Carmen Consoli inaugurates the Barezzi Festival in Parma

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01 November 2021A special edition, dedicated to an artist capable of crossing 'Distant Worlds' and bringing them close, making them live together. From 4 to 6 November 2021 the Barezzi Festival returns to Parma, dedicating its fifteenth edition to Franco Battiato, who recently passed away, who was the special guest of the first edition of the event as well as an artistic reference for subsequent ones and the many editions to come. Inspired by his figure, Barezzi 2021 adopts 'Distant Worlds' as its subtitle, to recall Battiato's immense talent in creating bridges, in uniting music and cultures.

In the name of the Maestro, the Teatro Regio di Parma and the Auditorium del Carmine will welcome some of the best names on the Italian and international music scene. Starting on Thursday 4 November 2021, with the “Cantantessa” Carmen Consoli, who will be in Parma for the first date of the presentation tour of her new album

. Friday 5 November 2021 is the turn of Iosonouncane, consecrated by his latest album

as one of the most courageous and innovative artists of the national independent scene and back from a tour that has crossed all of Italy to blows of sold out. Grand finale on Saturday 6 November with the Irish post-punk band Fontaines DC, which presents for the first time in our country their overwhelming second album

.

Alongside them, many artists with a recognized and esteemed musical path will pay homage to Franco Battiato, re-proposing entire albums or some songs. And so in Barezzi Snug - the concerts at 1pm at the Gran Caffè del Teatro - on Friday 5 November William Manera will reinterpret

(1979) and on Saturday 6 Pino Marino

(1980). A Barezzi Off - live shows in the afternoon at the Ridotto of the Teatro Regio di Parma - Guido Maria Grillo will re-propose

on Thursday 4th

(2007), Nicolò Carnesi on Friday 5th

(1993) while Alessio Bondì on Saturday 6th with

he will give voice and soul to some of the Maestro's songs in Sicilian. Following the historical keyboardist of Maestro Filippo Destrieri will pay homage to him in the show

.

At the Carmine Auditorium, a short distance from the Teatro Regio, on Thursday 4th at 7 pm Radiodervish will be the protagonists of

while on Friday 5th Alessandro Nidi with his Ensemble will propose

.

Barezzi Festival takes its name from Antonio Barezzi, patron and father-in-law of Giuseppe Verdi, who sensed his genius and financed his studies, and is organized and produced by the Cultural Association Luce in co-production with the Teatro Regio di Parma, with the artistic direction of Giovanni Sparano , who says: “Battiato for us was the beginning and will forever be our stylistic beacon par excellence, he instilled in us the courage to dare in our choices by uniting“ Distant Worlds ”, close in beauty and style.

This edition, the fifteenth, is entirely dedicated to him, and I think he is among the most inspired and heartfelt ”.