{"id":21313,"date":"2025-04-29T08:38:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T06:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montecarloliving.com\/?p=21313"},"modified":"2025-04-28T11:40:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T09:40:25","slug":"meeting-with-elena-bonelli-and-her-book-gabriella-ferri-storia-italiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montecarloliving.com\/en\/actuality\/meeting-with-elena-bonelli-and-her-book-gabriella-ferri-storia-italiana-21313\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting with Elena Bonelli and her book “Io Gabriella Ferri. Una storia italiana”"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Dante Alighieri Association of Monaco invites you to an evening with Elena Bonelli and her book “Io Gabriella Ferri. Una storia italiana.”<\/em><\/strong>
The evening, held under the High Patronage of H.R.H. the Princess of Hanover and the patronage of the Embassy of Italy in Monaco, will take place with free admission on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 6:30 PM at the Auditorium Rainier III (Room C).
The event will be hosted by Maurizio Di Maggio, following an introduction by the Association\u2019s President, Mrs. Maria Betti.<\/p>\n

The audience will have the opportunity to retrace the life and extraordinary career of Gabriella Ferri, one of the great interpreters of Roman music, who passed away in 2004.<\/p>\n

Elena Bonelli is an actress, singer, and author of several books, including “Dallo stornello al rap”<\/em> (2019, Arcana); “La canzone romana. La storia insolita e straordinaria della tradizione musicale di Roma. Da Balzani a Baglioni, da Venditti a Ultimo”<\/em> (2021, Newton Compton); and the most recent “Io Gabriella Ferri”<\/em> (2024, Arcana), portraying an artist who became a symbol of Roman music, celebrated for the passion and authenticity she conveyed through her songs.<\/p>\n

The book is narrated in the first person by the character of Gabriella Ferri herself, recounting the singer\u2019s story as well as that of the woman\u2014her loves, sacrifices, and victories.<\/p>\n

“This Italian story,”<\/em> as the book reveals, “offers an intimate glimpse into the extraordinary life of the artist, from her childhood in the beating heart of Rome to her trials and triumphant theatrical performances.”<\/em><\/p>\n

The text draws from Elena Bonelli\u2019s vast experience in music and performing arts (as well as university lectures and conferences).
Elena Bonelli made her television debut in 1982 with directors Enzo Trapani and Antonello Falqui, and her theater debut in 1983 with Roberto De Simone. Among her many performances:<\/p>\n