"Suburban Opera"

At the Augusteo Theater in Naples, Piazzetta Duca d'Aosta 263, from Friday, Nov. 7 to Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, " Opera di Periferia," an opera musical by Peppe Lanzetta, will be staged.

A show starring Ivan Granatino, Maria Rosaria Virgili, with the Ebbanesis, Maurizio Capone & Bungtbangt and again with in o.a. Alessandra Ciccariello, Vincenzo D'Ambrosio, Mattia Ferraro, Alfredo Mundo, Peppoh, Danilo Rovani, Lorenzo Simeone and the extraordinary participation of Peppe Lanzetta. Direction and scenes by Bruno Garofalo. music by Maurizio Capone. Choreography by Orazio Caiti. Costumes by Anna Giordano.

A raw, realistic language that managed to render concretely the malaise of generations and that only by direct knowledge was set in the Neapolitan territories: the Vele di Secondigliano, a housing complex born with the best of intentions, but soon turned into places of open-air deportation. This is the reality chosen by Lanzetta to set the youth and social malaise, fueled by global deficiencies that make the Neapolitan suburbs an example of ghettoization like the American Bronx, the French Banlieues, and the contemporary drama of expansionist violence to the detriment of a weak and fragile reality like Palestine. A magnifying glass on youth malaise, with a glimmer of hope. The rebellion of some will drag the group along, changing their connotations. If this play succeeds in opening the eyes and conscience of even one spectator, it will have achieved a great result.