It’s already starting Wednesday, July 3rd at 6.30 pm in the garden of the “Giovanni XXIII” Foundation with “Puccini in our time”. The show, with free admission, will feature the kids from the In.Centro social project with the performance “Flowermoon”. Their singing and choreography, designed by Vincenzo De Michele, will act as a trailblazer for the trio “Divina Armonia”. Fabio D’Amato on the piano, Elena D’Amato on the violin and soprano Carola Ricciotti will perform some of the classics of Italian song that are influenced by Puccini. The evening will conclude with the children’s choir “Pueri Cantores Terlicium” from Terlizzi, performing the most beautiful arias from the operas of the composer from Lucca.
The approach path to August 6 will then resume Saturday 27th July and Mariottoa hamlet of Bitonto, with a concert for string quartet, voices and piano of Puccini’s classics. A special listening guide then Monday 29th July when Bitonto will host Dario Vergassola. From the stage of the Sacro Cuore institute, the famous Ligurian comedian, with a biting and ironic style, will outline the figure of Puccini. His show, interspersed with performances by choirs and soloists, will be free entry by invitation. Info at the numbers 3391175513 or 3288930349.
Wednesday, July 31st the BOF will instead stop at Divera hamlet of Bitonto. In the church of Maria SS Immacolata, Puccini’s “Messa di Gloria” will be performed, with soloists, choir, piano and string quartet. During all the events it will be possible to buy tickets, already on sale on TicketOne at a cost of 15 euros, for the staging of the opera “Madama Butterfly”, scheduled at the Istituto Sacro Cuore in Bitonto on the evening of Tuesday 6th August. On stage, a international castselected thanks to the BOF auditions which saw the participation of numerous artists also from overseas. Info at the numbers 3391175513 or 3288930349.
