2023-09-11 17:02:54
The third edition of the Capri International Festival ‘Il Canto delle Sirene’ returns, under the artistic direction of Geppy Gleijeses, which will take place from 13 to 24 September, with a program characterized by contaminations between genres such as theatre, music, photography and cinema.
To open the Festival on Wednesday 13 September, at 6.30 pm, in the arches of the Small Cloister of the Certosa di San Giacomo di Capri, the photographic exhibition dedicated to Franco Zeffirelli on the occasion of the centenary of the director’s birth: “The stars of Zeffirelli” in collaboration with the Zeffirelli Foundation. The exhibition offers a selection of iconic photographs from the Zeffirelli Archive which portray some of the most famous Italian and international stars with whom the director worked during his artistic career in cinema, prose theater and musical opera.
The homage to the great director continues on 13 September at 20.00 in the Chiostro Piccolo Certosa di San Giacomo di Capri with the screening of “Franco Zeffirelli, conformist rebel”, directed by Anselma Dell’Olio. The film tells the decisive moments, turning points and roller coasters of a brilliant, eventful international career and the daring existence of the artist. Guest of honor of the evening was Robert Powell, who played Jesus in the homonymous drama directed by Zeffirelli for Rai.
Following this, on Friday 15 September at 9.00 pm, Alessio Boni will make his world premiere at the Chiostro Grande of the Certosa di Capri with “Jean-Baptiste Poquelin known as Molière”. On Saturday 16 September, another national debut with Barcelona Flamenco Ballet in “Flamenco Reborn” at the Chiostro Grande Certosa di San Giacomo di Capri.
On Sunday 17 September, at 6.30 pm, Marilù Prati will make its world premiere at the Chiostro Piccolo Certosa di San Giacomo di Capri with “Rainer Maria Rilke”. On the same day, Sunday 17 September, at 9pm, the evening will continue at the Villa di San Michele in Anacapri with the Titina De Filippo and Luigi De Filippo Prize.
On Wednesday 20 September, at 21, the second part of the festival opens with “The great story of the drama”, with Ciro Capano, Lalla Esposito accompanied by the orchestra. He conducts Geppy Gleijeses in the world premiere in Piazza San Nicola in Anacapri.
Thursday 21 September, at 21.00, again in Piazza San Nicola in Anacapri, Isa Danieli and Patrizio Trampetti will stage the national premiere of “A false accident” (engraved from the song by Edoardo Bennato written by Trampetti).
On Friday 22 September, at 9pm, Marisa Laurito will be on stage in “Donna Lucia Morgano and Zum Kater Hiddigeigei”, with the participation of Geppy Gleijeses. The show is a world premiere and will be held at the Teatro del Quisisana in Capri. On Saturday 23 September, starting at 3pm, after the success of past editions, a one-of-a-kind event returns, the concert in the Blue Grotto. With zero environmental impact, without any acoustic support and battery-powered, Fiorenza Calogero and Mario Maglione will perform three concerts of half an hour each, located in the natural cave of the Cave. The lucky spectators, four for each of the twenty boats of the Capri ferrymen, will enjoy the Neapolitan melodies from the small boats in the wonder of the “Grotta”.
The evening of Saturday 23 September, at 21, continues at the Terrace of the Canzone del Mare (Marina Piccola), Capri, Ramin Bahrami and Danilo Rea will perform in the concert “Bach in the moonlight”, an absolute first in Capri for two of the greatest pianists in the world. At 9pm on the same day a great “Popular Festival” in a Capri beach in Marina Grande: Le Ondine.
To close the festival, on Sunday 24 September, at 21, Iaia Forte and Tommaso Ragno will make their national debut in Piazza San Nicola in Anacapri with “Arbasino show” by Michele Masneri. 2023 marks the sixtieth anniversary of “Fratelli d’Italia”, the most important and most colossal book by Alberto Arbasino (1930-2020), one of the most important writers and essayists of the twentieth century. To honor his memory, “Fratelli d’Italia” is a show that wants to mix and bring back all the genres that Arbasino in turn mixed with irony. From “rap” to musical, from poetry to song, from novel to civil essay, Michele Masneri, writer and essayist, will guide you on a journey to discover Arbasino, through the readings entrusted to Iaia Forte and Tommaso Ragno.
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