Cortiglie e Borghi in Festa (with Enrico Caruso International Festival)

The 2025 edition between Vallata and San Giovanni

The 2025 edition of Cortiglie e Borghi in Festa, promoted by the Municipality of Piedimonte Matese in collaboration with the parish and the confraternity, took place from Friday, September 5th to Sunday, September 7th.

On Friday the 5th, Via Annunziata hosted musical performances including Acquarello Napoletano, the EVOÈ group, the Movimento Popolare Sannita, and a closing performance by Kalimba De Luna. On Saturday the 6th, starting at 9:00 AM, the Vallata district hosted the first city-wide live painting competition organized by the Le Muse del Matese association; at 7:30 PM, in Piazzetta Annunziata, primary school students presented Radici di pietra: Piedimonte tra sogni e passato, followed at 8:00 PM by L'epoca della Piedigrotta, a journey through classic Neapolitan music. At 9:00 PM, in Piazza Pioppetelli, the 4th edition of the Enrico Caruso International Festival presented Caruso 2500, featuring tenor Vincenzo Costanzo and mezzo-soprano Loredana Ferrante, directed and choreographed by Angelo Parisi, with the female choir Le Drude del Matese and the Summa Danza company.

On Sunday the 7th, the festival moved to the San Giovanni village: at 5:00 PM, children's entertainment in Piazza Santa Maria Vecchia, at 9:00 PM, a concert by the Regesta Cantorum choir in the Eagle Courtyard of the Ducal Palace, and at 9:45 PM, a concert with Malù and Pino Danilo. Every evening from 7:00 PM, markets and food stalls were open.

Friday, September 5th — Via Annunziata: Acquarello Napoletano, EVOÈ group, Movimento Popolare Sannita, Kalimba De Luna. Saturday, September 6th — Vallata district: 9:00 AM live painting competition (Le Muse del Matese); 7:30 PM Piazzetta Annunziata, Radici di pietra: Piedimonte tra sogni e passato (primary school); 8:00 PM Via Annunziata, L'epoca della Piedigrotta; 9:00 PM Piazza Pioppetelli, Caruso 2500 — 4th Enrico Caruso International Festival with Vincenzo Costanzo and Loredana Ferrante. Sunday, September 7th — San Giovanni village: 5:00 PM children's entertainment in Piazza Santa Maria Vecchia; 9:00 PM concert by the Regesta Cantorum choir in the Eagle Courtyard of the Ducal Palace; 9:45 PM concert with Malù and Pino Danilo. Every evening from 7:00 PM: markets, food stalls, and architectural lighting.

Caruso 2500 in Piazza Pioppetelli for the 4th edition of the Enrico Caruso International Festival; the first live painting competition in Piedimonte Matese; the concert by the Regesta Cantorum choir in the Eagle Courtyard of the Ducal Palace.