From Zucchero to Beppe Grillo, from Andrea Scanzi to Fabiola Sciabbarrasi wife of Pino Daniele, from Enrico Castellacci to Andrea Carobbi, from Italo Fontana patron of U-Boat to the mayor Mario Pardini, to the councilors Remo Santini, Moreno Bruni, Fabio Barsanti, Paola Granucci , no one from the opposition, but why?, if for the past ten years the demonstration which belongs only to Lucca and the people of Lucca had been the ‘prerogative’ of the Tambellinian centre-left? Well, mysteries of faith and/or politics.
With Eric Clapton’s first concert on the terraces of the walls, the so-called Hospitality Area also began, set up as always inside the Cortile degli Svizzeri and organised, this year even more, impeccably and with an ground in bright green synthetic which was a palliative for the sight and a spectacle to the eye, not even if it were the turf of Wimbledon, but much much more alive and lively.
Strongly desired by Mimmo D’Alessandro, who appeared in splendid shape, polished and with a fat mass percentage equal to negative zero, this structure is a pearl that cheers up the attendees and guests who can relax and taste local delicacies proposed by ad hoc companies selected for the occasion. After all, old wineries like Eugenio Fontana’s Tenuta del Buonamico with its Particolare or Colle Mattoni di Montalcino with a pretty good rosé have been revisited, so to speak. And then that Francesco Celso who deals with Tuscan delicacies and beyond. And how can we forget Galliano and Francesco Vannozzi, owners of the most famous bar-café in all of Versilia and at the Lucca Summer Festival with their stand where you can taste the legendary classic or chocolate rice puddings.
The hospitality area has become a small global village where people of all races and all tastes meet, with a minimum common denominator which is that of love for music. Mimmo D’Alessandro has had all the editions of the event written on a wall since 1999 and with the relative guests. Reading them all makes you feel bad: Lucca was and still is the greatest encyclopedia of music in the world. Read to believe. As for the rest, let the Summer Festival begin and, above all, let the lord or whoever on his behalf keep him in good health.
