A summer that smells of roots, dreams and pride. The XXXVI edition of the Festival delle Ville Vesuviane lights up the heart of the Miglio d'Oro, transforming its architectural jewels into lively, vibrant, contemporary stages. From 4 to 27 July, among the majestic geometries of Villa Campolieto, Villa Vannucchi, Villa Mascolo, Palazzo Vallelonga and Palazzo Bisignano, a rich program unfolds, designed to speak to memory and the future.
This year's theme— The Age of the Golden Mile. Roots and Identity —is not just an evocative title, but a precise statement: to tell the story of the region through beauty, talent, words, and sound. A project that intertwines artistic visions and heritage, bringing great names in music, theater, and dance to the stage.
The official presentation took place at Villa Campolieto, with an audience of institutional and artistic figures who emphasized, without rhetoric, how the festival has become a cornerstone of Campanian culture. President Gennaro Miranda spoke of "a beating heart that unites past and present ," while artistic director Bruno Tabacchini issued a clear warning: "To move forward, you have to know how to look back."
It kicks off on July 4th with a concert by Mario Biondi, followed by a Hamlet in Neapolitan dialect, Oedipus Rex , tributes to Pino Daniele and Camilleri, popular theater, jazz that tells fairy tales, and dance that reinvents Shakespeare and Pulcinella. Guests include Luca Lazzareschi, Simona Molinari, Francesco Paolantoni, Peppe Barra, Maurizio De Giovanni, Massimo Andrei, and Cloris Brosca.
Every evening a journey, every show a key to reopen the doors of the Villas not only as monuments, but as spaces inhabited by life. The Fondazione Ente Ville Vesuviane thus returns these homes to their original vocation: places of meeting, vision and cultural resistance. In an era that risks flattening everything, the Festival confirms itself as a powerful, necessary and profoundly identifying gesture.
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