Christmas 2019 in Naples will be a kaleidoscope of musical and cultural events: a dense calendar all to be discovered
On the occasion of Christmas 2019 the Municipality of Naples organized and coordinated one long series of initiatives which will take place between 6 December 2019 and the 6 January 2020. The title of this year's review is Voglia 'e turna' The city of those who leave, those who return ... and those who want to return.
The complete program of the event can be downloaded from the website of the Municipality of Naples (the link is in the final mirror) and consists of various documents that illustrate all the initiatives in detail.
Here are the main events.
Health Tà Tà
A series of internships with Dj Set and live music to dance and sing along with Radio Marte DJs. The Sanità Tà Tà stages will be set up on December 8th and the shows will begin by 20: 00 in Piazza Sanità (main stage), in the Virgins, at the Misericordiella, Outside Porta San Gennaro, at Palazzo San Felice and in Piazzetta Crociferi
Il 14 December Notte D'Arte - Break Napoli will be held: a white night with exceptional openings of museums and exhibitions by artists such as Marco Zurzolo, Peppe Quintale, Maldestro and others.
Guided tours
You come down the stairs is the scale festival of Naples to be held from 7 December at 7 January and that will organize guided excursions along the famous and numerous stairs that connect the various levels of the city, including the stairs of Capodimonte, Pedementina, Petraio di Chiaia.
Other guided tours will lead visitors to discover the Castles and Treasures of Naples (Maschio Angioino and Castel dell'Ovo), the masterpieces kept in the Pio Monte della Misericordia and in Villa Pignatelli in Chiaia and in many other well-known and lesser-known places in Naples. .
Eighteenth-century Neapolitan
A series of concerts will be held at the Domus Ars in Via Sanata Chiara 10 and in some other locations from December 21 to 24 January. All performances will celebrate the great composers of 18th century Neapolitan music.
Sacred South - Souls Salve 2.0
A review of music from the world edited by Enzo Avitabile and which will culminate with his concert at the Diocesan Museum of Naples on 6 January at 21.00.
Gospel choirs, Indian, Turkish and African musicians will participate in the festival, to give voice to the deepest roots of soul musicality.
Art exhibitions
Il Museum of Capodimonte proposes the exhibition during the Christmas period Naples of lava, porcelain and music: a fascinating and profound journey through the history of the city and the splendor of the Bourbon court.
Il National archeologic museum has set up the exhibition instead Understanding Climate Change and the exhibition Thalassa - Wonders submerged by the Mediterranean, which will exhibit archaeological finds recovered from the ships that during the millennia sank in the Mediterranean.
Il Museum of the Treasure of San Gennaro will host the exhibitions Volcanic - The Fire that Creates e Napoli Tra le Mani - Culture and Cultures without Barriers. The museum will also remain open for guided tours throughout the Christmas period.
Among the museums active with further exhibitions and initiatives the Maschio Angioino, Castel Dell'Ovo and many others.
