“Naples and Europe: The Neapolitan School of Music in the European Courts” is the theme of the 24th edition of the festival recognized by the Ministry of Culture as a National Festival and considered unique in the international festival scene, so much so that it has become part of the EFA European Festivals Association.
The Festival enjoys the patronage of the Campania Region, the Municipality of Naples, the Metropolitan City and Naples City of Music. And it is part of the major events of the municipal administration.
The press conference, which took place in the Chapel of the Treasure of San Gennaro in the Cathedral of Naples, was attended by: Monsignor Vincenzo De Gregorio, Abbot of the Chapel of the Treasure of San Gennaro, former Dean of the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music; Monsignor Vincenzo Doriano De Luca Dean of the VII Deanery of the Archbishop's Curia of Naples; Luigi Carbone, President of the Culture Commission of the Municipality of Naples; Maestro Carlo Faiello, musician and musicologist; Maestro Enzo Amato, artistic director of the Festival.
Statements:
“Twenty-four years have passed since the first edition of the International Festival of 700th Century Neapolitan Music but the enthusiasm is still the same with the awareness of having contributed to making the Neapolitan School of Music known, bringing to light countless masterpieces of the same including the Solemn Mass in D major for soloists, choir and orchestra, whose first performance in modern times took place in the Cathedral of Aversa with the Naples Chamber Orchestra conducted by me as part of the International Conference organized by the Neapolitan musicologist Alfredo Tarallo which took place in Aversa in December 1996 Jommelli and religious music in Italy at the end of the 250th century, tradition and contamination in the sacred production of the time. This same Mass will be performed in Naples for the first time with baroque instruments and with the tuning fork of the time on the occasion of the XNUMXth anniversary of the death of Niccolò Jommelli and to celebrate the Jubilee of the priesthood of Monsignor Vincenzo Doriano De Luca, Dean of the VII Deanery of the Archdiocese of Naples”. declared Enzo Amato, president of the Domenico Scarlatti Association, creator and artistic director of the Festival.
“Hosting you in this place is fully in line with our history and tradition which is not only religious but also civil and cultural. Bringing professional and professionalizing music is today an act of courage. We are in the trenches because we continue to believe that this heritage is an undoubted value”, declared Monsignor Vincenzo De Gregorio, Abbot of the Chapel of the Treasure of San Gennaro
"Proposing a high-quality program like this is a duty to the city and to that part of the world that expects this from Naples. With Enzo Amato we found ourselves discussing the need for this Festival because the traces of the repertoire of that historical era are being lost and we want to give young artists the input to preserve it. Alongside the space given to the commercial proposal, the institutions must give a stage to a heritage that is written in our DNA and that will be interpreted by great artists engaged in an enormous work", declared Luigi Carbone, President of the Culture Commission of the Municipality of Naples.
“For years I have been fighting for the usability of all music that must not be understood but must be lived. When you put labels you raise walls. Music breaks down walls. Everyone can listen to everything, this is the effort we must make” Monsignor Vincenzo Doriano De Luca, Dean of the VII Deanery of the Archbishop's Curia of Naples.
"The concert I will propose is about the tarantella which, contrary to what one might think, has a sacred character. I have called many musicians from many Italian regions who will be protagonists on stage with me", declared Maestro Carlo Faiello, musician and musicologist
The locations and the interpreters
From the Chapel of the Treasure of San Gennaro to the Baroque Church of Donnalbina which houses the tomb of Paisiello, from the Church of Santa Maria dell'Aiuto with the precious paintings of the painters Malinconico and Traversi to the Basilica of San Giovanni Maggiore. This year's Festival includes 12 concerts in 8 different locations in the ancient heart of the city of Naples for a journey that intends to compare musicians of the Neapolitan school and musicians of Central European training. The qualitative choice of the performers was also fundamental: the “Filarmonici Friulani” Youth Symphony Orchestra, the harpsichordist Angelo Trancone, the soprano Raffaella Ambrosino, the baritone Carmine Monaco, the choreographer Irma Cardano, the soprano Paloma Chiner with the Ensemble Plaerdemavida, Carlo Faiello, the young promises Maria Grazia Castello on guitar and Simone El Oufir Pierini on piano and also Aurelio Gatti, Mario Brancaccio, the Axis Mundi Choir made up of some singers from the Sistine Chapel Choir, the contraltist Antonello Dorigo, the tenor Roberto Manuel Zangari and the talented bass Luigi Cirillo, Emilia Zamuner and Paolo Zamuner, the Naples Chamber Orchestra conducted by Enzo Amato, artistic director and creator of the Festival.
