The event pays tribute to classic Neapolitan song and Italian cuisine, two Intangible Cultural Heritages of Humanity. The great beauty of being together is combined with the rituals of taste and conviviality. The approach is as light as the Prosecco Superiore DOCG that welcomes guests aged 3-12, and at the same time structured like the Campania white wine, also DOCG, which accompanies two appetizers: meat or seafood. After the welcome toast, the grand piano plays the most iconic melodies of the Neapolitan tradition, anticipating the tenor's voice in an elegant and evocative atmosphere. Music and food, history and Neapolitan style, all blended into a short narrative for an experience to savor and remember.
Local appetizer: buffalo mozzarella from Campania, cherry tomatoes, Italian extra-virgin olive oil flavored with basil, and onion tarallini.
Seafood appetizer: walnut bread, ricotta, walnuts, smoked salmon, Tropea red onion, Itrana olives, chives, Italian extra virgin olive oil, leek, salt, and pepper.
Each course will be preceded by a brief introduction in English.
Musical program:
Reginella; Maria Marì; 'O sole mio; Passione; Dicitencelle vue; 'O surdato 'nnammurato; Monastero di Santa Chiara; Voce 'e notte; Anema e core; I te vurrìa vasà; Torna a Surriento.
Francesco Marsiglia
A graduate in singing from the State Conservatories, he attended advanced courses with L. Magiera, R. Bruson, R. Kabaivanska, L. Pavarotti and M. Freni. Winner of competitions, including the 58th "A. Belli – European Community 2004" Competition at the Teatro Lirico Sperimentale in Spoleto, he has embarked on a brilliant career performing in major theaters around the world. He has collaborated with conductors such as Maurizio Benini, Mung Wung Chung, Riccardo Muti, Gianandrea Noseda and Donato Renzetti, and with directors such as Hugo De Ana, Marco Bellocchio, Arnaud Bernard, Lindsay Kemp, Denis Krief, Damiano Michieletto, Walter Sutcliffe and Lina Wertmüller.
Carmine Maresca
He performed on the piano for the first time at the age of 9 and began his career as a pianist and entertainer at the age of 18. Having graduated from several State Conservatories, he has composed and arranged music for chamber ensembles at international festivals in Italy and abroad. He represented Italy at the 12th World Saxophone Congress in Montréal in 2000, and received awards from the Berklee College of Music in Boston in 1993 and from the Soroptimist International Club in 1997. Winner of national and international competitions, he has performed as a saxophonist for the San Carlo Theater in Naples. Collaborations with Roberto De Simone, Lee Konitz, Joe Lovano, Bill Frisell, George Garzone, Jerry Bergonzi, Vince Tempera, Pinchas Steinberg, Gabriele Ferro and Steve Grossman have been fundamental to his artistic growth.
