premiere at the Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival on Saturday,
November 9, at 6:30 p.m. in the Le Frak Theater at the American Museum
of Natural History
>From the suburbs of Naples to the Italian immigrant neighborhoods of
Manhattan's lower East Side come the vibrant personalities of Neapolitan
music. Archival footage captures the likes of singers Enrico
Caruso,
Elvira Donnarumma, and Gilda Mignonette and from the Italian-American
music scene, Jerry Vale and Rita Berti. Based on Arab laments
and
Spanish folk songs, the Neapolitan tradition can be heard today in
the
casinos of Atlantic City, in the streets of New York and Naples, and,
of
course, at weddings and family reunions.
Tickets can be purchased by phone at 212-769-5200, on-line at
www.amnh.org, or at any of the Museum's admission desks.
____________________________
Steve Reichl
Senior Publicity Manager
Communications Department
American Museum of Natural History
79th Street @ Central Park West
New York, NY 10024
(212) 496-3411
(212) 769-5006 (Fax)
http://www.amnh.org
