Francesco De Gregori at the Out Off Theatre in Milan

A rather special occasion, that of listening to Francesco De Gregori in a two-hundred-seat hall, for twenty evenings, with a constantly changing set list and the presence of numerous surprise guests. In Rome, great jazz, with the 48th edition of the festival at the Auditorium Parco della Musica; Lakecia Benjamin's American saxophone opens. A definite change of atmosphere in Naples, where we see one of the famous operettas, moreover set in the Neapolitan capital, as 'Scugnizza'.

From 29 October to 23 November at the Out Off Theatre Francesco De Gregori with "Nevergreen (perfect unknowns)", a journey through the lesser-known gems of the singer-songwriter's vast repertoire. A special listening occasion in an intimate setting, 200 spectators. The setlist will be different every evening; there will be surprise guests, who will share a selection of his songs with De Gregori.

From 1 to 23 November at the Auditorium Parco della Musica the 48th Roma Jazz Festival. The opening is entrusted to American saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, with that explosive fusion of jazz, R'N'B and funk that resonates in her latest album, Phoenix. And then the big names, such as Pat Metheny on the 4th, Bill Evans on the 11th, and numerous others. But the Festival also turns its gaze towards geographies 'other' than the established jazz ones. Thus within the programme we will hear musicians from Azerbaijan, Syria, the Czech Republic and Norway. There is also a strong female protagonism. In addition to Lakecia Benjamin, Nikól Boková and Elisabetta Antonini, this edition is marked by the presence of female jazz musicians such as the singer Camilla Battaglia, who will present her album Elektra on 23 November; or the Greek pianist and composer Tania Giannouli, at the festival in Trio on 21 November.

On 2-3 at the Trianon Viviani Theatre 'Scugnizza', the operetta composed in 1922 by Mario Pasquale Costa, the author of the music for 'Era de maggio' and many other successful songs. Libretto by the commissioner, the Neapolitan impresario Carlo Lombardo. It is set in Naples, where two scugnizzi, Totò and Salomè, with their close-knit group of friends lead carefree lives and bring a breath of happiness into the life of Toby Gutter, a rich American widower, who finally decides to marry Salomè and take her overseas. Famous songs include 'Napoletana' and 'Salome, one swallow doesn't make a summer'.