Oltre Lirica Music Festival

Oltre Lirica Music Festival 2025 in Giovinazzo

The eighth edition of the Oltre Lirica Music Festival, titled Classic & Contemporary '25 and promoted by the Angeli Eventi ETS association, took place in Giovinazzo from December 27 to 30, 2025, at the Sala comunale San Felice, as part of the "Natale al Centro" series.

• Saturday, December 27 (8:30 PM) — "Non ti scordar di me… 150 years of Ernesto De Curtis", with soprano Serena Grieco, tenor Gianni Leccese, and Emanuele Petruzzella on piano.
• Sunday, December 28 — "Vincenzo Bellini sublime and tragic", with sopranos Angela Cuoccio and Marzia Saba Rizzi, tenor Wang Shunke, baritone Shen Huang, and the Alter Chorus directed by Antonio Allegretta, preceded by a reflection on "Bellini and his women".
• Monday, December 29 (8:30 PM) — "Appassionata", concert for two pianos with Ettore Papadia and Cecilia Airaghi, dedicated to Sergej Rachmaninov.
• Tuesday, December 30 (8:30 PM) — "Ok Napulità", tribute to Renato Carosone with the ContrOrchestra Big Band.

All events were free with reservation, confirming the festival's popular and inclusive vocation in the Metropolitan City of Bari area.

Dec 27: "Non ti scordar di me… 150 years of Ernesto De Curtis" (soprano Serena Grieco, tenor Gianni Leccese, piano Emanuele Petruzzella). Dec 28: "Vincenzo Bellini sublime and tragic" (sopranos Angela Cuoccio and Marzia Saba Rizzi, tenor Wang Shunke, baritone Shen Huang, Alter Chorus dir. Antonio Allegretta, piano Martino Boscia). Dec 29: "Appassionata", two pianos, Ettore Papadia and Cecilia Airaghi (Rachmaninov). Dec 30: "Ok Napulità", tribute to Renato Carosone with the ContrOrchestra Big Band.

Tribute to the 150th anniversary of Ernesto De Curtis, concert for two pianos featuring Rachmaninoff, and a grand finale with the Renato Carosone tribute by the ContrOrchestra Big Band.