Il segreto della felicità by Leda Moro at Teatro Ghione, December 10, 2026

Il segreto della felicità, the show written and performed by the singer Leda Moro, is on stage at Teatro Ghione in Rome on Thursday, December 10, 2026 at 20:30, for one night only. The theater is at Via delle Fornaci 37, 00165 Rome, a few minutes' walk from St. Peter's Square. The nearest station is Roma San Pietro, served by the FL3 and FL5 regional trains. According to the show's page on the Teatro Ghione website the ticket costs 20 euros, in the stalls as in the gallery. You buy it with the purchase button on the official page, which links to the presale circuit authorized by the organizers, or at the theater box office, at 06 6372294 or info@teatroghione.it.

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

On stage alongside Leda Moro are the Contemporary Circus Company of Claudio and Paolo Ladisa and the Argentine tango couple Vanessa Presutti and Peter Manchia. The theater presents the evening as a one-of-a-kind show, in which music, dance, acrobatics and visual effects created with artificial intelligence merge into a single experience.

Il segreto della felicità at Teatro Ghione: date, time and tickets

Il segreto della felicità is on stage at Teatro Ghione for one night only, Thursday, December 10, 2026, starting at 20:30.

One night only

The theater's page gives a single performance, Thursday, December 10 at 20:30. If you want to be there, there are no alternatives: the date falls in the middle of the week between the Immaculate Conception long weekend and the weekend of December 12 and 13.

A single price

The ticket costs 20 euros in the stalls and in the gallery. With a single price, the choice of seat depends only on your preferences: the stalls are closer to the dancers and acrobats, while the gallery gives an overall view of the visual effects and choreography.

Where to buy

Tickets are bought with the purchase button on the show's page on the Teatro Ghione website, which leads to the authorized presale circuit, or by contacting the box office. The hours published by the theater are Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 16:00 to 20:00, Sunday from 14:00 to 20:00.

Running time

The running time of the show isn't published on the theater's page. With a 20:30 start, expect to come out no earlier than 22:00 and plan your trip back accordingly.

What you'll see: music, circus and tango

Il segreto della felicità combines solemn music, dance, acrobatic arts and visual effects created with artificial intelligence, according to the presentation published by Teatro Ghione.

A journey in search of happiness

The show presents itself as an immersive experience in search of the secret of happiness, a journey that leads the viewer into what the presentation calls life's greatest riddle. The theme is as old as theater. The form, with contemporary circus and computer-generated images, is of today.

Contemporary circus

The special guest appearance is by the Contemporary Circus Company of Claudio and Paolo Ladisa. Acrobatic arts are one of the show's stated components: in our view the part of the evening you watch holding your breath.

The magic of tango

The Argentine tango is entrusted to Vanessa Presutti and Peter Manchia. The presentation speaks of the meeting between contemporary circus and the magic of tango: two very different body languages, one airy and spectacular, the other intimate and made of embraces, set against each other on the same evening.

Images created with artificial intelligence

Among the stated elements are visual effects created with artificial intelligence. Declaring it in the presentation says a lot about the intention to build a sensory evening, in which music and movement dialogue with the images.

Leda Moro, singer and doctor

Leda Moro is a singer and songwriter who has combined music with the medical profession for decades, and who has tied her artistic work to charity concerts.

Her beginnings

In an interview with Gino Morabito published by Musicaintorno, Leda Moro says that singing and piano are part of her roots: as a child she was already on school stages and winning local poetry and singing contests. As a medical student she began singing professionally, moving from piano bars to the capital's best-known clubs, alongside well-known pianists. She wrote lyrics, composed music, and recorded her first album.

Sanremo 1990

In the same interview she recalls working in the Rome recording studio of Paul Mazzolini, known as Gazebo. That collaboration produced two songs, Cuori stracciati and La voglia di dare, which were submitted for the 1990 Sanremo Festival.

Three years in Brazil

The leap came in 1994, the year she specialized in cardiology at La Sapienza. One evening, after a performance at the Elefante bianco on Via Veneto, a Brazilian impresario offered her a job singing at the Hippopotamus in Rio de Janeiro. The contract was for two months, and she stayed in Brazil three years. There she recorded two albums, Renato per sempre and Leda show, one of original songs and one of covers, and did shows and tours.

Back in Rome

Back in Rome, Leda Moro founded Brazil System, a brand of aesthetic medicine and surgery, bringing to Italy the experience gained alongside the plastic surgeons she had met in Brazil. In 2002 she released Fears, an album with an international flavor.

