Songs of Naples - Vincenzo Capezzutto & Motus Mandolin Trio

Give us all the toppings: the undisputed divo of the Neapolitan life song serves his favorite Neapolitan hits In the 19th century, Neapolitan songs were so popular that the melodies rose from alleys and windows everywhere in Italy. Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti were well-known visitors to the city of Parthenope, D'Annunzio wrote his superhit ‘A' vucchella’. Vincenzo Capezzutto – the undisputed divo of the Neapolitan life song – tackles the repertoire flanked by three mandolins. Virtuoso plucking, elegant lyricism and theatrical flair make every canzone a farcical life sketch in miniature.