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Automatically translated from Italian.
A theatrical performance dedicated to the origins of Domenico Modugno, the great artist who with "Volare" revolutionized Italian music in the 1950s. Directed by Salvatore Tramacere, it retraces the historical and cultural context of Northern Salento that nurtured the creativity of the young Modugno, mapping the linguistic and artistic connections that defined his career. Through archival material, oral testimonies, and period documents, the show clarifies misconceptions about his true origins, before his 1958 Sanremo victory that turned him into a world music legend.
Original text in Italian
Uno spettacolo teatrale dedicato alle origini di Domenico Modugno, il grande artista che con "Volare" rivoluzionò la musica italiana negli anni Cinquanta. La regia di Salvatore Tramacere ripercorre il contesto storico e culturale del Nord Salento che nutrì la creatività del giovane Modugno, tracciando le connessioni linguistiche e artistiche che caratterizzarono la sua carriera. Attraverso materiali d'archivio, testimonianze orali e documenti d'epoca, lo spettacolo chiarisce gli equivoci sulle sue vere origini, prima della vittoria sanremese del 1958 che lo trasformò in una leggenda della musica mondiale.
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