This morning after a night of very heavy rain, the sky seems to want to clear. Hopefully the weather will be warmer, though it is not unpleasant. We went down to the breakfast room, really good offering for breakfast and they have those really nice pork sausage with herbs that I like so much and all kinds of other good stuff. Had a little chat with the hotel owner about the festival and exchanged views about the artists this year and last. He took over from his mother who has retired, a very charming fellow.
His background is not hotel business but music he was for many years with the Vienna ensemble and now he runs this beautiful hotel. I took a few pictures of the hotel public rooms, what a lovely place it is. This morning or today is going to be a busy day, 2 concerts and a silent movie from 1928 called Naples is a song. Remember this festival is devoted to Naples of the baroque era 1660-1770, when it was music capital of the world reknown for its Music schools and violin teachers and virtuosis like Geminiani, Matteis, Porpora, Scarlatti and Barbella.
We will hear Giuliano Carmignola, violin, Riccardo Doni, Ivano Zanenghi and Francesco Galligioni playing as an ensemble though they are single artists.
So off we go to hear and see all this wonderful art.
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