At the time when Giuseppe Verdi resided in Naplesto stage his operas in the San Carlos To look after him, he often lived in the Hotel delle Crocelle al Chiatamonewhere he met his friends, including Melchiorre Delfico (author of many of the master’s caricatures) and Domenico Morelli.
And now it is the nearby Church of the Crocelle that becomes the reference point of music in the city with the “Concerts of Golfo Mistico al Chiatamone”, which opens its tenth season on Saturday November 9th at 6 p.m. An opening inspired by Puccini, The centenary of his death will be celebrated with a recital by the soprano Anna Paola Troiano, accompanied by the Pianist Nadia Testaan opportunity to immerse yourself in the poignant melodies and iconic themes of the great Tuscan master’s works.
The colors of Chopin’s music However, the second concert of the cycle will be characterized by the actor Bruno Gambarotta and the pianist Giorgio Costa, who will present, among other things, famous nocturnes and mazurkas. On December 7th, the concert entitled “The Virtuoso Violin” is on the program, which will conclude in 2024 with the violinist Glauco Bertagnin and the Lombard pianist Simone Pagani. The year 2025 begins with a cycle of three concerts dedicated to Spain and its most famous composers: on January 18, the duo composed of pianist Matteo Falloni and guitarist Luca Lucini will perform a concert of Iberian music; on Saturday, February 8th, it will be the turn of the Spanish duo consisting of cellist Ramón Gómez and pianist Pilar Valero.
The cycle
The cycle will conclude on Saturday, February 22nd, with the four-hand piano duo consisting of Pedro Valero and Miguel Angel Rodriguez. Then on Saturday, March 8th, the French atmospheres of the concert entitled “Ravel, Satie and the Paris of their time”which will be performed by the four-hand piano duo consisting of Sugiko Chinen and Luca AM Colombo. LIFE-Centenarie di Calabria – with the photographs of Michele Montepaone is the title of the concert that will take place on March 28th, with the reciting voice of Elena Zegna and the flautist Ubaldo Rosso. The penultimate date is April 12th with the Polish duo consisting of the flautist Henrik Blazej and the pianist Teresa Kaban. The season ends with the concert “Love and Music”, interpreted by the duo consisting of the soprano Ilaria Iaquinta and the pianist Giacomo Serra, the organizer of the series.
