The brief and intense life of the composer told through his most famous works.
George Gershwin was a popular musician who was able to show the humble and poor music of American cities and countryside the way to art.
In him speaks America, his songs are the living voice of the entire people. His concern was to save the deep meaning of American music, redeem Jazz from the taverns, brothels, dance halls, and sidewalks where it was born to bring it to the great concert halls.
Gershwin's life was short, characterized by a lightning success but also full of fragility: the text was commissioned by the Sociological Center of Turin to Lucia Margherita Marino who chose to tell it in the first person.
This is a journey through the compositions that made him famous all over the world: Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris, Fascinating Rhythm, Nobody But You, Lady Be Good, The Man I Love, I Love You Porgy up to the most famous lullaby of all time.
On stage, the singer Celeste Gugliandolo and the Youth Orchestra TAKKA BAND in splendid form.
Upon request, the show can also be presented with a reduced ensemble (singer, narrator, and piano).
In him speaks America, his songs are the living voice of the entire people. His concern was to save the deep meaning of American music, redeem Jazz from the taverns, brothels, dance halls, and sidewalks where it was born to bring it to the great concert halls.
Gershwin's life was short, characterized by a lightning success but also full of fragility: the text was commissioned by the Sociological Center of Turin to Lucia Margherita Marino who chose to tell it in the first person.
This is a journey through the compositions that made him famous all over the world: Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris, Fascinating Rhythm, Nobody But You, Lady Be Good, The Man I Love, I Love You Porgy up to the most famous lullaby of all time.
On stage, the singer Celeste Gugliandolo and the Youth Orchestra TAKKA BAND in splendid form.
Upon request, the show can also be presented with a reduced ensemble (singer, narrator, and piano).
Show written and narrated by Lucia Margherita Marino
Celeste Gugliandolo – voice
Youth Orchestra TAKKA BAND
Tamara Bairo – conductor
Transcription and musical adaptation by Tamara Bairo
Duration of the show: about 90'
