TO9.20pm up Rai 5 is on air Paolo Conte at La Scala – the Maestro is in the soul. Documentary film about legendary concert held by the singer-songwriter on February 19, 2023 in the Italian temple of opera. The film, however, is not only that the faithful transposition of an event in some ways historic, it is also an extraordinary opportunity for get to know more closely I shy away from it Paolo Conte. Always not inclined to talk about himself.
Paolo Conte at La Scala – The master is in the soulthe documentary broadcast tonight 7 May on Rai 5 and RaiPlay
Born from an idea by Caterina Caselli, Paolo Conte’s concert at La Scala was the first live performance of popular music inside the opera house. Paolo Conte, with his ensemble of musicians, created a setlist of songs chosen specifically for the occasion. The extraordinary event then became a documentary film which shows much more. From the preparation of the live to the soundcheck, up to backstage of the last moments before going on stage.
The film – directed by Giorgio Testi – is then enriched by archive imageswhich “the Master” (as he is nicknamed) comments and embellishes with his own personal memories. A film therefore for observe Paolo Conte also behind the scenes and question him in his relationship with music and with musicians, with words and his passions. «The interview was conducted the day after the concert” said the director «The words of the Count today echo the archive images of the Maestro as a young man, they crystallize the moment and the artist».
Paolo Conte at La Scala – The master is in the soul thus unites music, memories and confidences to go straight to the artistic heart of a musician who – at the end of his tour in the United States in 2001 – American critics defined as “aesthetic ferryman from the twentieth century to the future”.
A scene from the docufilm “Paolo Conte alla Scala – The Maestro is in the soul”. (Rai Press Office)
An original documentary far from the traps of the concert film
Jazz player, lover of painting and cinemaPaolo Conte has inspired generations of musicians thanks to a musical approach very free, original and without ranking performance anxiety. Paolo Conte at La Scala returns, even if in fragments, the various souls of man and musician. With the advantage of don’t be the usual concert film very trendy now.
Thanks to the sensitivity of Giorgio Testi in fact it goes beyond the event itself to tell a first-person story, without ever falling into self-celebratory traps. Notwithstanding that it is yet another opportunity for listen to masterpieces like Away with me, Under the jazz starsRed Devil And Dancing.
In a press note, Caterina Caselli declared: «Paolo Conte at La Scala it is the realization of a dream that comes from very far awayis a fixed idea that has haunted me for years. Some time ago, attending one of his concerts, that idea I had always cherished that an artist of that greatness could perform in the most important Italian musical theater: La Scala».
The concert lineup Paolo Conte at La Scala
Aguaplano
Under the stars of jazz
How about
Struggling with a green milonga
Ratafia
Acting
Truck man
The phrase
From the gallery
Dancing
Gambling
The raincoats
Madeleine
Go with me
Max
Red devil
Le chic et le charme