Music for solidarity

For years Leda Moro has performed in charity concerts, donating the proceeds to organizations such as Save the Children, Caritas, Cohes Onlus and Lega del Filo d'Oro. This activity gave rise to Leda live solidarity concert, a nonprofit association, and on her social media profile she presents herself as a singer and founder of Solidarity Concert. In the interview she explains that she feels strongly about every child's right to a happy childhood.

The artists on stage

Il segreto della felicità is written and performed by Leda Moro, with the Contemporary Circus Company of Claudio and Paolo Ladisa and the tango dancers Vanessa Presutti and Peter Manchia.

Leda Moro, author and performer

The formula "written and performed" means that Leda Moro signs the show and is its lead on stage. For an artist who has built her career between song, piano and live concerts, the theater becomes the place to combine her voice with a story.

Claudio and Paolo Ladisa's company

The Contemporary Circus Company of Claudio and Paolo Ladisa makes a special guest appearance. The theater's page doesn't give the names of the individual acrobats or the nature of the acts: you find them out in the hall.

Vanessa Presutti and Peter Manchia

The Argentine tango is in the hands of Vanessa Presutti and Peter Manchia. The presentation associates them with the magic of tango, and their presence brings to the show a couple's language that acts as a counterpoint to the spectacle of the circus.

The theme: seeking happiness on stage

Il segreto della felicità tackles, according to the presentation, life's greatest riddle, and it does so with the language of bodies and images more than that of words.

An ancient question

What makes people happy is one of the oldest questions theater, philosophy and song have asked. The show doesn't promise an answer: it promises a journey. In our view it's the most honest choice, because it leaves the viewer the task of finding their own.

Solemn music

The presentation speaks of solemn music. It's an indication that suggests a soundtrack built to accompany the most intense moments, alongside Leda Moro's voice, and far from the light register of many variety shows.

An experience to live

The page closes with a precise idea: the show isn't just listened to and watched, it's lived. It's the definition of immersive theater, in which the audience is called to take part with the senses before reason.

Solidarity in the background

In Leda Moro's biography happiness has a concrete meaning: in the Musicaintorno interview the singer talks about every child's right to a happy childhood, and she has devoted her charity concerts to that cause. It's one more key for reading the evening of December 10.

Circus and tango: two body languages

Il segreto della felicità puts two very different forms of physical performance on the same stage: the acrobatic arts of the Ladisa company and the Argentine tango of Vanessa Presutti and Peter Manchia.

Acrobatics

Acrobatics works on defying gravity, on risk, on suspension. In a show devoted to happiness it can represent impetus, lightness, the moment you leave the ground.

Tango

Tango works on the embrace, on the relationship, on listening to the other. Next to the circus it becomes its opposite: the body that stays on the ground and finds its balance in the couple. The presentation speaks of the magic of tango, and the presence of a couple of dancers gives the evening a moment of intimacy.

The meeting

The theater sums up the show with a formula: contemporary circus meets the magic of tango. In our view the interest of the evening lies entirely in seeing how the two languages alternate and answer each other, with Leda Moro's voice as the thread.

A curious fact about Il segreto della felicità by Leda Moro at Teatro Ghione, December 10, 2026

The most surprising curious fact concerns the lead. Leda Moro isn't just a singer: she's a doctor who specialized in cardiology at La Sapienza and later became a cosmetic surgeon, and who has kept two careers together all her life. In the Musicaintorno interview she talks about summers spent in holiday resorts as a performer by night and a doctor by day. A show devoted to the secret of happiness, signed by someone who has spent her life between the stage and the clinic, promises an unusual point of view on the theme.

The second curious fact is musical. The two songs born in the studio of Paul Mazzolini, known as Gazebo, were submitted for Sanremo 1990. It's a little-known chapter in the story of an artist who later found her audience far from Rome, at the Hippopotamus in Rio de Janeiro.

The third concerns the form. In a historic theater like Teatro Ghione, tied to classic drama, Il segreto della felicità brings acrobatics, tango and images created with artificial intelligence: three languages that rarely meet on the same stage on the same evening.

Teatro Ghione, the hall on Via delle Fornaci

Teatro Ghione is a hall of about 500 seats at Via delle Fornaci 37, between the Vatican and the slopes of the Janiculum, tied to the name of the actress Ileana Ghione, who bought it and reopened it in 1980.

