“Accordo di Stelle”: show event with Roberto Bolle and Giovanni Allevi, 24th July in Pisa

On Friday 24 July at 9.30 pm, the Piazza del Duomo will host “Accordo di Stelle”, a performance that weaves together dance and music with the timeless beauty of one of the world’s most famous architectural complexes. The event features three leading figures on the international stage: Roberto Bolle, étoile of Milan’s Teatro alla Scala; Giovanni Allevi, one of the world’s most beloved composers, philosophers, conductors and pianists; and the Irish dancer Melissa Hamilton. On the podium, Giacomo Loprieno will conduct his Ensemble Symphony Orchestra. Micaela Palmieri will host the evening.

The event forms part of what could now be described as a tradition, which began in 2023 when the Opera della Primaziale Pisana chose to celebrate the 850th anniversary of its Campanile – the foundation stone was laid on 9 August 1173 – with a grand spectacle in Piazza del Duomo. Since then, every summer the Piazza dei Miracoli has become a spectacular open-air stage for celebrating the anniversary of the world’s most famous tower: ‘Accordo di Stelle’ opens this season of celebrations on 24 July.

The programme

The Ensemble Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Giacomo Loprieno, will set the tone for the evening with some of the most famous pieces composed by Ennio Morricone, Nino Rota and Nicola Piovani – unforgettable soundtracks that have made Italian cinema great throughout the world.

Roberto Bolle takes to the stage with *Waves*, one of his best-known solos, in which he interacts with a shifting and dynamic beam of laser light. The choreography is by Massimiliano Volpini, with music by Davide Boosta Dileo and Erik Satie. Roberto Bolle will once again take centre stage alongside Melissa Hamilton in *Caravaggio*, Mauro Bigonzetti’s brilliant choreography set to music by Claudio Monteverdi, reorchestrated by Bruno Moretti – one of the most significant works in contemporary dance, which will have its Italian premiere in 2025.

The piano performances will feature Giovanni Allevi with *Back to Life*, *Tomorrow* and *Our Future*, a composition that received its world premiere at COP26 in Glasgow. One of the best-known pianists, composers and conductors on the contemporary Italian music scene, Allevi has developed an original musical language that blends classical tradition with contemporary sensibilities, appealing to an international audience.