A House of Songwriters will be established in Genoa in 2023

On the day of the passing of Franco Battiato, one of the greatest songwriters of Italian music, the project of the House of Songwriters, which will be located in the spaces ofSan Giuliano Abbey, was presented in Genoa. With funding of more than three million euros from the Ministry of Culture, the Casa dei Cantautori will be completed in 2023: it will include the creation of a multimedia exhibition itinerary, the restoration of the church, and the creation of an educational center dedicated to young people with concert halls and temporary exhibitions.

The complex will be dedicated to the music of the great Ligurian singer-songwriters, such as Fabrizio de André, Bruno Lauzi, Ivano Fossati, Umberto Bindi, Gino Paoli, and Luigi Tenco.

Minister of Culture Dario Franceschini also participated in the presentation of the project: “I have promoted and supported with conviction the idea of the House of Songwriters in Genoa, because there is a theme of redemption for that Italian songwriting that for too long has been looked upon with carelessness, but which has formed entire generations also from the point of view of values. Thousands and thousands of boys and girls grew up listening and re-listening to those words and the messages they contained and conveyed.”

“From the very beginning of my first term in office,” Franceschini added, “I have sought this redemption: in the Law for Live Entertainment we included an article that expressly states that ’the Republic recognizes the artistic value of popular and author’s song,’ we then created the ’Song Portal’ to collect the historical memory of Italian song, and we expanded Fus contributions to contemporary and popular music. On the House of Songwriters, the Ministry of Culture made a substantial investment to have it born in Genoa where it was right for it to be born, given the importance of the songwriting scene. In the future, we may also think of having other places in other parts of Italy where individual traditions are remembered. The House of Songwriters will be a living place, not just of preserving memories, but of enhancing the present.”

A House of Songwriters will be established in Genoa in 2023

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