Nello Daniele in Daniele racconta Daniele at Teatro Quirino, April 9, 2027

Daniele racconta Daniele, the concert-story in which Nello Daniele retraces the music and life story of his brother Pino Daniele, comes to Teatro Quirino Vittorio Gassman, at Via delle Vergini 7 (00187 Rome), on Friday, April 9, 2027 at 21:00. The theater is in the Trevi district, between Via del Corso and the Trevi Fountain, and can be reached on foot from the Barberini and Spagna stops of Metro Line A. On the presale network authorized by the organizers, full-price tickets cost €40 in the orchestra, €36 in the first balcony, €32 in the second balcony and €30 in the gallery, plus fees. For some seats visibility is listed as reduced.

Daniele racconta Daniele at Quirino: date, time and tickets

A single Rome date, Friday, April 9, 2027 at 21:00, at Teatro Quirino: this is the one listed by the authorized presale network for the Daniele racconta Daniele tour.

The time

The concert starts at 21:00. It's best to be on Via delle Vergini about 20 minutes early, to pick up your tickets and reach your seat without rushing: in Italian-style theaters the balconies are reached by stairs.

Sections and prices

Four sections: orchestra at €40, first balcony at €36, second balcony at €32 and gallery at €30, full prices to which fees are added. In each section some seats are sold as reduced visibility, at the same price: it's best to check the map before confirming.

The organization

The tour is organized by AR Live. For information about the evening and access to the hall, the box office of Teatro Quirino is also a point of reference, at the contacts published on the official website.

Daniele racconta Daniele: what the show is about

Daniele racconta Daniele is a journey into the music and life story of Pino Daniele told through the eyes of his brother Nello: songs, memories, anecdotes and family ties that start from Naples and cross the blues and the Mediterranean.

A journey through blues, Naples and family

That is exactly the subtitle chosen for the tour: a journey through blues, Naples and family. In the presentation by Teatro Manzoni in Milan, which hosted one of the dates, the songs become the common thread of a story that alternates music and memory.

The man beyond the artist

On stage Nello Daniele brings a famous repertoire and an intimate point of view: that of someone who shared roots, family and city with Pino. The stated goal is to give the audience an authentic image of the man beyond the artist.

A concert and a story

The official definition is clear: Daniele racconta Daniele is a concert, but above all a story of family and music, a tribute lived from the inside to one of the most important artists of Italian music.

The city as a voice

Naples, in Pino Daniele's music, has always been much more than a backdrop: a voice, an identity. The show promises to evoke its alleys, emotions and atmospheres through songs that marked entire generations.

The lineup: what to expect

The lineup of Daniele racconta Daniele is not published: the official presentation speaks of songs that marked entire generations, alternating with family memories and anecdotes.

Pino's songs

The repertoire to draw from is vast: from the songs of Terra mia and Nero a metà to the big hits of the 1990s, from Quando to Io per lei and Che male c'è. Which ones will make it into the Rome concert you'll find out in the hall, and it's part of the pleasure of the evening.

The story between songs

The format is that of the concert-story: between one song and the next, Nello Daniele shares memories, episodes and family ties. This is, in our opinion, the added value compared with an ordinary tribute night: the voice of someone who shared home, city and music with Pino.

Who to go with

It's an evening suited to those who grew up with Pino Daniele's records, but also to children and grandchildren who know him only through a few songs: the family story helps bring together different generations of listeners.

For those who don't know Pino Daniele

Anyone approaching his music for the first time will find in the show an affectionate introduction, built from inside the family, to the Neapolitan blues and the Mediterranean sound that made the singer-songwriter unique.

Who is Nello Daniele

Nello Daniele, born in Naples on November 8, 1964, is a musician, singer-songwriter and guitarist, Pino Daniele's younger brother. He began very young playing in Neapolitan clubs and released his first album in the late 1990s.

The style

His sound comes from a Latin-flavored guitar to which the band adds Jamaican elements: a language that has allowed him to range across genres and take his music around Italy.

The albums

His discography includes Si potrebbe amare from 1999, Dimmi che è vero from 2001, Aspettando 'o soul from 2006, Lo sciacallo from 2008, Uguali a ieri from 2010 and Io bianco io nero from 2014. Songs like Cosa farò da grande and Dimmi che è vero got good radio airplay, especially on Campania stations, and the single Sogno americano was also well received.