Ileana Ghione

Born in Cortemilia, in Piedmont, on January 15, 1931, Ileana Ghione trained in the 1950s at the Accademia d'arte drammatica, with Sergio Tofano among her teachers. She was a face of TV dramas, from Jane Eyre to I Buddenbrook, from Madame Curie to Una donna, and performed Giacosa's Come le foglie with Tino Carraro. On December 9, 1980 she bought and refitted the old theater on Via delle Fornaci, which has borne her name ever since.

An anniversary

December 10, 2026, the evening of Leda Moro's show, falls the day after the anniversary of Ileana Ghione's purchase of the theater, on December 9, 1980. Il segreto della felicità is staged, by coincidence, in the week when the hall turns 46 under her name.

Drama, music and new languages

For decades Teatro Ghione's program alternated classic drama, with Wilde, Pirandello, Shakespeare and Goldoni, with concerts. In recent years musical tributes, comedy and shows mixing music, dance and physical theater have arrived. With about 500 seats between stalls and gallery, it's a hall suited to a show with acrobats and dancers.

Something nobody tells you about Il segreto della felicità by Leda Moro at Teatro Ghione, December 10, 2026

What the presentation doesn't say is that Il segreto della felicità is also, in a sense, the story of a life. Leda Moro has built two parallel careers, medicine and music, and chose to put the second at the service of solidarity. A show about happiness by an artist like this is hard to separate from her biography: knowing her story before going in helps you read the evening.

The second thing concerns the genre. The evening isn't a concert, it isn't a circus show, it isn't a milonga: it's a combination, and the presentation defines it as an experience to live more than to listen to or watch. If you're expecting a song recital, you might be surprised by the acrobatics. If you're coming for the circus, you'll also find the music and the tango.

The third is practical: with a single performance and a single price of 20 euros, the evening is affordable but won't be repeated. If you're interested, it's a good idea to buy your ticket in good time.

My advice for visiting Il segreto della felicità by Leda Moro at Teatro Ghione, December 10, 2026

The first piece of advice is to choose your seat based on what interests you most. For the acrobatics and the tango, the stalls let you see the bodies and the technique up close. For the visual effects and the overall choreography, the gallery offers the best view. The price is the same: in our view the central gallery is the most balanced choice for a show that relies on images.

The second concerns attitude. Il segreto della felicità presents itself as a sensory experience: the advice is to let yourself be carried by the combination of music, movement and images without looking for a linear plot.

The third concerns timing: Thursday evening, starting at 20:30. It's best to have an early dinner in the neighborhood or an aperitivo, and to arrive on Via delle Fornaci around 20:15. The fourth: if you want to get to know the singer before the show, you can look up her albums, from Leda show to Fears.

How to get to Teatro Ghione

The simplest way to reach Teatro Ghione is the regional train to Roma San Pietro station, served by the FL3 and FL5 lines, a few minutes' walk from Via delle Fornaci.

By train

San Pietro station also has a bus stop and a taxi stand. From the station you walk up Via delle Fornaci to the theater. For the trip back, after 22:00, check in advance the time of the last useful train.

By bus and metro

The buses in the area center on San Pietro station and Largo di Porta Cavalleggeri. Lines and evening times should be checked on the route planner of Rome's transit company. The nearest Metro A stops are in Prati, about 20 minutes on foot through Borgo and St. Peter's Square.

By car

Teatro Ghione's website gives three parking options nearby: a free open-air lot, the St. Peter's parking garage and a garage. On Thursday evening, after the museums close, the area is quieter than on the weekend.

Another well-known fact, yet rarely mentioned

It's well known that Gazebo is the stage name of Paul Mazzolini. It's less often mentioned that his Rome recording studio also produced songs by other artists, such as Leda Moro's two songs submitted for Sanremo 1990, Cuori stracciati and La voglia di dare. The story of the singer who comes to Teatro Ghione on December 10 also passes through there.

A second well-known but rarely mentioned fact concerns Brazil. In the Musicaintorno interview, Brazil is described as a land where Italians are adored, in the wake of the successes of Laura Pausini, Eros Ramazzotti and Andrea Bocelli. Leda Moro, who left Via Veneto for a two-month contract at the Hippopotamus in Rio de Janeiro, stayed three years and recorded two albums there.

The third fact concerns solidarity: over time Leda Moro's concerts have supported organizations such as Save the Children, Caritas, Cohes Onlus and Lega del Filo d'Oro, and have given rise to a dedicated nonprofit association.

