(6 April, 2017) Despite the strong ties with the French tradition of singer/songwriter such as Brassens, Brel, Ferré; Italy’s strong repertoire of singer/songwriter music is not as well known in France. For this reason, the Italian Cultural Institute of Paris has decided to launch a series of public programmes on Italian singers and songwriters. “We will begin with the great artist from Bologna, Lucio Dalla who left us only 5 years ago. He was a great musician and author of ‘Come è profondo il mare’ (The Depth of the Sea) and many of the greatest hits of Italian contemporary music” according to a statement by the ICI. The event devoted to Dalla will take place on Thursday April 6 at 19:00 at the ICI. The aim of these programmes, that have proved successful at the Panthéon with Fabrizio De André, is to offer a brief introduction on the author followed by a short sample of their work accompanied by video. Every song will be place in an historical and artistic context while the lyrics (in Italian) are displayed on the screen in order to facilitate understanding and “for those who wish to sing along” jest the event organisers. The sessions will be lead by Paolo Modugno, professor of Italian Civilisation at Sciences Po. It is an occasion to introduce the Parisian public to a slice of Italian culture, represented by an artist as ‘deep as the sea’. (Red)
