The Premio Bianca d'Aponte di Aversa, the only Italian competition reserved for female singer-songwriters, reaches an important milestone with its fifteenth edition. This year it will be held at the Teatro Cimarosa in Aversa on October 25 and 26, under the artistic direction of Ferruccio Spinetti. As always, the event will feature a first-rate cast, with prominent names on the Italian scene, some of whom have already been present in previous years, others at their first time at the d'Aponte, such as Enzo Gragnaniello, who will take to the stage alternating with the contest finalists.
On Friday 25th it will be the turn of the couple formed by Cristina Donà & Ginevra Di Marco and Giuseppe Anastasi, Gabriele Avogadro, Tony Canto, Kaballà and Pilar. Last year's winner, Francesca Incudine, will also be there to open the evening.
In the Saturday cast, in addition to Gragnaniello, a series of important returns such as Rossana Casale, Elena Ledda, Mauro Palmas, Carlo Marrale and Mariella Nava, and also the collective AdoRiza. But Saturday will also be the turn of the godmother of this edition, Tosca, who in addition to presiding over the jury will perform “Anima scalza”, a song by Bianca d'Aponte, the singer-songwriter who died prematurely to whom the festival is dedicated. The two evenings will be presented by Carlotta Scarlatto and Ottavio Nieddu.
The nerve center of the event will, as always, be the competition, which will see on stage Eleonora Betti from Arezzo, Chiara Bruno from Palermo, Chiarablue from Rieti, Rebecca Fornelli from Bari, Jole from Manfredonia (Foggia), Martina Jozwiak from Ancona, Lamine from Trapani, La Tarma from Reggio Emilia, Giulia Ventisette from Florence, Cristiana Verardo from Lecce.
There will be two main awards. One is the absolute award, the Bianca d'Aponte Award; the other is the critics' award, dedicated to Fausto Mesolella, the event's historic artistic director. The absolute winner will receive a 1000 euro scholarship offered by the Doc Servizi cooperative, including membership to the cooperative, consultancy and tutelage. For the Fausto Mesolella Award, the scholarship will be 800 euros. There will also be mentions for best text, best music and best interpretation.
Also this year the contest will give the right to a tour of eight concerts realized thanks to the NuovoImaie (project realized with the funds of art.7 L. 93/92) and reserved to the winner or, in the absence of the requirements requested by the NuovoImaie, to one of the other finalists.
Many awards from external bodies and associations: that of the label Suoni dall'Italia by Mariella Nava, with the proposal of a possible artistic collaboration; that of Soundinside Basement Records, with the production of a live video in the studio; that of Virus Studio, called “Premio 'Na stella” (title of a song by Mesolella), with the recording in the studio of a song with the artistic production of Ferruccio Spinetti; that of XO la factory with the production, recording and promotion of a single; that of the Virginia Vita Association with a scholarship of 500 euros.
The festival will start on Thursday, October 24, with a sort of preview. From 10:17.00 to XNUMX:XNUMX in the conference room of the Hotel del Sole there will be a free-entry workshop on “The quality of writing (texts and music)” with authors such as Giuseppe Anastasi and Giuseppe Barbera and the music publisher Angelo Franchi.
On Friday, starting at 11, there will be a meeting on “Related Rights” with Emanuela Teodora Russo, scheduled in the great hall of the Cirillo classical and musical high school. On Saturday, there will be a morning full of events in the conference room of the Hotel del Sole, all with free admission. It will start at 10 with the presentation of the book “Fra la via Emilia e il West – Francesco Guccini: le radici, i luoghi, la poetica” (Hoepli editore) by Paolo Talanca. At 11 there will be a meeting with the ten finalists, while at 12 there will be the presentation of the book “Incanto. Viaggio nella canzone d'autrice” (l'Erudita editions) by Fausto Pellegrini.
During the evenings, the compilation of the fifteenth edition of the Award will be available, which the public can receive in exchange for a donation at the Emergency stand, to which all proceeds will be donated.
The Bianca d'Aponte Award is promoted by the Bianca d'Aponte Onlus Musical Association, with the Municipality of Aversa as a privileged partner and with the patronage of the Campania Regional Council.
Partners are: Emergency, MAU, NuovoImaie, Doclive, Sounds from Italy, Andrea Parodi Award, L'Isola che non c'era, Blogfoolk, Virus Studio, Soundinside Basement Records, XO la factory.
Media Partner is Rai Radio Live.
To attend the evenings, reservations are required at one of these numbers: 335 7665665 – 335 5383937, or by email at info@biancadaponte.it
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