The right photo to take at Il segreto della felicità by Leda Moro at Teatro Ghione, December 10, 2026

The right photo, in a show combining circus, tango and images, is taken at the final curtain call: Teatro Ghione's stage with Leda Moro, the acrobats of the Ladisa company and the tango couple lined up under the lights. During the show the advice is not to take pictures: acrobatics require concentration, and a flash or a lit screen can disturb those on stage and those in the hall.

The second photo is taken on the way out. Walking down Via delle Fornaci toward Largo di Porta Cavalleggeri you reach the Leonine Walls, with the dome of St. Peter's not far away. In the week after the Immaculate Conception the Vatican area gets ready for Christmas, and the lit-up square is a few minutes' walk away in the evening.

The third is a portrait in front of the theater entrance, with the show's poster behind you: the simplest memento of an evening at the theater in December.

Some important events that happened here in history

The area around Teatro Ghione has a long history. The Leonine Walls, the ring that protected the Vatican, ran here, and Porta Cavalleggeri still bears the coats of arms of the Borgia Pope Alexander VI. On April 30, 1849, the first attack by French troops against the Roman Republic was fought at Porta Cavalleggeri and repelled by the defenders, among whom was the young actor Tommaso Salvini.

In 1894 San Pietro station opened, on the line to Viterbo. The Vatican railway also starts from here, and the movies have used the station as a set, with Totò, Alberto Sordi and Virna Lisi. On December 9, 1980 Ileana Ghione bought the old theater on Via delle Fornaci and reopened it under her name. On November 25, 1986 Shaw's Candida was staged there, directed by Silverio Blasi.

In December 2005 Ileana Ghione, while performing Euripides' Hecuba on her stage, was taken ill and died shortly afterward. Her body lay in state in the theater. On December 10, 2026, a few days from the anniversary, her stage welcomes a show that mixes song, circus, tango and artificial intelligence: a sign of how much the language of the stage has changed in 46 years.

Who has passed through Il segreto della felicità by Leda Moro at Teatro Ghione, December 10, 2026

The classics of drama have passed across Teatro Ghione's stage, from Wilde to Pirandello, from Shakespeare to Goldoni, along with Ileana Ghione herself, a pupil of Sergio Tofano and star of Come le foglie with Tino Carraro. Popes and soldiers have passed through the surrounding neighborhood, the Borgias and Tommaso Salvini, and the cinema of Totò and Alberto Sordi at San Pietro station.

In recent years the hall has welcomed tribute concerts and comedy: FlaMENcos, I Fantastici, Giovanni Cacioppo. In the same week of December 2026 Teatro Ghione hosts, before, A Christmas Carol from the 6th to the 8th and, after, Compagnia Almatanz's Nutcracker on the 12th and 13th.

On December 10, Leda Moro, with her story as a doctor and singer between Rome and Rio de Janeiro, the acrobats of the Contemporary Circus Company of Claudio and Paolo Ladisa and the tango dancers Vanessa Presutti and Peter Manchia pass through Via delle Fornaci.

December at Teatro Ghione

In the first half of December 2026 Teatro Ghione offers three very different shows in one week, and Il segreto della felicità is the one in the middle.

Before and after

From December 6 to 8, A Christmas Carol from Dickens is on stage, directed by Valentina Cognatti, and on December 12 and 13 Compagnia Almatanz brings The Nutcracker with choreography by Luigi Martelletta. In between, on Thursday the 10th, Leda Moro's evening.

An evening for adults

Of the three titles, Il segreto della felicità is the only one with a single weekday evening performance, meant for an adult audience. The other two have afternoon performances suited to families.

Other events

If you're looking for more ideas for the season, you'll find markets, nativity scenes and lights in the overview of Christmas in Rome.

What to see around Teatro Ghione

Teatro Ghione sits between St. Peter's, Borgo and the Janiculum, and before an evening show the afternoon offers plenty of options.

St. Peter's and Borgo

St. Peter's Square is a few minutes away on foot. Between the square and the Tiber stretches the Borgo district, toward Castel Sant'Angelo.

The Janiculum and Villa Pamphilj

Behind the theater rises the Janiculum, with its terrace over the city. Farther south lies Villa Doria Pamphilj, the great park of the western side of the city.

Porta Cavalleggeri

Heading down toward Largo di Porta Cavalleggeri you walk along the Leonine Walls, with the Borgia coats of arms: a short walk to take before going into the theater.

