SortU Rai 1 continue the replicas of music biopic co -produced by Rai Fiction. Tonight (at 9.30 pm) it’s up to the TV movie Carosello Carosone by Lucio Pellegrini, with Edoardo Scarpetta as Renato Carosone, one of the singers who have marked the history of Italian music.
The film traces the pianist’s life and career and musician, Starting from 1937 until the end of 1950, from the poor neighborhoods of Naples to stages all over the world, to the famous Carnegie Hall in New York. The music are curated by Stefano Bollani, while the film is based on the book Carosonissimo, Written by the journalist Federico Vacalebre.
Carosello Carosone On Rai 1 today 25 August, the plot of the film
In 1958, in New York, the lights of the famous Carnegie Hall light up to welcome Renato Carosone (Eduardo Scarpetta), who arrives on the American stage After a long series of international concerts. From this moment the story of his extraordinary artistic and personal parable starts.
Graduated in piano at the Naples Conservatory, Renato undertakes a journey to Italian Eastern Africa. Here he obtained a engagement as a musician. Doa difficult journey, arrives in Asmara, where he performs in local clubs and meets Lita (Ludovica Martino), A dancer that will change his life.
The two marry and grow together Pino, son of his wifewhat Carosone considers as if it were his. Once returned to Italy, with the war now finished, formAt Il Trio Carosone together with Peter Van Wood (Nicolo Pasetti), Dutch guitaristand to the drummer Gegè Di Giacomo (Vincenzo Nemola). Their music immediately conquers the public, but it is With the arrival of the lyricist Nisa that some of the most iconic songs of the Italian song are born as You would like the American, Bull, Pig, Caravan Petrol And O ‘Sarracino.
Who was Renato Carosone
Renato Carosone was an experimenter and an innovator who knew how to mix the Neapolitan melodic tradition with the American rhythms that were imported into Europe after the end of the II World War. An example above all is the famous You would like the American of 1956.
Music, lightness and irony of Carosone they become the soundtrack of a Italy that he was leaving the wounds of the war behind. Stefano Bollani worked on the soundtrack of the film by resuming the repertoire of the pianist, including his youth compositions. Not only that, For the first time the pianist ventures into actinginterpreting the part of the violinist and composer Stefano Curci, for a period of the young Renato taught.
Edoardo Scarpetta in “Carosello Carosone” (Courtesy Press Office)
The cast of Carosello Carosone With Edoardo Scarpetta
Edoardo Scarpetta, trisni della comediographer from the Neapolitanmade himself known to the public of Rai 1 thanks to the interpretation of Pasquale Peluso in the series The brilliant friend. From that moment it was a crescendo: The Neapolitan actor in 2022 won the David di Donatello for best supporting actor for the interpretation of Vincenzo Scarpetta In Here I laugh me by Mario Martone.
Then the success series followed The ignorant fairies by Ferzan Ozpetek (Disney+), Lidia Poët’s law (Netflix) And History of my family (Netflix), whose second season is expected. “I am happy to have had the opportunity to play the music maradona. Renato Carosone was an Italian myth and it is important that the younger generations know him, “said the actor.