The seventh season of Teatro CortéSe, the Colli Aminei performing arts venue, continues with renewed momentum. Under the sensitive and passionate direction of Anna Sciotti, with the support of the ARTI Teatro e Musica APS organization and the artistic direction of Giuseppe Giorgio, the program is vibrant, thoughtful, and deeply rooted in Neapolitan culture.
This weekend, the stage on Viale del Capricorno will host Gianfranco Gallo with “Napolimport – De Sica, Dalla, Vecchioni & co.”, a show on Saturday at 9:00 pm and Sunday, March 15, at 6:00 pm.
Naples, a city of import
The title "Napolimport" already sounds like a poetic manifesto. Naples, a metropolis always ready to be loved with a magnetic force, belongs not only to those born there. It also allows itself to be won over by those who choose it, dream of it, and sing about it, even if they were born elsewhere.
It is precisely this idea of an "imported Neapolitan" at the heart of Gallo's story: an emotional, not biological, landing place that provides one of the most authentic images of the Neapolitan soul.
Word, music and shared memory
In his now recognizable style, a blend of irony, melancholy, and sudden narrative flashes, Gianfranco Gallo constructs a theatrical journey in which words and music proceed arm in arm, like long-time traveling companions.
When the two languages meet, theatre transforms from a simple performance of shared memory to a living story that relies on the feelings, memories, and emotions of the audience.
From De Sica to Maradona, the city's lovers
The CortéSe stage features figures whose destinies have intertwined with those of Naples: from Vittorio De Sica to Lucio Dalla, from Roberto Vecchioni to Francesco De Gregori, up to the universal song of Domenico Modugno.
Then, like a shadow still lingering in the collective memory, the unforgettable Diego Armando Maradona: a sporting icon but, above all, a symbol of an almost visceral, passionate, and total love for Naples.
Soul ports and farewells that never end
In Gallo's story, through music, words, and memories that chase each other on the edge of emotion, Naples becomes a port of the soul, a landing place where those who arrive, sooner or later, end up staying.
Sometimes not in homes, but in hearts. And it's precisely there, in those emotional roots, that lies the true strength of a city that continues to seduce those who choose it for love.
Interesting article, but the feeling remains ambiguous: Naples is described as a home you choose, but many concepts are confused. Gallo seems to mix words, music, and memories, and Maradôna is mentioned as a myth; I don't know if the theater truly takes you inside the city or just an image. The price is unclear.
At Teatr Corté, the program seems lively and the atmosphere is pleasant, but the text doesn't seem well-calibrated. Actor Gianfranco Gallo performs with passion, yet the music sometimes overlaps with the words. The Napolimport idea is nice but not always convincing; it seems like a jumble of intermingled memories and forced pauses that break the narrative thread and leave an uncertain flavor.