San Pietro station, a movie set

If you come to the Ghione by train, you get off at Roma San Pietro station, opened in 1894 with the line to Viterbo. The Vatican railway also starts here, and the movies have used the station as a set several times, with Totò, Alberto Sordi and Virna Lisi. From the station you walk up Via delle Fornaci to the theater: a few minutes, in an area that in the evening, away from the St. Peter's crowds, goes back to being quiet and residential. For those coming from the neighborhoods served by the FL3 and FL5 lines, it's the simplest way to avoid the evening traffic around the Vatican.

Where to eat before or after the show

Around Teatro Ghione you'll find pizzerias, trattorias and bars in the streets between Via delle Fornaci, Via Gregorio VII and the slopes of the Janiculum, frequented mostly by people who live in the neighborhood.

Before

With a 20:30 start, an early dinner around 19:00 or an aperitivo in the neighborhood are the easiest options. The places facing Via della Conciliazione are aimed mostly at tourists.

After

When you come out there's still time for a pizza in the residential streets around Via Gregorio VII, or in Borgo and Prati. On a Thursday evening it's easier to find a table than on the weekend.

Accessibility and practical information

Teatro Ghione is listed as accessible to people with disabilities by Roma Capitale's tourism portal, which also mentions a dog-sitting service.

People with disabilities

If you use a wheelchair or need assistance, it's a good idea to call the theater before the evening, at 06 6372294, to find out how access is organized and where the reserved seats are.

With kids

Acrobatics, tango and images are languages that can interest kids too. The weekday evening time and the philosophical theme, though, make the evening better suited to adults and teenagers than to small children. The theater doesn't give any age limits.

How to plan the evening of December 10

Leda Moro's evening at the Ghione starts at 20:30 on Thursday, December 10: a weeknight in the week between the Immaculate Conception and the mid-December weekend.

The afternoon

If you have the afternoon free, you can spend it at St. Peter's or on the Janiculum, both a few minutes from the theater, and have an early dinner in the neighborhood.

Arriving

Arriving around 20:15 lets you pick up your tickets and take your seat calmly. If you're coming by car, leave with some margin so you can choose among the parking options the theater lists.

Getting back

After 22:00, regional trains from San Pietro should be checked in advance. Alternatively, Roma Capitale's radio taxi answers at 060609.

Frequently asked questions about Il segreto della felicità in Rome

When is Il segreto della felicità on at Teatro Ghione?

Leda Moro's Il segreto della felicità is on stage at Teatro Ghione in Rome on Thursday, December 10, 2026 at 20:30, for one night only. The theater is at Via delle Fornaci 37, near St. Peter's Square.

How much is a ticket for Il segreto della felicità?

A ticket for Il segreto della felicità at Teatro Ghione costs 20 euros, in the stalls and in the gallery, according to the page published by the theater. You can buy it from the Ghione's official website or at the box office, at 06 6372294.

Who is Leda Moro?

Leda Moro is a singer and songwriter, a doctor who specialized in cardiology at La Sapienza and a cosmetic surgeon, who has performed in charity concerts for years. She lived three years in Brazil, where she recorded the albums Renato per sempre and Leda show, and in 2002 she released Fears.

Who takes part in the show?

Il segreto della felicità, written and performed by Leda Moro, features the Contemporary Circus Company of Claudio and Paolo Ladisa and the Argentine tango dancers Vanessa Presutti and Peter Manchia, according to Teatro Ghione.

What kind of show is it?

Il segreto della felicità at Teatro Ghione combines music, dance, acrobatic arts and visual effects created with artificial intelligence. The theater presents it as an immersive experience in search of happiness, in which contemporary circus meets tango.

How do you get to Teatro Ghione?

You reach Teatro Ghione on the FL3 and FL5 regional trains to Roma San Pietro station, a few minutes' walk from Via delle Fornaci. The theater also lists three parking options nearby.

Is the show suitable for children?

Il segreto della felicità at Teatro Ghione has no age limits stated by the theater. Acrobatics and tango may appeal to kids, but the Thursday evening time and the theme make the evening better suited to an adult audience.

Final advice on Il segreto della felicità at Teatro Ghione

The advice is to buy your ticket early for the single night, choose the central gallery if the images interest you or the stalls if you care about the bodies of the acrobats and dancers, and arrive on Via delle Fornaci with the curiosity of someone who doesn't know exactly what they'll see. Il segreto della felicità brings together the voice of a singer who has lived between Rome and Rio, contemporary circus, Argentine tango and images from artificial intelligence. In our view it's an unusual evening, suited to those who love shows that refuse to be boxed into a genre.

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