Arisa, Simona Molinari, Paolo Belli and his Big Band, Frankie & Canthina Band, Maurizio De Giovanni: the great concerts and shows of the summer in Amalfi
Amalfi in Jazz, the Sunset Concert, disco nights. New: the vinyl set in Piazza Duomo and the theater review Scene d'aMare.
The 2024 events promoted by the Municipality of Amalfi are all free to enter.
The sound bursts into Amalfi, which transforms into a large natural amphitheater 'en plein air'. The magic is about to explode with "Amalfi Summer Fest", the program of events promoted by the Municipal Administration led by Mayor Daniele Milano, to experience together the beauty of summer in the name of music, theater, literature and art.
Arisa, Simona Molinari, Paolo Belli with his Big Band, Ana Carla Maza, Matthew Lee, are just some of the great artists who will perform this summer in Amalfi, one of the most fascinating stages in the world, touching extraordinary locations, from the Duomo to the most intimate and hidden corners of the city, or further up, along the slopes of the highest villages on the breathtakingly beautiful viewpoints.
Amalfi Summer Fest confirms itself as a point of reference on the Amalfi Coast, in a crossover of genres, between Italian music remixed in a dance key, funky and soul contaminations, rock, black music, Latin jazz, bossa nova and gospel atmospheres. A groove with a strong emotional impact, which crosses pop music and the energy of disco dance, for an unforgettable summer, made even more suggestive by the architecture of the Cathedral and the monumental staircase that light up creating a unique scenography in the world. Amalfi in Jazz, the Sunset Concert on the wonderful panoramic terraces overlooking the sea that will leave you breathless, the fascinating celebrations of the Byzantine New Year, between historical re-enactments, investiture of the Magister, fire shows and concerts in Piazza Duomo.
It will also be a celebration of the Motown Sound and its role in the spread of R&B and racial integration in pop music in the 1960s: a tribute to the creative genius of great musicians who have become legends in the history of music.
Furthermore, after the great success recorded last year with the Cover Night experiment, the pure and explosive energy of disco music returns by popular demand in the square, with a special live set exclusively with vinyl records.
New to this edition is the “Scene d'aMare” review, between theatre and literature: two events that will enrich the summer programme, which will see on stage, among others, the writer Maurizio De Giovanni, the actors Paolo Cresta, Antonella Morea, Alessio Sica, Marianita Carfora, Alfredo Mundo, Riccardo Maio, Gennaro Monti, Debora Sacco, Michele Costantino and musicians representing the great Campania jazz school.
A dense and growing program of events, which will also be accompanied by Borghi in Festa, the itinerant exhibition among the hamlets of Amalfi in a sensorial journey in search of the great heritage of identity and the great melody of Italian and classical song. There will also be the Estate dei Piccoli, the exclusive program designed for children and the great exhibitions.
“Amalfi Summer Fest is a cultural and artistic proposal of great breadth and variety, to experience moments of lightheartedness and joy together – underlines the Mayor Daniele Milano – In the last editions we have recorded record attendance. It is a program of events designed to give joy to all our citizens, to young people and to all international tourists who have chosen Amalfi as a tourist destination. Dedicated itineraries to discover Amalfi, its points of interest, its historical and identity heritage, its beauty. Amalfi Summer Fest is part of this vision, to create dynamism and vitality, with free events, because culture has no barriers”.
“Piazza Duomo is transformed into an elegant living room, with atmospheric music under the stars. The lights go out, only the architecture of the Duomo is illuminated and poetry opens up to the gaze of the spectator. It is one of the most powerful and evocative images of Amalfi Summer Fest – explains Enza Cobalto, councilor with responsibility for Events, curator of the summer events program – The festival is characterized by its international vocation. The underlying idea that drives the artistic choices is to create moments of entertainment dedicated to the City and to make the stay in Amalfi pleasant for tourists. We will have jazz in all its nuances, from interplay and jazz improvisation to pop-jazz, with great Italian and international voices, including Simona Molinari and Ana Carla Maza. We will be overwhelmed by the magic of the acoustic Sunset Concert with Lucy Kiely and Cherubino Fariello. We will dance with Paolo Belli's Big Band and with the captivating shows inspired by great Italian music remixed in disco music style. We will discover the most beautiful corners of Amalfi with Borghi in Festa, which will be added to the program of events. And the grand finale with the Byzantine New Year and an incredible artist, Arisa, an extraordinary voice for an exclusive evening in Piazza Duomo”.
