Carmen Rap: A Modern Fusion of Opera, Prose, and Rap at the Officine San Carlo

Introduction by Mayor Gaetano Manfredi and conclusion entrusted to Prefect Michele Di Bari for the 'Carmen Rap' returning to the stage for two nights at the Officine San Carlo on the occasion of the International Theatre Day. Success for the reworking of Bizet's work, which combines opera, prose, and rap in an unprecedented mix of genres, transferring the action to the present day and to Castel Volturno for a story that continues to speak of femicide. Music and rap lyrics by Luca Caiazzo, aka Lucariello, the dramaturgy is by Federico Vacalebre, and the direction by Michele Sorrentino Mangini. On stage, with the professors of the San Carlo orchestra and young people trained at the Officine del San Carlo: Xana Vazquez de Prada, Alessio Sica, Vincenzo Bove, Oyoshe, Chiara di Girolamo, Noemi Gherrero, Lorenzo Vacalebre, and Marco Antonio Vincenzo Ferrante. The project sees the collaboration of the Una Nessuna Centomila Foundation represented on stage by Giulia Minoli in an evening that celebrated the success of the initiative, strongly desired by Manuela Spedaliere, general director of the San Carlo, which is transforming the space of Vigliena into the heart of theater experimentation, as well as an important opportunity for social redemption for the young people who attend it and the entire San Giovanni a Teduccio neighborhood.