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AMANDA
SANDRELLI - MARÍA ESTELA MONTI
“MALÌA
DI BUENOS AIRES”
Texts
by J.L. Borges
Music by A. Piazzolla, M.D. Pujol, A. Villoldo, A. Troilo
FESTIVAL
DI TORRECHIARA 2007
Music meets
the theatre and literature, making for a splendid evening. The actress
Amanda Sandrelli and the Argentine singer María Estela Monti,
supported by an exceptional trio (Giampaolo Bandini, guitar,
Cesare Chiacchiaretta, bandoneòn and Enrico Fagone,
double bass), evoke the atmosphere and fascination of Buenos Aires
through texts by the fantastic author Jorge Luis Borges and great
“classics” of Argentine music of the 20th century like Adiós Nonino,
Nubes de Buenos Aires, Oblivion, Flor de lino,
Chiquilìn de bachin... Underscoring and alternating with some
of the great Argentine author and poet’s most evocative writing will
be melodies by A. Piazzolla, M.D. Pujol, A. Villoldo and A. Troilo,
interpreted by the splendid voice of María Estela Monti, nominated
in 2004 and 2006 for the “Best Tango Album” and without doubt one
of Latin America’s most award-winning singers. Perfectly matched music
and words, magic and memories uniting in a single instant in the enigmatic
sound of Borges’ words and the notes on pages of some of the most
emotional music of the century just passed.
 Amanda
Sandrelli
One would
think that for the “children of art” it’s almost inevitable that they
follow in their famous parents’ footsteps, giving rise to comparisons
which can sometimes be merciless, but for Amanda Sandrelli,
daughter of two “icons” – film star Stefania Sandrelli and singer/songwriter
Gino Paoli, the choice of setting out on a career as an actress began
almost by accident when, one evening, her mother invited two friends
to dinner, Massimo Troisi and Roberto Benigni. They wanted Amanda
for their film Non ci resta che piangere, since when she has
come a long way and today acts in films, television and in the theatre
and she need not fear uncomfortable comparisons. On the big screen
Amanda Sandrelli has appeared in, among others, Amori in corso
by Giuseppe Bertolucci, Stefano Quantestorie by Maurizio Nichetti,
Nirvana by Gabriele Salvatores and Ricordati di me by
Gabriele Muccino. In the theatre she stars in such shows as Buonanotte
ai suonatori, Bruciati, Cinque, La Chunga,
Gianni Ginetta e gli altri. During the run of Né in cielo,
né in terra Amanda met her husband, the actor with South American
roots Blas Roca Rey, whom she married in Peru in July 1994 and who
is also her partner on stage.
From her father, Gino Paoli, she inherited a passion for music. In
1991 they sang the Italian version of the title song for the Walt
Disney Pictures film of Beauty and the Beast.
She is among the leading players for the 1999 television film Madri.
In 2007 she is appearing on Canale Cinque in the miniseries Io
e mamma, in which she acts for the first time in a leading role
alongside her mother Stefania Sandrelli, 23 years after the brief
appearance in the film L’attenzione as well as in the second
series of the drama Il giudice Mastrangelo with Diego Abatantuono.
 María
Estela Monti
Tango is
alive and thriving as proven by the number and quality of young Argentine
artists who are breathing life into an era of really authentic renaissance
of this most famous of Latin American musical genres.
One of
the diamond tips engraving these “new lines” is doubtless María
Estela Monti, from Buenos Aires whose warm voice spans a vast
repertory ranging from Tango classics to original compositions. For
several years María Estela Monti has been principal vocalist for the
group “Suburbio” with which she has released the albums Techos
de Coghlan and Ciudad Vital and taken part in important
musical events and television programmes. When the group dissolved
she spent some time focusing on Argentine songs until the Tango seduced
her with its masterly alchemy of music and poetry. María Estela decided
to devote herself entirely to this genre and in 1999 she formed the
trio “Alma Bohemia” with which she recorded Alma en vivo.
Since 2002 she has been focusing on her solo career and, thanks to
an unusual style that emphasises the richness of the melodic line
and the poetry of the texts she sings, she already has a large, devoted
following who accompany her to her appearances in the most important
locations, Festivals like the concert hall in Buenos Aires and all
over Argentina.
The recording which really established her is Ciudadana, her
first solo work, released in 2003 on the Gobi Music label and produced
with the support of Cancillería de la Nación Argentina. The
enthusiastic reviews by international music critics as well as the
extraordinary success with the public is the best possible way for
María Estela Monti to be rewarded for twenty years of passionate work,
research and perseverance. In fact it was thanks to Ciudadana
that the name of María Estela Monti became known beyond the borders
of her own country, when this exceptional period of artistic and professional
experience reached its peak with the nomination at the 2004 Latin
Grammy Awards for “Mejor Album de Tango”, a nomination which she repeated
in 2006 with her new album Ciudad Secreta, on which she worked
with some of the most important Argentine musicians.
Translation
by Sarah J Hyde -
www.thelanguage.biz
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