Talent, grace, beauty and pride of being a woman and singing women’s rights, and beyond. Last night the Sold Out concert of Fiorella Mannoia al Vittorio Emanuele Theaterbefore the two Sicilian stages of the “Fiorella Symphonic – Live with orchestra” tour (the second today a Ragusa), he enchanted and made reflect. An intense narration in music with theSaverio Mercadante Symphony Orchestra Of Altamuradirected by Maestro Rocco de Bernardisand the band. An excursus in his career and in our time, in a contemporaneity in which there is a lot of beauty, but a lot of work to do to make it emerge in every human context; That beauty that cannot exist without freedom. The butterflies in the scenic layout remembered him throughout the evening, recalling his song “Mariposa”, Proposed last year a Sanremo: a true manifesto on free thought and self -determination, in line with the constant work on the field of the Roman singer through his association “One, none, one hundred thousand“, Engaged in raising awareness of the elimination of gender violence.
Large numbers in the fundraising for the anti -violence centers of all Italy (almost 3 million euros paid to date, of which 300 thousand collected only via SMS). The thought of our city mourning could not be missing, a Sara Campanellathe twenty -two year old of Misilmer killed on 7 April a Messinaand other victims like her. And precisely on the themes of female independence and redemption from a toxic relationship the concert opened, with the songs “Hot black coffee“(Sanremo 1981) and the recent “No consequence“(2016), interspersed with the hymn to the struggle for rights”Fighter“(Always from 2016, from the album of the same name).
In the lineup other classics, such as the historic duet with Pierangelo Bertoli “Fisherman“(1980), the Cult Sanremesi”How to change“(1984),”What women don’t say“(1987), but also songs of recent years, including”That it is blessed“(Second at the Festival in 2017) and”The weight of courage“(2019). Space also for the latest pieces, including”Disobey”, Which gives the title to the disc released last November, and”The story must not be repeated“, Next to some author covers, such as”Sally” Of Vasco Rossithe artist’s workhorse, “Margherita pizza“(Riccardo Cocciante) And “I will live (without you)“(Lucio Battisti).
To accompany Fiorella Mannoia with the orchestra, the band composed of Carlo Di Francesco (percussion, arrangements and artistic direction), Raul Scebba (percussion), Sebastiano Burgio (piano), Pierpaolo Ranieri (bass and double bass) e Massimiliano Rosati (guitars).