Awards and collaborations

He took part in the Premio Ciampi in 2002, the Premio Carosone in 2002 and 2005, the Premio Recanati in 2003, and in 2005, with Nobel Prize winner Dario Fo, recording a track and collaborating with the artist. Big names of the Neapolitan tradition appeared on his albums, such as Enzo Gragnaniello and James Senese, as well as Gianni Donzelli of Audio 2 and Francesco Baccini.

Pino Daniele, the brother in the story

Giuseppe Daniele, known as Pino, born in Naples on March 19, 1955 and died in Rome on January 4, 2015, was a singer-songwriter, guitarist and composer: in over 40 years of career, one of the most innovative musicians on the Italian scene.

The origins

Born in the Porto neighborhood, he was the eldest of six children of a port worker, Gennaro Daniele, and Rita De Luca. He then grew up in Piazza Santa Maria La Nova, at the home of two aunts by marriage. In elementary school his classmate was Enzo Gragnaniello. He learned guitar on his own.

The record debut

In 1976 he joined James Senese's Napoli Centrale as a bass player. In 1977 his debut album came out, Terra mia, with Napule è, composed at 18 and become the manifesto of the author and of the city, and 'Na tazzulella 'e cafè, launched on the radio by Renzo Arbore. In 1979 came the album Pino Daniele, with Je sto vicino a te and Putesse essere allero.

Nero a metà and the Neapolitan Power

On June 27, 1980 he opened Bob Marley's concert at San Siro in front of about 80,000 people. In the same year Nero a metà came out, among the 100 best Italian albums of all time according to Rolling Stone Italia. On September 19, 1981 he played in Piazza del Plebiscito in front of 200,000 people, with Tullio De Piscopo, James Senese, Tony Esposito and the other musicians of the so-called Neapolitan Power.

International collaborations

He played and recorded with Wayne Shorter, Alphonso Johnson, Gato Barbieri, Steve Gadd, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Eric Clapton and Al Di Meola. He shared the stage with Carlos Santana and Bob Dylan. In 1995 Non calpestare i fiori nel deserto passed 800,000 copies. In 1997 Dimmi cosa succede sulla terra won 10 platinum records and the Festivalbar.

Troisi

A close friend of Massimo Troisi, he wrote the music for his films, from Ricomincio da tre to Pensavo fosse amore... invece era un calesse, whose main theme was the song Quando. Troisi was also a co-author of a lyric on the album Che Dio ti benedica, from 1993.

Pino Daniele from the 2000s to the last tour

In the new millennium Pino Daniele kept searching for new sounds, from North Africa to jazz, until a return to his origins with the full revival of Nero a metà in 2014.

Medina and world music

Medina, released in February 2001, featured the Malian Salif Keïta, the French-Algerian Faudel, the Turk Omar Farouk Tekbilek and 99 Posse. With Passi d'autore, in 2004, Daniele worked with the Peter Erskine Trio and rediscovered 16th-century madrigals.

Ricomincio da 30

In 2008 he reunited his old friends of the Neapolitan Power, Tullio De Piscopo, James Senese, Tony Esposito, Joe Amoruso and Rino Zurzolo, for a triple album titled Ricomincio da 30: 30 years of career and a tribute to Massimo Troisi, who had made his debut in 1981 with Ricomincio da tre, for which Daniele had composed the music.

From the Apollo Theater to Chicago

On October 1, 2009 he played the Apollo Theater in New York for the first time. On June 26, 2010 he took part in Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival in Chicago. In 2010 Boogie Boogie Man had him in a duet with Mina, Franco Battiato and Mario Biondi.

The last Nero a metà

On September 1, 2014, at the Arena di Verona, he performed Nero a metà in full again with the original musicians, including James Senese. The tour reached Rome on December 13, a few weeks before his death.

Pino Daniele's legacy

After Pino Daniele's death, Naples and Italy have kept remembering him with concerts, unreleased material, dedications and exhibitions, of which Daniele racconta Daniele is one of the voices closest to the family.

Piazza del Plebiscito

On the evening of January 6, 2015 about 100,000 people gathered in Piazza del Plebiscito to sing his songs. In September 2015 Naples named a street after him near his birthplace. Since 2016 the MAMT Peace Museum has hosted the permanent exhibition Pino Daniele Alive.