THE PROGRAM
Amalfi's night lights up with Amalfi in Jazz every Friday at 22 pm in Piazza Duomo from 5 July 2024 with the concert of Simona Molinari, one of the most established voices of the contemporary Italian jazz scene. Following on 12 July the Motown Project Band with "Tribute to Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway" with the voice of Oumy Ndiaye. On 19 July Matthew Lee and Band will be on stage with an adrenaline-filled show that, in addition to Matthew's songs, ranges from the great classics of Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Ray Charles and Jerry Lee Lewis, to the homage to great artists of Italian music. She was born in Havana, but moved to Paris to study at the conservatory, where her career began. Ana Carla Maza, a young Cuban performer, moves between Latin rhythms, pop sounds, jazz harmonies and classical technique, alternating the French and Spanish languages in the writing of the lyrics: she will close Amalfi in Jazz on 26 July.
Thursday, July 25 at 21:XNUMX pm in Piazza Municipio the “Scene d'aMare” review debuts, curated by Il Pozzo e il Pendolo. Life is listened to just like the waves of the sea. The waves mount, grow, change things. Then, everything goes back to how it was before, but it is not the same. On stage the show Il canto del mare, by and with the writer Maurizio de Giovanni. Together with him the actors Paolo Cresta, Antonella Morea. Live music with Marco Zurzolo on sax, Carlo Fimiani on guitar and the voice of Marianita Carfora. Adaptation and Direction by Annamaria Russo.
An intimate, soft, delicate live, touching the deepest chords of the soul, Friday 2 August 2024 at 19 pm at Piazzale di Lone. The great tradition of the Sunset Concert revives at sunset, with the voice of Lucy Kiely and Cherubino Fariello on guitar, illuminated only by the colors of the sun setting on the sea of the Amalfi Coast.
August will be all about pure fun, with the squares transforming into a huge dancehall in the moonlight. It starts on Friday 9 August at 21.30:24 pm, in Piazza Municipio in Amalfi with 24k Magic Tribute Band with “Bruno Mars Tribute”, a tribute to the famous international pop funk artist, with hits like Just the Way You Are, Treasure, Uptown Funk, Locked out of Heaven and XNUMXk Magic. Live music, choreography and special effects for a unique and unmissable show.
Monday 12 August in Piazza Duomo, at 19.30:2024 pm, another new feature of the 45 edition of Amalfi Summer Fest, XNUMX Giri d'Italia, with an all-vinyl selection traveling through Italian music. Spinning the records will be Alfonso Liguori, Filippo Di Costanzo and Maurizio Di Pino.
On the eve of Ferragosto, Wednesday 14 August 2024 at 22 pm, great anticipation in Piazza Duomo in Amalfi for an unmissable presence in the Amalfi summer, Frankie & Canthina Band, which for over 25 years has made squares and clubs dance throughout Italy and abroad, leaving rivers of Earth Wind and Fire and Kool and The Gang on the stages every evening, including Barry, Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Luther Vandross and the elegance of Chic.
Few artists in Italy can boast an artistic path like that of Paolo Belli. With a one-of-a-kind show, Friday 23 August at 22.00:XNUMX p.m. in Piazza Duomo with his Big Band, a fun, sunny show with an engaging rhythm. The setlist includes his greatest hits, alternating with some tributes to the masters who have influenced his career from the beginning, such as Carosone, Jannacci and Conte.
Thursday 29th August, from the creators of Nostalgia '90 comes Febbre Italiana, the disco night in Piazza Municipio (starting at 22.30 pm). A new itinerant live show with the most famous songs remixed in a dance key. A real open-air disco that, with a DJ set full of emotions and famous songs, vocalists, themed costumes, special effects and exciting and interactive videos will make the audience go wild.
Three days of great celebrations for the Byzantine New Year, through which Amalfi retraces the great glories of the Ancient Maritime Republic. Saturday 31 August at 17.30:1 pm in Largo Duca Piccolomini Thematic round table by the Center of Amalfi History and Culture, followed by an interview with the Magister. Sunday 2 September Parade of the Historical Procession, Ceremony of the Investiture of the Magister, Fire show by the Pyronix company. Grand finale on 21 September at XNUMX pm with an emotional evening, only piano and voice, with the extraordinary participation of the singer Arisa.
Article published on 5 June 2024 - 18:00
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