He arrives “Napul’è”: four events on Neapolitan music and culture from the 16th century to the present day on stage in Catanzaro in the Politeama Theater and in the historic places of the city from October 30th to November 1st. The first date Thursday 31 October, at 6pm, in the ancient church of Sant’Anna in via De Grazia in Catanzaro (instead of the planned Sant’Omobono), it will be “Pergolesi and the Neapolitan musical environment of the 18th century”, conducted by the pianist and writer Maria Primerano. A story about the golden age of the Neapolitan city, when it was the musical capital of the world, with 4 active music conservatories and many great musicians animating courts, churches and theatres, including Giovan Battista Pergolesiof which we will listen to excerpts from “Stabat Mater”, among the most important works of sacred music of all time, a splendid example of stylistic purity. To Pergolesi Primerano dedicates “Shaded soul”, a work of poignant beauty inspired by him which underlines his expressive power, paying homage to his musical heritage.
To follow, at 9pm in the Politeama Theatrethe most famous songs of the Neapolitan tradition will be the protagonists of “Caress me. Songs of love and jealousy” of theOrchestra Brutia Symphony. The show, created and directed by the maestro Francesco Perridirected by Luca Mazzei interprets the songs that have made the history of Neapolitan music: “Maruzzella”, “I love you very much”, “In the evening it’s May”, “Anema and core”, “Crazy eyes“, and then again “Simple sayings”, “Malafemmena”, “It was May”, “A voice, a guitar and a little and the moon”, “Reginella”, “Infinitely” – written by Perri himself -, as well as “Caress me” by Roberto Murolo which gives its title to the entire project. The protagonists, in addition to the Brutia Symphony Orchestra, will be the director on the piano Francesco Perrithe actor and guitarist Antonio Francesco Contithe singer Giada De Luca.
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«“Accarezzame” is a reflection on love, on feeling, on education in feeling, through the Neapolitan song», explained director Perri. «The songs – he added – they will be interspersed with my reflections on what love is, what power it has on the human soul and its different facets. Neapolitan songs make everyone agree because they are one of the cornerstones of Italian culture, they are identifying, they are part of our cultural identity: the new generations should be educated to listen to them to acquire awareness of a repertoire that has strongly marked the history of Italy. This is the reason why I chose the path of Neapolitan music, if I had stopped only at the theme of love, I would have had a wide choice from De Andrè to Mina, to Gino Paoli, but I instead wanted to enhance Neapolitan music, because it represents us more, it is our Southern world».
«With “Accarezzame” the Festival audience will listen to timeless songs for voice, piano, guitar and orchestra with unpublished arrangements and transcriptions by the composer and director of the Giacomantonio Conservatory of Cosenza, Francesco Perri – underlined the artistic director of the Autumn Festival Antonietta Santacroce – The Brutia Symphony Orchestra pays homage to Neapolitan music by proposing the most beautiful songs written from the 16th century to today, alternating arrangements with unpublished rewrites of original songs. It will be an unmissable event for all lovers of the traditional Neapolitan song that has made this city famous throughout the world. A culture that belongs to us and that we want to spread to also underline our identity and our pride as Southern people».
The three days of “Napul’è” of the XXI Autumn Festival – supported by the Calabria Region/Calabria Straordinaria; Chamber of Commerce of Catanzaro, Crotone and Vibo Valentia; Municipality of Catanzaro, Carical Foundation, as well as various private bodies – will begin Wednesday 30 October with the highly anticipated musical “Mare Fuori”, which will debut in Catanzaro with the same performers as the record-breaking television series, broadcast with worldwide success and will end on November 1st at 7pm in the Marca Museum with the duo’s concert Ebbanesis, Viviana Cangiano And Serena Pisaentitled “The Neapolitan song 4.0”: after that of tradition, the Festival also gives voice to new trends that reinterpret Neapolitan songs in a contemporary key.