Mar. 31 – On October 7-8, the Teatro Coliseo Podestá of La Plata hosts the first edition of the Italian Song Festival. The General Coordinator of the Festival, Nicolás Moretti, was at the presentation of the event alongside the Italian Consul General, Iacopo Foti, the Director General of Entidades y Colectividades, Mauricio Castro, and City Councilman, Gabriel Bruera. he Italian Music Festival will be open to all those who wish to sing edited and / or unpublished themes of Italian origin. The festival can count on the patronage and the support of many institutional realities, including the Municipalidad de La Plata, the Consulate General of Italy in La Plata, the Italian Embassy in Argentina, the Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires and ENIT – Italy’s National Tourism Agency. The goal is to educate “younger generations to the Italian language through song – confirms a statement released by the organizers – The event is a socio-cultural bridge to promote talents”. Registration is available at festivaldelacancionitaliana.com until 30 April. On May 4, date of the first audtion, contestants can sing in Spanish. Those selected will be trained in Italian pronunciation until October 7-8, when they will sing in Italian. Consul Foti, talking about the festival, commented: “I think this is an excellent initiative to bring out the true value of the Italian language. The fact that it takes place in La Plata is also important, because the history of this city highlights the role of Italian immigration from its foundation until today. “
