{"id":11600,"date":"2026-04-24T19:44:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T17:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceresio5valli.it\/eventi\/piccolo-canzoniere-antico-elsa-albonico-valsolda-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T19:44:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T17:44:28","slug":"piccolo-canzoniere-antico-elsa-albonico-valsolda-2026","status":"publish","type":"eventi","link":"https:\/\/ceresio5valli.it\/en\/eventi\/piccolo-canzoniere-antico-elsa-albonico-valsolda-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Ancient Songbook \u2014 Elsa Albonico in Valsolda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>A recital of song and storytelling, in the heart of Valsolda, with one of the most authoritative interpreters of the Lombard folk tradition.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Friday, May 15, 2026, at 8:45 PM, the <strong>Lodge Schools<\/strong> a <a href=\"\/en\/percorsi\/valsolda-tour-delle-frazioni\/\">Valsolda<\/a> They host an evening dedicated to the musical memory of a territory that knows no borders: the recital <strong>\u201cSmall Ancient Songbook\u201d<\/strong> Of <strong>Elsa Albonico<\/strong>, accompanied on the accordion by <strong>Flaviano Braga<\/strong>. The event is organized by\u2019<strong>Friends of the Antonio Fogazzaro Valsolda Municipal Library Association<\/strong>, free admission and with refreshments at the end.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Olgiate, Como, in 1943, a graduate in philosophy and a scholar of ethnography and anthropology, Elsa Albonico has for decades been one of the most credible and passionate voices in research on Lombard and Ticino folk songs. She has collaborated with <strong>Rai 3<\/strong> and produced broadcasts and documentaries for the <strong>RSI \u2013 Swiss Italian Radio<\/strong>, signing publications that are now points of reference: from the original LP <em>Small Ancient Songbook<\/em> (1983-84) a <em>Sing Insema<\/em>, <em>Bread and Music<\/em>, <em>Lombard Woman<\/em>, up to the most recent <em>Give me a treat<\/em> (2015) and <em>Pin pin cavalin<\/em> (2018) for Dominioni Editore.<\/p>\n<p>The general public recently met her at <strong>Blind Auditions of The Voice Senior on Rai 1<\/strong>, in the sixth edition aired between November and December 2025: with his interpretation of <em>But me<\/em> by Ornella Vanoni won over Loredana Bert\u00e8&#039;s team, bringing to prime time the same intensity that has always distinguished her research work.<\/p>\n<p>The show scheduled in Loggio is a blend of songs, stories, and memories of peasant life of the past. Albonico has always chosen the countryside as his field of study.\u2019<strong>Lombardy-Ticino area<\/strong> \u2014 the very border territory where Valsolda is located, where the <a href=\"\/en\/\">Lake Ceresio<\/a> divides and at the same time unites Italy and the Canton of Ticino. A context that makes this evening particularly significant, in the library named after <strong>Antonio Fogazzaro<\/strong>, the writer who set his life right here <em>Little Ancient World<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2>Download the poster<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ceresio5valli.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/locandina-piccolo-canzoniere-antico-valsolda-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\ud83d\udcc4 Download the poster in PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:rgba(0,0,0,0.05);border-left:4px solid #E91E63;padding:1em 1.2em;margin:1.5em 0;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0;\"><strong>Friday, May 15, 2026 \u2014 8:45 PM<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\ud83d\udccd Loggio Schools, Valsolda (CO)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f Free admission \u2014 refreshments will follow<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\ud83d\udc65 Organize:<\/strong> Friends of the Antonio Fogazzaro Valsolda Municipal Library Association<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday, May 15, 2026, at the Loggio Schools, Valsolda: Elsa Albonico (seen on The Voice Senior) and Flaviano Braga in a recital of traditional Lombard-Ticino songs and stories.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":11597,"template":"","comune":[],"class_list":["post-11600","eventi","type-eventi","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceresio5valli.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/eventi\/11600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceresio5valli.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/eventi"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceresio5valli.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/eventi"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceresio5valli.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceresio5valli.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"comune","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceresio5valli.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comune?post=11600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}