The 2018 concert

On June 7, 2018 at Stadio San Paolo in Naples a tribute concert brought together Biagio Antonacci, Eros Ramazzotti, Jovanotti, Antonello Venditti, Giorgia, Francesco De Gregori, Fiorella Mannoia, Massimo Ranieri and Tullio De Piscopo, with the historic bands of Vai mo' and Nero a metà.

The unreleased songs

In November 2024 his children Alessandro and Sara presented the unreleased song Again, broadcast before Napoli and Roma at Stadio Maradona. On March 19, 2025, for his 70th birthday, Una parte di me came out. On September 18, 2025 Piazza del Plebiscito hosted the event concert Pino è, il viaggio del musicante, for the 10th anniversary of his death.

Pino Daniele and Rome

Pino Daniele died in Rome, and the city was an important stage for him: from Stadio Olimpico to Palalottomatica, to the farewell of January 2015.

The stadiums

In June 1994 the tour shared with Eros Ramazzotti and Jovanotti had one of its highest moments at the Olimpico in Rome. The next year Daniele returned to the same stadium with Pat Metheny. In July 2011 he was a guest of Zucchero at the Olimpico, during the Chocabeck World Tour.

Palalottomatica

On May 29, 2007 the tour Il mio nome è Pino Daniele e suono qui closed at Palalottomatica in Rome, with Giorgia and the Israeli singer Noa as guests. On December 13, 2014 Daniele played in Rome again, on the tour that revived Nero a metà.

The farewell

On the evening of January 4, 2015 he suffered a heart attack at his home in the Maremma and was taken to Sant'Eugenio hospital in Rome, where he died. On January 7 the first funeral ceremony was held in Rome, at the Madonna del Divino Amore sanctuary. In the evening, the second in Piazza del Plebiscito in Naples.

A curiosity about Nello Daniele in Daniele racconta Daniele at Teatro Quirino, April 9, 2027

The nicest curiosity links the two brothers through the same people. Enzo Gragnaniello was Pino's classmate in elementary school, at the Oberdan school in Naples. Decades later, Gragnaniello himself is among the greats of the Neapolitan tradition who took part in one of Nello's albums. And James Senese, the saxophonist of Napoli Centrale who in 1976 welcomed Pino as a bass player and contributed to his first records, also appears among the younger brother's guests. Family music, in Naples, goes through the same traveling companions.

The second curiosity concerns the date. The Rome concert is on April 9, 2027, a few weeks after March 19, Pino's birthday. In 2025, for his 70th birthday, the family had released the unreleased song Una parte di me and unveiled a plaque on the building at Via Santa Maria La Nova 32, where the singer-songwriter lived and composed Napule è and Terra mia. Every date of the tour thus fits into a calendar of remembrance that continues.

Third curiosity: the title of Nero a metà, one of Pino's best-loved albums, was a dedication to Mario Musella, singer of the Showmen who died shortly before its release, the son of a Neapolitan mother and a Native American father. The history of Neapolitan music, like that of the Daniele family, is also made of personal ties.

Teatro Quirino, the concert hall

Teatro Quirino is a horseshoe-shaped hall with two balconies and a gallery, with 852 seats, in the Trevi district. Since 2015 it has been run by Quirino srl with Guglielmo Ferro as artistic director.

From wood to masonry

The first Quirino, commissioned in 1871 by Prince Maffeo Barberini Colonna di Sciarra within the grounds of Palazzo Sciarra, was made of wood and, according to tradition, was assembled in a single day. In 1882 it was taken down to open a street toward the Trevi Fountain and rebuilt in masonry by Giulio De Angelis.

Piacentini

In 1914 Marcello Piacentini added a third tier of boxes and a retractable roof. In 1954 he returned with cantilevered tiers and the canopy still visible over the entrance. The theater reopened on October 13, 1955.

A hall for music

Born with Pulcinella plays and operettas, the Quirino opened in 1898 to opera and ballet as well. An Italian-style hall, with boxes and balconies gathered around the stage, suits a concert-story in which voice and guitar must reach the audience up close.

