“Io canterei d’amor”

Here it is my new solo program, Io canterei d’amor, love songs from the troubadours to Monteverdi, through the nuances of a universal feeling over time.

I decided on this program during the winter closures due to the Covid epidemic: I felt that there would be no escape for the musicians, so I decided to prepare a set of polyphonic songs performed alone, me with my harps, that I love and hate – okay, I said to myself, this time let’s make love wins, and this was the theme that accompanied me in the creating and studying this program.

I widened my gaze: I started from Gaucelm Faidit, singing distant from his beloved, and, through the ars nova, the frottola, the madrigal, a Claudio Monteverdi’s canzonetta, and I ended up with ballet, by Giovangiacomo Gastoldi (and which one if not L’innamorato?) – and then, to finish with a luxury encore, a love song of our days, chosen through a large poll proposed on social media at the end of 2020, the most voted within a shortlist of 70 songs.

And then I thought: in these days, how will it be possible to do a concert? Gatherings are dangerous, moving is dangerous, singing is dangerous.

So here’s my idea: love music for a couple of spectators. Not more. Sitting at a safe distance from me, meters and meters, with a mask.

In my home, in the studio or in the large attic.

I am not placing a ticket.

But it’s possibile to support my work through PayPal (following this link paypal.me/matteozenatti)

Good.  I wait for the guests:-)