LThe 70th edition of the Premio Napoli c'è, conceived by the publisher Rosario Bianco and awarded every year by the monthly magazine l'Espresso napoletano (Rogiosi publisher) to those who, with their daily work, bring prestige to Naples and Campania, was dedicated to the XNUMXth anniversary of the Italian Constitution. “Naples, with its artists, its artisans, its entrepreneurs gives an important contribution to the growth of the Nation and to the respect of some canons of the Constitution that may seem marginal, but are not at all – declares Rosario Bianco -. In Naples there is a strong sense of welcome and freedom; there is a strong feeling of solidarity. The topic of cultural heritage conservation is a deeply felt one. The magazine L'Espresso napoletano is increasingly assigned the role of exalting positive news, beautiful and good things done in the territory and the cover is always dedicated to a focus on many topics: immigration, solidarity, women, music, to give a few examples". At the Acacia Theater, an important institutional and entrepreneurial audience attended the award ceremony, in an evening, hosted by Gino Rivieccio and Ornella Mancini, where there was no shortage of moments of entertainment. After the choir of 70 children from the Quarati school in Naples, one for each year of the Italian Constitution, who sang the Mameli Anthem, it was the guitar of the “shaman” Antonio Onorato who welcomed the audience, with his sweet “Assaje”, composed for his son Gabriel. Then, the delivery of the Naples Award is there, a sculpture by the artist Lello Esposito, together with a Pausilya wellness package and the parchment, with a tricolor ribbon and with the motivation for the recognition. The Carabinieri, the State Police and the Guardia di Finanza, institutions that serve the citizens on a daily basis, were awarded with the presentation of the Prize by the Mayor of Naples Luigi de Magistris, to the General of the Army Corps Vittorio Tomasone, to the Police Chief of Naples Antonio De Iesu and to the General of Division Virgilio Pomponi. Guido Trombetti presented the award to the journalist and writer Vittorio Del Tufo, to the vice-president of the Presidency Council of the Court of Auditors Francesco Fimmanò and to Nicola Graziano, magistrate, journalist and writer, judge delegated for the bankruptcy of Edenlandia and the Zoo, which he has committed to returning to the city. When the award was presented to Graziano, the president of the Court of Naples, Ettore Ferrara, also arrived on stage. The Naples Award goes to the Attorney General of the Republic Luigi Riello, presented by His Eminence Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, to whom Rosario Bianco donated the reproduction of a 800th century cobbler's shop, made by master Bernardo Lustrini, for the charity auction, scheduled for December 18 at the RAI Auditorium in Naples. The president of the Banca di Credito Cooperativo di Napoli Amedeo Manzo awarded the entrepreneur Alessandra D'Antonio. The award to Bianca Iengo, coordinator of the project “A drug for everyone”, conceived by the Archbishop of Naples Crescenzio Sepe, in collaboration with Federfarma and the Order of Pharmacists, to guarantee pharmacological treatments to the needy, was given by Rosario Bianco and Catello Maresca, who together created and made concrete the Association Arts and Crafts, born with the aim of promoting and valorizing arts and crafts of the Neapolitan tradition, through the development of two main directions: the recovery of Neapolitan manufacturing traditions; the training and introduction to work of young people from families in difficulty and in conditions of socio-economic hardship. The Naples Award goes to pianist and composer Antonio Fresa, creator, together with Fabrizio Fiore, of South Designers, who, with “Napoli Files”, proposed a contemporary journey through the history of Neapolitan song, between video and music, which concluded with Pietra Montecorvino on the stage of the Teatro Acacia with the unreleased “Tutte 'e juorne”. Like last year, the #Vivinapoletano Award was assigned, which the Neapolitan Espresso shares with the Banca di Credito Cooperativo di Napoli and which was awarded to the successful start-up Medspa Srl, collected by Countess Elena Aceto di Capriglia and delivered by President Amedeo Manzo. Gino Rivieccio, in addition to bringing joy with his sketches, presented a song accompanied by a video, “Questo Napoli”, which aims to stimulate a reflection on the Naples of yesterday and today. Other musical moments with Caterina Molfino (voice) and Giulio Fazio (accordion) who performed the song “Je parte”, written by Aldo De Chiara; and the Panama Group, who greeted the audience with a song dedicated to their mother. The audience of the Naples Award is important.
Article published on November 27, 2018 - 17:46
