The Embassy of Italy in Wellington is pleased to present “Note
Italiane”, a series of concerts featuring internationally acclaimed Italian
musicians.
We welcome violinist Luca Ciarla during his Oceania tour, and
are proud to host New Zealand-based Lilia Carpinelli (soprano), Luca Manghi
(flute) and Matteo Napoli (piano) for their first public performance together.
We look forward to having you join us for the
concerts and enjoy the talent of the performers and the diversity
of the Italian music on display, buon ascolto! Free entry.
Mediterramia
A creative and
surprising violinist, Luca Ciarla
easily transcends the boundaries among genres to trace an innovative musical
path, a magical acoustic seduction in perfect balance between written
compositions and improvisation, traditional and contemporary sounds.
Luca owns the
stage with his fiddle and a few toy instruments. With a loop pedal, he performs
live all the parts, playing the violin like a guitar, a cello or percussion. In
this imaginative landscape, Luca sings, whistles, plays other little
instruments and adds new virtuoso passages; music is continuously evolving into
a dazzling solOrkestra!
The programme
features unusual arrangements of traditional Italian folk tunes, music from the
Mediterranean area and original compositions.
Auckland:
Thursday 28 February 6 pm, St Matthew in the City - Free entry
A Night at the Opera
Italian-born New Zealand based artists, international
performers Carpinelli, Manghi
and Napoli will perform in public together for the first time, with a special
programme prepared especially for this occasion. Their recital for
soprano, flute and piano, will take us on a journey
through Nineteenth-Century
Italian Opera, with themes of popular arias by
Vivaldi, Rossini, Puccini, Verdi as well as Italian traditional songs.
Auckland: Saturday 16 March 6pm, St Matthew in
the City - Free entry
