From Greccio to the Neapolitan nativity scene
Tribute to Roberto De Simone
Per la nascita del Verbo
La Cappella Neapolitana
conductor Antonio Florio
Leslie Visco soprano
Marta Fumagalli mezzosoprano
music Cristoforo Caresana, Giovanni Cesare Netti, Alessandro Scarlatti, Nicola Fago and other anonymous authors from 17th and 18th century Naples
Christmas stirs the imagination of Neapolitan composers. Sacred devotion and secular elements blend together to create extraordinary works dedicated to the birth of the “Incarnate Word”, the “Divine Infant” whose light will overcome evil — pastorals, tarantellas, lullabies and arias brimming with pathos and combining spiritual fervour with ancient pagan rituals. The prestigious Cappella Neapolitana — formerly Pietà de’ Turchini — are perfect in recreating the soundscape of Baroque Naples with all its contradictions and emotions, building on the work initiated by Roberto De Simone, who regarded classical music and popular sacred traditions as part of the same heritage. Founded by Florio in 1987, the ensemble specialises in music from the 17th and 18th centuries, and in the recovery of rare musical heritage.
mercoledì 17, giovedì 18 giugno
Sala Corelli del Teatro Alighieri
50 anni de “La gatta Cenerentola”
esposizione dei costumi originali dedicata a Roberto De Simone
Ingresso libero
mercoledì 17 giugno, ore 17
Vernissage
con Peppe Barra intervistato da Filippo Arriva
