at Gloria il Musical at Auditorium Conciliazione is organized starting from the time printed on the ticket and counting backward: an hour for dinner and a stroll, 20 minutes for entry, the margin for transport, wider on holidays. Here is the recommended schedule.

Two hours before

Arrive in the area, by metro to Ottaviano or with the car already parked in a garage. Stroll to Piazza San Pietro or to Castel Sant'Angelo, depending on the direction of arrival. In December and January darkness comes early, and the monuments are already lit.

One hour before

A light dinner, at the Chorus Cafè inside the Auditorium if you have booked, or in Borgo Pio or Prati. In a seated hall, after a heavy dinner, the second part of the show becomes an endurance test.

Half an hour before

Entry into the Foyer: coat check, restrooms, last messages. With winter coats and scarves the coat check has longer lines than usual, and those who arrive at the last minute risk missing the start. If you have central seats, go in early, so as not to make the whole row stand up.

After the show

Leave without hurry, stroll along Via della Conciliazione, then metro, a booked taxi or the car. For those coming from outside Rome who must catch a train, the advice is not to count on the last run: on holidays transport hours may be reduced.

Gloria il Musical and the holidays in Rome: December and January

The Roman performances of Gloria il Musical cover the whole holiday period, from December 16 to January 10, passing through Christmas, New Year's and Epiphany. It is the moment of the year when Rome changes rhythm: schools are closed, many Romans are on vacation, and the city fills with Italian and foreign visitors. For ideas on the period there is the guide to Christmas in Rome.

What to wear

Layers, above all. In the hall the temperature is that of a theater, outside the evening can be cold and damp, and the stroll along Via della Conciliazione after the show is pleasant only with a real coat. A folding umbrella in the bag is never wasted. Comfortable shoes matter more than elegance: between the metro and the hall you walk almost a kilometer.

New Year's and surroundings

Those thinking of combining the show with the year-end evenings should know that the days between December 29 and January 2 are the most complicated for travel and bookings. Those who already have a plan for New Year's Eve find ideas in the guide to New Year's Eve in Rome. For the musical, though, it is best to choose a date other than the busiest evenings.

The week after Epiphany

The last days of performances, between January 7 and 10, fall after the end of the school holidays. It is the moment when the city empties of holiday tourists and when, from experience, the halls are often easier to book. For those without calendar constraints, it is the window I recommend.

Frequently asked questions about Gloria il Musical in Rome

When is Gloria il Musical on stage at Auditorium Conciliazione?

Gloria il Musical is on stage at Auditorium Conciliazione in Rome from December 16, 2026 to January 10, 2027, according to the venue's official page and the production's website. Some portals give December 17 as the first performance. The exact calendar of performances, with times, is published on the authorized presale network.

What is Gloria il Musical about?

Gloria il Musical tells of a talented young girl who wants to become a singer and who, against her father's wishes, leaves the already laid-out path of the family business to chase music. It is an original story built on 21 songs by Umberto Tozzi, among them Gloria, Ti amo, Tu and Stella stai.

Does Umberto Tozzi sing in Gloria il Musical?

In the official materials for Gloria il Musical, Umberto Tozzi signs the music and musical direction and is named as involved in all phases of the production, but he does not appear among the performers. The lead is Valeria Mancini, joined by an ensemble of 12 dancers and performers.

How long is Gloria il Musical?

Gloria il Musical lasts about two hours, according to the official presentation of Auditorium Conciliazione, which speaks of a modern technological staging with surprise effects. It is best to consider it a full evening anyway, with a few extra minutes for entering the hall and leaving the Foyer.

Where do you buy tickets for Gloria il Musical in Rome?

Tickets for Gloria il Musical at Auditorium Conciliazione are bought through the presale network authorized by the organization, reachable from the venue's official website and from the show's website. The physical box office at Via della Conciliazione 4 is closed until further notice and opens only one hour before each performance.

Can you sing during Gloria il Musical?

Gloria il Musical is presented by Auditorium Conciliazione as the world premiere musical in Italy in which the audience is free to sing, as happens at concerts. On the best-known choruses the hall joins in. Those who prefer a more focused listening should choose side seats or ones farther from the stage.

What is the nearest metro stop to Auditorium Conciliazione?

For Auditorium Conciliazione the venue indicates the Ottaviano and Lepanto stops of metro A. From Ottaviano, the more convenient one and the one equipped for wheelchair access, it is about 900 meters on foot, a quarter of an hour via Piazza del Risorgimento and Borgo Pio.

Is Gloria il Musical suitable for children?

Gloria il Musical is defined by the production as a show for a multigenerational audience, and Auditorium Conciliazione gives no age limits. Two hours of catchy songs and a modern fairy-tale plot make it suitable for children of seven or eight and up who are used to the theater. Every spectator needs their own ticket.

The final advice on Gloria il Musical at Auditorium Conciliazione

Go knowing what awaits you: not a concert by Umberto Tozzi and not a drama, but a popular musical built on songs almost everyone knows, in which singing is allowed and indeed expected. Choose a performance between Saint Stephen's Day and Epiphany or in the last days after January 6, buy the seats all together on the official network, dine light and arrive in the Foyer with half an hour of margin. And if you are accompanying a group of several generations, the rule is this: meet inside, never on the sidewalk, and at the end walk 10 minutes along Via della Conciliazione to the colonnade. With Gloria in your ears, the lit dome is worth the trip.

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