In the end, Madonna really did celebrate her birthday at Pompeii Park.

In the end, Madonna did indeed celebrate her 60th birthday at the Pompeii Archaeological Park, despite the denials of the eve that came via press note. Of course: there was not the “mega-party” that had been talked about, the number of guests was not given (although they certainly were not the 500 speculated), but in the end it was not even just a visit. As early as yesterday, Il Fatto Quotidiano, in an article by Leonardo Bison, published photographs of the gazebos being set up for the catering reserved for the international pop star’s guests. In fact, despite the fact that at first news agencies had spoken of an “exclusively cultural” private visit reserved for the singer, her 28-year-old fiancé Akeem Morris, her two adopted daughters and a few others, “it was not just a private visit,” Bison writes, “or in short if it was it would be the first private visit with catering and performances that lasts until past midnight.”

Madonna arrived at the Park around 10:30 p.m., moreover disappointing fans who had thronged outside the gates hoping for at least a greeting: the singer passed by without meeting her audience. The Pompeii Archaeological Park, for its part, downplayed it: there would only be “artistic performances” and a “refreshment at the conclusion of the itinerary,” all in the Teatro Grande, as had been rumored on the eve of the event. And what, after all, is a refreshment with artistic performances if not a party to celebrate the star’s birthday?

During Madonna’s ’visit,’ there was also time for a meeting with young people from the Dream of Flying project, which the Park promotes to involve the local community in the cultural life of the archaeological site, and which has enabled some three hundred boys and children over the past three years to participate in performances and cultural events with the aim of avoiding school dropout and unemployment. The children gave a proof of their work on their way out of the Menander House, where Madonna took a tour together with Park Director Gabriel Zuchtriegel, who served as her guide. And in the end, she decided to write a check for 250,000 euros to support the very project Sogno di volare, described as “strategic” by Zuchtriegel, "because it addresses the people who live in this wonderful and complex territory, especially young people, and makes them protagonists of an experience with which we wanted to show that art and culture really can change our lives. Of course, never would I have imagined, when we started in 2021 amidst a thousand difficulties, that we would have come this far, but evidently dreaming of flying really works.I sincerely thank Madonna for her generosity, vision and humanity, which will be a great source of inspiration to move forward. From Madonna the wings for Dream of Flying and for the kids who participate, a beautiful gift she gave us on her birthday.“ Madonna’s gift, which came through her ”Ray of Light" foundation, will fund the entire 2024-2025 season of the project.

Of course, to make Madonna’s celebration possible, it required the support of the prefect of Naples, Michele Di Bari, law enforcement officers from the City of Pompeii to manage the presence of fans waiting for Madonna, and Park staff who worked overtime to provide due vigilance of the archaeological site. Not bad for what was supposed to be just a private visit....

In the end, Madonna really did celebrate her birthday at Pompeii Park.

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