Marking ten years since the death of Fabrizio De Andrè, here’s a day-long journey through the songs, thoughts and history of one of the most incisive musical and literary voices of our time.
Featuring the participation of Bruno Maria Ferraro
De André and the region of Piemonte. An odd combination perhaps for an artist usually associated with Liguria, consecrated throughout Italy, of international fame. Actress and author Laura Curino, taking inspiration from a text by Guido Larari, brings back to life little known childhood episodes of De André, an artist whose roots stretch to the farms and villages of Piemonte. Against a backdrop of debut photos and musical selections.
An interpretation of the Apocryphal Gospels
and La buona novella by Fabrizio De André
Bruno Maria Ferraro, voice
Valentina Mitola, voice
Paolo Cipriano, voice
Supershock
Ivana Ferri, director
Francesco Fuggetta, lights
Lucio Diana, technical direction
A Tangram Teatro Torino Production
Narration, songs, a show based on the simplicity of the Apocryphal Gospels and the poetry of De André’s album La Buona novella (The Good News), in which a 30-year-old De André and a group of contemporary artists present ancient characters as they explore the human and the divine.
Ella and Kate, Joe and Sam, Jones, Franziska, a 20-year-old general: The “other heroes” given a voice by Edgar Lee Masters and Fabrizio De André. Echoes from the hill overlooking Spoon River and the lyrics of Riccardo Mannerini are intoned and recited to once again give life to love, war and the routine of men and women who “have not won”.
