‘O Sole Mio
I’ve recently been discovering Neapolitan Music – Canzone Napoletana, or more precisely Neapolitan Song. It’s not that I haven’t heard it before. You can’t live in Naples without hearing Neapolitan...
View ArticleJohn Turturro’s Passione
There are places that you go to, and once is enough. And then there is Napoli. John Turturro, Passione. The post John Turturro’s Passione appeared first on Napoli Unplugged.
View ArticleNapule è
Perhaps the most famous Neapolitan cantautore – singer-songwriter, Daniele's musical style is what he termed taramblù, a mix of traditional Neapolitan tarantella, rumba, and blues. His Napule è, a...
View ArticleAria Nuova Ushers in a New Spirit at Naples San Carlo Theater
I went to see L’Opera da Tre Soldi, the Three Penny Opera at the San Carlo Theater the other night. A social commentary set in Victorian London, it was written by the German dramatist Bertolt Brecht...
View ArticleTotò’s Malafemmena
There are some Neapolitan songs I love for the lyrics, others for the music, and some for reasons I find hard to explain. Malafemmena, or Evil Woman as it is known in English definitely falls into the...
View ArticleTeatro Trianon Presents Trianon Music Live
A rich program of the Neapolitan musical tradition running from February 23rd through April 24th, Trianon music live includes 12 regular series performances, 1 free concert and 3 special shows by...
View ArticleBehind the Music with Stefania Rinaldi
Just two years later, Maestra Stefania Rinaldi returned to the San Carlo taking her place in front of another group of talented musicians. One of the founders of the theater's Children's Choir, the...
View ArticleAlfredo Imparato – Keeping the Music Alive
Standing in front of me that early afternoon was one of Naples last remaining posteggiatori, or public singers, the remnant of a Neapolitan tradition going back several hundred years. He's Alfredo...
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