Il grande bluff La serata di gala al San Carlo è da annoverare tra le pagine più tristi della storia del teatro partenopeo e della disgraziata mia città. Il Mattino, mediocre giornale locale di nullo respiro nazionale, ha costruito su … Continua a leggere
Il prossimo 12 settembre Jonas Kaufmann terrà al San Carlo un concerto (con annessa intervista e presentazione di un disco di prossima uscita) dedicato al repertorio della canzone napoletana. Siccome più volte abbiamo avuto occasione di riflettere su come si … Continua a leggere
We have reached the end of our little series dedicated to the Songs of Naples. Of course I had to do my personal selection of recordings and many will miss the voices of Francesco Albanese or De Muro Lomanto and … Continua a leggere
TITO SCHIPA As with De Lucia his most worthy successor deserves a „puntata“ by himself. Tito Schipa and Fernando De Lucia had a lot in common: both did not have voices that were exactly blessed by mother nature, but both … Continua a leggere
‘A sirena (1897) (lyrics: Salvatore Di Giacomo & music: Vincenzo Valente) PASQUALE AMATO „‘A sirena“ was published in 1897 by Casa Ricordi and presented at the Piedigrotta festival where it became an instant sucess. Although Pasquale Amato´s recorded legacy of Neapolitan songs consists (as far as … Continua a leggere
Serenata scumbinata (lyrics: Libero Bovio & music: Vincenzo Valente) FRANCESCO DADDI Born in Naples, Daddi was trained at the Naples Conservatory and made his stage début at Milan in 1891. The following year at the Dal Verme he sang Beppe in the world première of … Continua a leggere
„That was the time in which Naples dreamed as her great artists, her fanciful painters, sculptors and poets dreamed; and in so great a variety of expression one form prevailed…: song. In those days they sang all over Naples:… It … Continua a leggere
I have to confess, I hesitated when Donzelli asked me to do a series on the „canzone napoletana“ once a week throughout the remaining July and August. Although these songs have always been a passion of mine I felt a bit uneasy: … Continua a leggere