Theatrical performances, exhibitions, guided tours, museums, concerts and much more with cultural events in Naples for the weekend
Those who still remain in town on the penultimate weekend of August can dedicate a few hours to cultural events that are organized in Naples.
Between museums, guided tours, music, theatrical performances you can go to the discovery of the artistic heritage of our city, deepening many historical-cultural aspects of immense value.
Night visits to Excavations of Herculaneum they will reconstruct the life of the inhabitants until a few hours before the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, while the evening openings of museums Naples and Campania will give the opportunity to visit these sites in the cooler hours of the day.
Il Ravello Festival it will be poetry for the ears, while the review of shows and concerts in the church of San Domenico Maggiore will show the works of classical authors from a contemporary point of view.
But it does not end here because you will be fascinated admiring the gem miter of San Gennaro with almost 4000 jewels or along the Sacred Mile satiating with tastings of Neapolitan products.
Choose between the cultural events in Naples the most suitable for you and you will discover new aspects of your city.
Theater and music
Ravello Festival
The Ravello Festival is a prestigious festival of concerts that takes place every year in the village of the Amalfi Coast that ranges from jazz to pop, passing through cameristic concerts and symphonic, accompanied by meetings of words and visual arts.
The weekend program includes:
Friday August 21th
Belvedere of Villa Rufolo, 19.30 hours
Gustav Mahler Jungendorchester
Herbert Blomstedt, Director
Music by Mozart, Dvořák
Unique place € 50
Saturday August 22th
Belvedere of Villa Rufolo, 21.30 hours
The Tristano cunto
Freely taken from "Tristano" (di Godfrey of Strasbourg), "Tristan and Isolde" (di Richard Wagner), "Window with bars" (di Klaus Mann)
Vincenzo Pirrotta, actor and cuntist
Unique place € 30
Sunday August 23st
Villa Rufolo, 21.30 hours
The Four Seasons ... reinvented
Gilles Apap & The Colors of Invention
Music by Vivaldi, Kreisler, de Falla e traditional
Unique place € 35
When: from the 20 June to the 5 September 2015
Where: Villa Rufolo, Piazza Duomo, Ravello
Ticket prices: consult the program
More info in the article on Ravello Festival.
Laughing Review
The Festival of Comedy and Cabaret Theater takes place in the courtyard of the Maschio Angioino with a series of performances interpreted by famous local and non-local artists. Comedy, cabaret, concerts, shows of the Neapolitan tradition and much more to entertain the Neapolitans during the summer evenings, until the beginning of September.
The weekend program includes:
- 23 August: Ciccio Merolla in "Merolla SOlo"
- 24 August: Mascalzone Latino presents "Ma che ne sai ..." with Gianni Mobilya and Tammurriata Band, Bruno Cuomo, Cinzia Caserta, Lino Galiero "
When: Until 6 September 2015
Where: in the courtyard of the Maschio Angioino, Piazza Castello
Price tickets: €12
Info: 081 5647525 from 10.00 to 13.00 | 393 8790 992 from 17.30 to 20.00 |botteghino@teatrototo.it | site of the Totò Theater
More info in the article on Laugh 2015.
Classic Contemporary
The Classic Contemporary exhibition will entertain the Neapolitan public with shows and concerts in the Cloister of San Domenico Maggiore. These are shows that contaminate the classical theater and modern reinterpretations. thanks to contemporary reinterpretations that give the classic authors the right immortality.
The weekend program includes:
Friday 21 August at 21.30 pm
Passions In Cantate
with Patrizia Spinosi and Maurizio Murano, directed by: Mariano Bauduin; Direction
Artistic: Gianmarco Cesario and Mirko Di Martino
by Teatro dell'Osso
Saturday 22 August at 21.30 pm
Liolà
by Luigi Pirandello, directed by: Antonio Gargiulo; Artistic direction: Gianmarco
Cesario and Mirko Di Martino
by Teatro dell'Osso
Sunday 23 August at 21.30 pm
OPATAPATA
taken from The Storm by William Shakespeare
with Roberto Azzurro; Artistic direction: Gianmarco Cesario and Mirko Di
Martino
by Teatro dell'Osso
When: until the 30 August 2015
Price tickets:
- Full price: € 12
- Reduced: 10 euro
Where: Cloister of San Domenico Maggiore
Information and reservations: tel .: 329 1850120; email: info @ classic-contemporane
Further details in thededicated article.
