Cappella del Tesoro di San Gennaro, concert by Antonio Fresa with the participation of Pietra Montecorvino. The concert is free to enter, with limited seating and mandatory reservations.
The solo piano concert by Antonio Fresa with the extraordinary participation of Pietra Montecorvino, on Saturday 19 November, will exceptionally open the doors of the Chapel of the Treasure of San Gennaro (19.30:149 pm, via Duomo 2021) for a show where the music that the Neapolitan composer dedicated to the Saint will be the protagonists, written for the soundtrack of the new audio guide, produced by D'Uva, the company that has been managing the Treasure of San Gennaro since October XNUMX.
The concert is free to enter, with limited seating and mandatory reservations at www.tesorosangennaro.it.
Antonio Fresa, pianist, composer and conductor, always a passionate author of evocative music for images, will guide the audience with his refined music in a real soundtrack experience, between classical and contemporary influences, minimal sounds and fragments with a jazzy color. A journey in music, in the known and lesser-known stories of the Treasure and the life of San Gennaro.
The program includes some of the most representative compositions written by Fresa for “Un Tesoro di audioguida”, the original audio guide of the museum that since June 2022 has accompanied the public in visiting the exhibition spaces.
Alongside Fresa will be the extraordinary voice of Pietra Montecorvino in the interpretation of “San Gennaro mio putente”, the composition that recalls the litany with which the “relatives” of San Gennaro turn to the Saint to entrust themselves to perform the miracle. With the piece “Le ampolle” the composer dedicates his music to the story of Eusebia, the Saint’s nurse, who collects the Blood of San Gennaro in the desolation of the Solfatara after his beheading, while with 'O Rre scugnizzo” he will immerse the spectators in the tradition, cosmopolitan culture and Neapolitan folklore, to then continue with “1527” that recalls the date of January 13, 1527, when the Neapolitan people solemnly committed themselves with the vow in the “contract” between Naples and San Gennaro. The most intimate piece “Jordano fecit” will put the composer in touch with the listener, almost as if he were whispering, one note at a time, the unfolding of the musical narration.
From the stories dedicated to San Gennaro to those for the cinema, Antonio Fresa will also lead the audience in listening to the most famous music he wrote for film soundtracks, and will accompany Pietra Montecorvino in some interpretations of classic pieces of Neapolitan music.
Before the concert (18.30:25,00 p.m.), the museum offers an extraordinary guided tour, behind closed doors, for an itinerary to discover the Treasure of San Gennaro, starting from the Royal Chapel and through the magnificent sacristies, to learn about the history and legends of its birth. (cost of the visit: adults €12. – children up to XNUMX years old free admission. Reservation required on www.tesorosangennaro.it).
The music from the audio guide is available on CD, produced by D'Uva with Adesiva Discografica, on sale at the museum bookshop and in record stores thanks to Self Distribuzione and on all digital streaming and download platforms – Tesoro di San Gennaro, at Soundtrack Experience, with the original compositions by Antonio Fresa and the songs with Raiz, Pietra Montecorvino and Eugenio Bennato.
The album was recorded in May 2022 by Andrea Cutillo at Splash Studio, The Writing Room, Apogeo Records, Naples; mixed and mastered in the Milanese studios of Adesiva Discografica, Paolo Iafelice's label that publishes the album and which stands out for the care it dedicates to the selection and production of its titles. The executive production is by Ilaria D'Uva and Paolo Iafelice, cover design and all graphics are by Vanni del Gaudio.
ANTONIO FRESA
Antonio Fresa is a film music composer. He graduated in piano at the Conservatory and studied Film Scoring at Berklee in Boston. He has composed the soundtracks for over 20 films for cinema and TV produced in Italy, Argentina and France. In 2018 he was nominated as best musician at the David di Donatello and Nastri D'Argento awards for the film “La Gatta Cenerentola”. The film “L'arte della felicità”, for which he composed the original soundtrack, won the “EFA award” for best animated feature film in 2014. He plays and performs as a pianist and has collaborated with many artists including Stacey Kent, Omara Portuondo, Carl Anderson, Ornella Vanoni, Joe Barbieri, Bungaro and Nino Buonocore. In 2018 he conducted the Orchestra di Sanremo as arranger and author of the song “Imparare ad Amarsi” with Vanoni, Bungaro, Pacifico. In 2020, the Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice in Venice performed and recorded one of his works “The Borges Labyrinth, a soundtrack experience” under his direction.
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