ITALIAN POP from the renaissance to the present day
ANTONIO ALBANESE & FRANCESCO BIAMONTE – conception and script
DAVIDE AUTIERI – direction
CLARA MELONI – acting, singing, double bass
FRANCESCO BIAMONTE – acting, singing, guitars
ANTONIO ALBANESE – acting, singing, guitars
In the form of a quirky live radio show in front of an audience, in search of that certain something that makes Italian song so charming, three musicians revisit the music of their common origins with tenderness and mischievousness in a show full of pitfalls, frankly improbable erudition and downright daring collages
The point
Toni Albano, a charming guitarist, turns up in a dusty theatre. He is writing a book about Italian pop music and wants to consult the archives. There he surprises the charming concierge of the house. She remembers the wonderful live radio broadcasts masterfully hosted in this theatre by a certain Bolomini, who has tragically passed away. But his ghost haunts the rooms – and suddenly reappears to fulfil his last broadcast from the grave: Italian pop from the Renaissance to today … Now, right now! With no guest artists, the three characters are forced to interpret all the show’s titles themselves, interviewing themselves and searching for the sincerity of Italian pop amidst the glitter, between breaking news and news from the game…
The music
The guitar in a whole range of variations, from romantic guitar to mandolin to the distortions of electric guitars, lends itself particularly well to the variety of arrangements required for this project. La Pop italienne is about deepening this work of playing and adapting by varying both the vocal styles and the instrumentation. So it is not surprising that a folk singer performs a lamento by Monteverdi with a rough intonation and is accompanied by a baroque guitar. To add variety to the orchestration, all the musicians also play an instrument other than their own. But one thing should be clear: We really believe in the beauty of the songs we will present.