AI
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 7:58:10 PM
Ten Thousand People Applauded De Gregori and the Paralympic Athletes
Mar 15 2006
Yesterday evening in Piazza Castello, Medals Plaza, Francesco De Gregori opened his concert with a song that emphasised the importance of athletes being courageous, selfless and full of fantasy in his song “La leva calcistica della classe ‘68”.
His was a non-stop two hour concert in which the artist went through some of the numerous successes of his career and proposed a preview of pieces from his latest work, “Calypso”. It was a really magical atmosphere. A climatic moment during the concert was the performance of “La donna cannone”: as soon as the audience had guessed what song was coming, there were real cries of joy that lifted the Piazza to then sing along with the singer-songwriter’s ever-popular song.
It was a real success with the audience: ten thousand people had decided to reach the heart of the pulsating city. They were not only attracted by the presence of the singer, loved by every generation, but also wanting to applaud the Italian wheelchair curling and ice sledge hockey teams: The teams were guests in Italy House, in the new and temporary headquarters of the Regione Piemontep. Among others, Andrea Chiarotti and Orazio Fagone took the stage and spoke.
The presence of IPC president Luca Pancalli was unexpected. “Dragged onto the stage” just before De Gregori started his performance, he wanted to thank everybody: athletes, volunteers and the audience. The audience really enthusiastically greeted the Paralympics.
They proved that it is possible to follow, love and be involved in professional athletic passion admiring sport for people with a disability at the same time.
Sara Capezzuoli
Mar 15 2006
Yesterday evening in Piazza Castello, Medals Plaza, Francesco De Gregori opened his concert with a song that emphasised the importance of athletes being courageous, selfless and full of fantasy in his song “La leva calcistica della classe ‘68”.
His was a non-stop two hour concert in which the artist went through some of the numerous successes of his career and proposed a preview of pieces from his latest work, “Calypso”. It was a really magical atmosphere. A climatic moment during the concert was the performance of “La donna cannone”: as soon as the audience had guessed what song was coming, there were real cries of joy that lifted the Piazza to then sing along with the singer-songwriter’s ever-popular song.
It was a real success with the audience: ten thousand people had decided to reach the heart of the pulsating city. They were not only attracted by the presence of the singer, loved by every generation, but also wanting to applaud the Italian wheelchair curling and ice sledge hockey teams: The teams were guests in Italy House, in the new and temporary headquarters of the Regione Piemontep. Among others, Andrea Chiarotti and Orazio Fagone took the stage and spoke.
The presence of IPC president Luca Pancalli was unexpected. “Dragged onto the stage” just before De Gregori started his performance, he wanted to thank everybody: athletes, volunteers and the audience. The audience really enthusiastically greeted the Paralympics.
They proved that it is possible to follow, love and be involved in professional athletic passion admiring sport for people with a disability at the same time.
Sara Capezzuoli
Join the InvestorsHub Community
Register for free to join our community of investors and share your ideas. You will also get access to streaming quotes, interactive charts, trades, portfolio, live options flow and more tools.
