PRESS RELEASE (October, 21st ,2014)
ELENA BONELLI IN TALKONCERT
THE COMPARISON BETWEEN THE ROMAN AND NAPLES SONG LECTURES BECOMES A SHOW TO THE LUISS UNIVERSITY OF ROME
Yesterday, to the Luiss Guido Carli International University of Rome, Elena Bonelli ha presented her Lectio Magistralis, as promised the 1st of October to the Luiss University: she wants to give heart and voice to the charity event, to support the Antea Onlus and its cause.
Lots of people who inherited theirs parents profession and the Roman song history participated to the Talkconcert “Life song – Between Rome and Naples…I tell you.” For example Cesare Ranucci Rascel, son of the big author of “Arrivederci Roma” (Goodbye Rome), Remo Balzani, son of the great Romolo, the author of “Barcarolo Romano”, Rosario Cutolo, son of Raffaele, the author of “Dove sta Zazà” (Where is Zazà). There were also Ferdinando Bideri, of the Neapolitan music publishing house, born on 1876 in Naples and Tommaso Zanello (known as “Piotta”), a renowned Rapper in Rome and in other cities too.
Lots of other people participated to the charity event: among best known tv faces, the journalist and writer Stefania Giacomini, the Conductor Gianni Mazza and the Director Nevio Casadio. Stefano and Daniela Traldi, the Presidents of the Opera House Foundation in Rome were in the eminent parterre, as for the designer and artist Marika Bollea, the journalist Irene Bozzi and some representatives of the international diplomacy, as the Ambassador of Marocco Hassan Abouyoub and Naceur Mestiri from Tunisia.
Lots of Italian Culture representatives, among which Cesare Imbriani, an international renowned jurist, M. Luigi Mantea, the Director of Museums in Rome and the entrepreneurs Adriano and Claudio Cerasi, with her wife Elena, Sandra Cioffi and Francesco Fede.
Giovanni Lo Storto, the Luiss General Manager did the honors, the President Antea and then…two intense hours of show, opened by Mrs. Bonelli’s Lectio Magistralis, “Dallo Stornello al Rap” that became a real concert, accompanied by the keyboards of the Conductor Adelmo Musso and the violin of Federico Vozzella.
Epic songs, through the interpretation of the monologue “Er fattaccio der vicolo der Moro”, written by the Director Carlo Lizzani mourned for his loss, that wanted to write again for her the new feminine version of his work, a Gigi Proietti’s warhorse too. Elena was really moving, she loves Rome and her genuine people.
In the final part, Stefano Raucci, the famous tv host spoke off the cuff with her, the encore of the amazing “La Valse à Mille Temps”, interpreted by the renowned Juliette Gréco. Two intense hours of music and words, that Mrs. Bonelli promised to introduce in different Italian universities and also, to support the Antea’s mission, represented by its Presidents Claudia Monti and Giuseppe Casale, with its Comittee, Annalisa de Simone and Gabriella Fabbrini.
(PHOTO: MATTEO RAPISARDA)
Arte Italia nel Mondo – Press Office