The program
It starts on Tuesday 3 December at 19.30 pm with the preview at the Cappella Del Tesoro Di San Gennaro in Naples Cathedral with SCARLATTI & BACH on stage
Orchestra Giovanile Filarmonici Friulani with Alessio Venier conductor and Angelo Trancone harpsichord. Afterwards, the Baroque church of Donnalbina will host 3 concerts: Friday 6 December at 20,30:7 pm PERGOLESI & LULLY with soprano Raffaella Ambrosino, baritone Carmine Monaco D'Ambrosia, Angelo Trancone – harpsichord, dancer Flavio Altieri and the Naples Chamber Orchestra conductor Enzo Amato; Saturday 19,30 December at 8:20,30 pm SPAGNA NAPOLETANA with Ensemble Plaerdemavida and Paloma Chiner soprano, Pablo-García Berlanga piano Jorge Fanjul cello; Sunday 13 December at 20,30:250 pm CARULLI & SOR with Maria Grazia Castello guitar. Then, on Friday 14 December at 20,30:15 pm, the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Capodichino will host THE SOLEMN MASS IN D MAJOR FOR SOLO, CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA BY NICCOLÒ JOMMELLI on the 20,30th anniversary of the death of Niccolò Jommelli with soprano Raffaella Ambrosino, contraltist Antonello Dorigo, tenor Roberto Manuel Zangari, bass Luigi Cirillo, Coro Axis Mundi, Naples Chamber Orchestra conducted by Enzo Amato. On Saturday 19 December at 20:20,30 pm, at the Church of Santa Maria dell'aiuto, THE TIMELESS ANGELS' FACTORY will be performed, written by Mario Brancaccio, choreographed and directed by Aurelio Gatti with Lucia Cinquegrana, Rosa Merlino, Paola Saribas and Mario Brancaccio. Sunday 22 December at 20,30:28 pm at the Baroque Church of Donnalbina, PAISIELLO & MOZART with Simone El Oufir Pierini piano. The program continues on Thursday 20,30 December at the Basilica of San Giovanni Maggiore with L'ELOGIO DELL'ESTRO E DEL SOLE, Music by Enzo Amato, choreography by Aurelio Gatti, text by Mario Brancaccio, while Friday 250 December at 29:20,30 pm at the Church of Santa Maria dell'aiuto DURANTE & SOLER with Angelo Trancone harpsichord. The last concerts will all take place at the Baroque Church of Donnalbina respectively: Sunday XNUMX December at XNUMX:XNUMX pm, TARANTELLA & TARANTELLE by Carlo Faiello, Tarantella in forma di Rosa; December XNUMXth at XNUMX pm THE TRIUMPH OF CLELIA by Niccolò Jommelli on the XNUMXth anniversary of the death of Niccolò Jommelli with Raffaella Ambrosino, Francesco Malapena, Elena Memoli, Andrea Ambrosino, Federica D'Antonino and the Domenico Scarlatti Choir, Naples Chamber Orchestra, conductor Enzo Amato; Sunday December XNUMXth at XNUMX pm PORPORA & HAENDEL Zamuner & Zamuner
Emilia Zamuner voice and Paolo Zamuner piano.
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Article published on 3 December 2024 - 18:22
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