Syracuse: Antonacci inaugurates the concert program at the Greek Theatre

Syracuse: Antonacci inaugurates the concert program at the Greek Theatre.

Il Greek Theatre reopens the doors to live music, hosting the third edition of “Syracuse stars at the Theater”, an event with an evocative title promoted by the Municipality, in collaboration with the Sicilian Region, with the regional departments of Tourism, Sport and Entertainment and Culture and with the Archaeological Park of Syracuse. There review is inserted in project "Amphitheaters Sicily” and is organized by Puntoeacapo and Shake it in collaboration with the Development association and GG Entertainment.

Biagio Antonacci, who performs in the opening night on July 10th, and the first on the billboard prestigious artists of Italian music, whose fame goes beyond national borders, for a total of twelve evenings that predict sold out. With him, Giorgia, Negramaro, Zucchero, Carmen Consoli, Venditti & De Gregori and Massimo Ranieri they chose the Greek Theater to offer great shows without giving up the charm of the place.

“The great Italian music – says the mayor of Syracuse, Francesco Italia – from tonight it will resonate in our most prestigious monument which, in this way, will be confirmed as a privileged place of national and international cultural life. The season of the Inda Foundation, just eight days ago, closed with a modern and highly acclaimed staging of Ulysses built on Homer's text. Culture and art do not accept prejudices and barriers and must be able to reach an increasingly wider audience. The magic of the place will make the concerts on the bill unique."

the municipal councilor for Culture and Tourism, Fabio Granata, "it is a program of excellence capable of satisfying the tastes of many generations: 12 concerts by top-notch Italian artists in the dazzling setting of our Greek Theatre. After the triumphal performance of the classical Inda performances, the great cultural season desired by our Administration continues in style".

Big names in Italian music created exclusive projects and which they will celebrate the image of the host place. It is the case of the concert-event by Carmen Consoli with the Sicilian Popular Orchestra, produced specifically for the Greek Theater of Syracuse. A metaphorical journey to Sicily with its best performer and songwriter, accompanied by an extraordinary ensemble of Sicilian musicians just as the actors called to embellish the performance are Sicilian. A great show which is also a story of Sicily destined to remain memorable.

And then, Negramaro's exclusive dates, unique stages in Southern Italy, who chose Syracuse among the Italian stone theaters to celebrate 20 years of success; Biagio Antonacci and Giorgia on a unique date for Sicily; Zucchero and his World Wide Tour with an international super band, to conclude with cult artists such as Massimo Ranieri and the duo Venditti & De Gregori which double by popular demand.

Elvira Beloved, regional councilor for Tourism, sports and entertainment, "the program full of high profile events is the confirmation of a profitable and constant synergy initiated between the Department that I have the honor of leading, the municipality of Syracuse and the regional Department of Cultural Heritage. A concrete way of creating a system with a view to increasingly implementing the tourist offer, making it integrated, functional and consistent with the aims of the institutions that have strongly desired this sharing".

“Syracuse – says Francesco Paolo Scarpinato, councilor for cultural heritage and Sicilian identity – once again confirms itself as a multifaceted and versatile destination, capable of attracting visitors from all over the world for its beauties, such as the Greek Theatre, the rich Archaeological Park and the characteristic island of Ortigia. Through the organization of prestigious and qualified events, festivals and exhibitions, the attractive potential of the city and of all the related activities that revolve around them grows".

“This year too, Syracuse confirms itself as an absolute destination for Italian and foreign musical tourism interested in quality enjoyment of the places and territory – comments Nuccio La Ferlita, promoter and artistic director of the event – of over 40 thousand tickets sold to date (online platforms and points of sale), 60% are recorded outside Syracuse, in all Italian cities and abroad, with flows from Australia, Brazil, Belgium, Cyprus, the United Arab Emirates , Germany, England, Norway, Spain, USA, Switzerland, Canada, Malta, Luxembourg, Netherlands, France. Numbers that translate into trips, reservations in accommodation facilities, restaurants, in the cultural and exploratory visit circuits of Syracuse and all of Sicily - In terms of communication, in addition to the dozens of articles in the national information bodies, including web ones, and local, more than 100 thousand interactions are estimated on the main social platforms.”