Azernews.Az

By Sara Rajabova

Azerbaijani capital city Baku will host a concert program by featuring mesmerizing performance by the Italian and Azerbaijani musicians.

The Italian Embassy in Baku is pleased to announce that, as part of the prestigious Uzeyir Hajibeyov International Music Festival, the concert "Baku Sings Napoli" scheduled for September 25.

Organized by the Italian Embassy in cooperation with the Azerbaijani Ministry of Culture and Maestro Francesco Maggio, with the sponsoring of Sinteks, Yapicredi Bank, Ital Caspian, ICOG, Cluster and Azernews, the concert will be held at the Baku Philharmonic Hall.

The concert will be lead by Italian Conductor Fabrizio Festa, who will direct the Hajibeyov Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra.

The concert will see performance by famous tenor Samir Jafarov, soprano Tiziana Scandaletti and pianist Riccardo Piacentini.

During the event, notes of classical Neapolitan songs such as "Come back to Sorrento" by Ernesto de Curtis, "O Surdato nnamurato" Henry Cannio, "Funiculi 'Funicula'" by Luigi Denza and "O Sole Mio" by Eduardo Capua will be played.

Tickets are free and will be available at the Italian embassy in the coming days. The appeals for the booking should be sent to an email address [email protected].

The Azerbaijani-Italian cultural relations were given an incentive since the Italian city of Naples and Azerbaijani capital Baku were declared as sister cities in 1972. However, the relations between the two countries actually have a long history, which can be traced back to travelers visiting Azerbaijan in the Middle Ages, including Marco Polo.

Different paintings of well-known Italian artists are available in the museums of Azerbaijan, and a lot of carpets and jewelry items made in Azerbaijan are held in numerous museums and private collections in Italy.

Some legendary singers of Azerbaijan such as Bulbul and Muslim Magomayev mastered the basics of opera art in Italy. Many cultural events have been held in both Italy and Azerbaijan.

--

Sara Rajabova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @SaraRajabova

Follow us on Twitter @AzerNewsAz