Exhibitions and Museums
Show Pompeii and Europe
Two distinct locations for an exhibition dedicated to Pompeii and its history. Between the Amphitheater of Pompeii and the National archeologic museum of Naples, the exhibition, set up with the collaboration of important architects, archaeologists, art historians, tells the history of the city from the 1748 excavations to the 1943 bombing.
When: until November 2 2015
Where:
- National Archaeological Museum of Naples, National Museum Square, 1
- Pompeii Amphitheater, Via Villa dei Misteri, 2
Timetables:
- National Archaeological Museum: open every day, except Tuesdays, from 9.00 to 19.30
- Pompeii Amphitheater: open every day from 8.30 to 19.30
Ticket prices:
- Full € 13,00
- Reduced € 9,00
More info in thein-depth article.
La Grande Guerra
At Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano an exhibition on the occasion of the centenary of Italy's entry into the First World War. The role of the propaganda poster and people's reactions to the conflict. National and foreign posters are on display and there is an excursus on the new language of cinema at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Where: Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano, via Toledo 185
When: until the 23 August 2015
Price:
- whole 7 €
- reduced 5 €
- reduced special 3 €
- joint ticket valid for the temporary exhibition "La Grande Guerra" and for the visit to the permanent collections. For all the details on the reductions, the site of the Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano
Timetables: Tuesday to Friday 10.00 - 18.00; Saturday and Sunday 10.00 - 20.00
More info in the article on Great War on display.
Saturday night at the museum
Until the month of December they will be able to visit some museums in Naples and Campania even in the evening, from 20.00 to 24.00. Entrance tickets will have the cost decided by the single museum. The sites open in Naples are the National archeologic museum and Museum of Capodimonte, those open in Campania are the Royal Palace of Caserta, the National Archaeological Museum of Paestum and Archaeological Park, the Ruins of Pompeii and Excavations of Herculaneum.
When: every Saturday until December 2015
Where: National Archaeological Museum, the Capodimonte Museum, the Royal Palace of Caserta and the National Archaeological Museum of Paestum and Archaeological Park
Schedule: from 20.00 am to 24.00 pm
Price: admission ticket to the museum
Further info inarticle on Saturday night at the museum.
Treasure of San Gennaro
La Mithra of San Gennaro returned to Naples, together with other important pieces of the Treasury, after the success of the exhibition obtained in Paris last year. The jewel is made up of 3694 stones including sapphires, emeralds, gold, rubies and many others and can be admired at a special price until the end of the year.
When: from the 2 April 2015
Where: Museum of the Treasure of San Gennaro, via Duomo 149
Schedule: every day from 9,00 to 17,30 including Sundays and holidays
Ticket price: 5 €, instead of 10 €
Information: 081 294980 - 338 3361771
More details in the article on exhibition on the Treasure of San Gennaro.
Guided tours
Holy Mile path
An original guided tour along the Holy Mile with tasting of typical Neapolitan products. We will start from Catacombs of San Gennaro, passing through the Cemetery of the Fontanelle, the Basilica of Santa Maria della Sanità, the Palazzo Sanfelice, to finish admiring the artistic, historical and cultural masterpieces of the Borgo delle Vergini and of Porta San Gennaro.
When: from 1 May to 31 October 2015
Where: Basilicas, Catacombs and Palaces of the Rione Sanità
Schedule: 9:30
Information:
- Tel: 081 744 37 14
- E-mail: comunicazione@catacombedinapoli.it
- Website: Official site Catacombs of Naples
In our article thecomplete itinerary and info on tastings.
The Night of Pliny
Guided tours at night Excavations of Herculaneum with an exceptional stage at Suburban Baths. With their almost intact environments, they are an excellent testimony of Roman life prior to the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. Through multimedia reconstructions the hours that preceded the eruption will be reconstructed and a stop in the most important houses of the site will also be made.
All concluded with a love monologue by Pliny played by an actor.
When: From 8 July to 13 September 2015, on Wednesdays and Sundays
Timetables: from 20.30 am to 22 pm
Where: excavations of Herculaneum, Corso Resina 1
Ticket prices:
- 16 €
- free for children up to 14 years
Info: toll-free number 800600601 0639967650 XNUMX | from abroad XNUMX
Reservations required.
Further details in thearticle on the Night of Pliny.
