Programme:
Neapolitan songs by Francesco Paolo Tosti, Raffaele Calace, Antonello Paliotti, Mario Pasquale Costa, Francesco Buongiovanni, Luigi Denza et al.
When tenor Pene Pati made his breakthrough after winning several awards, not least »Operalia« and »Neue Stimmen«, he was the first Samoan singer to perform in the world’s major concert venues. Comparisons to Pavarotti followed straight away! And why not? Just like the Big P, his voice has a warm fluency, producing a golden thread of sound and brilliant heights. And like Pavarotti, he loves the popular Neapolitan canzoni with their tales of the city and its people. They are in good company: great tenors before them, such as Enrico Caruso, Franco Corelli and Giuseppe di Stefano all looked to these catchy tunes with their stirring melodies to show off their voices to the full. Whether it’s »Funiculi, Funiculà« or other classics such as »‘A vucchella«, when Pene Pati sings these songs with a voice to make your heart melt, accompanied by Il Pomo d’Oro, an ensemble well-versed in all repertoires, more than a just hint of »Bella Napoli« is guaranteed to fill the large auditorium of the Glocke.
Il Pomo d’Oro
Pene Pati Tenor
presented by BAB – Die Förderbank für Bremen und Bremerhaven