Something nobody tells you about Nello Daniele in Daniele racconta Daniele at Teatro Quirino, April 9, 2027

What is rarely remembered is that Pino Daniele, so tied to Naples, ended his life in Rome. Sant'Eugenio hospital, where he was taken on the evening of January 4, 2015, is in Rome. And in Rome, at the Madonna del Divino Amore sanctuary, the first of the two funeral ceremonies was held, on the morning of January 7, before the one in Piazza del Plebiscito. For a Roman audience, listening to the brother who tells Pino's story therefore has a particular meaning.

The second thing concerns the theater that hosts the evening. The Quirino is the hall where, on December 9, 1960, Il sindaco del rione Sanità by Eduardo De Filippo made its debut: a Neapolitan text, born in Rome. A concert dedicated to the singer-songwriter who gave Naples its modern anthem, Napule è, thus enters a theater that already has a strong bond with Neapolitan culture.

Finally, a practical tip: on the Quirino seating map some seats in each section are sold as reduced visibility. For a concert where listening matters most they can be an acceptable choice, but it's best to know beforehand.

How to get to Teatro Quirino

Teatro Quirino, at Via delle Vergini 7, is in the Trevi district between Via del Corso and the Trevi Fountain. It can be reached on foot from the Barberini and Spagna stops of Metro Line A.

By metro

From Barberini you go down Via del Tritone toward Via del Corso. At the level of the Trevi Fountain you turn into the district's little streets up to Via delle Vergini. From Spagna the route is longer, through the Tridente.

By bus

Many lines run along Via del Tritone and Via del Corso or stop around Piazza Venezia: the Atac planner shows the fastest combination in real time, for the evening ride back as well.

By car and taxi

The historic center is a limited traffic zone: the car has to be left outside the ZTL. For the ride back after 23:00, a taxi to the start of Via delle Vergini is the most convenient choice.

The advice I give you for visiting Nello Daniele in Daniele racconta Daniele at Teatro Quirino, April 9, 2027

My advice is to arrive at the evening with Pino Daniele's songs in your ears. Listening again to Terra mia and Nero a metà, the two albums that contain Napule è, 'Na tazzulella 'e cafè, the sound of the Neapolitan Power, lets you better grasp the memories Nello will tell between songs. Those who know only the hits of the 1990s, like Quando or Che male c'è, will find in the show a chance to discover the singer-songwriter's blues and Mediterranean roots.

The second piece of advice concerns the seat. For a concert-story the orchestra is the best choice, because it lets you see the musician up close and catch even the words said in a low voice. The balconies of the Quirino, gathered around the stage, still offer good listening at a lower price. The gallery, at €30, is the cheapest choice.

Third piece of advice: make the evening a small, complete tribute. Before the concert, a walk to the Trevi Fountain. After, a dinner in the center. In our opinion it's the best way to experience an evening dedicated to a musician who loved his city so much and who said goodbye to Rome for the last time in January 2015.

Another well-known fact, yet rarely mentioned

Everyone knows that Pino Daniele was one of the great guitarists of Italian blues. It's less often remembered that he had given a name to his own style: tarumbò, a word indicating the mix of tarantella and blues, taken as emblems of two cultures. His passion ranged from Elvis Presley to Roberto Murolo, from Louis Armstrong's jazz to George Benson's guitar.

A second rarely cited fact: Pino Daniele won the Targa Tenco three times, in 1989 for Schizzechea as best song in dialect, in 1993 for Sicily, the duet with Chick Corea, and in 1995 for Non calpestare i fiori nel deserto as best album. And in 1998, at the Pavarotti International, he sang Napule è as a duet with Luciano Pavarotti.

Finally, his music lives on in cinema: a song of his from 1979 is on the soundtrack of Tre fratelli by Francesco Rosi, and Paolo Sorrentino chose Napule è for the closing scene of È stata la mano di Dio, in 2021.

The Trevi district around the Quirino

Via delle Vergini is in the Trevi district, two minutes from the Fountain and five from Via del Corso.

The Fountain and the churches

The Trevi Fountain is a few steps away, with the church of Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio on the square.

The Quirinale

Going up you reach Quirinal Palace and Scuderie del Quirinale, a space for major exhibitions.

Via del Corso

On the other side, along Via del Corso, Piazza Colonna and Galleria Alberto Sordi, a useful shelter on rainy spring evenings, with its cafes and shop windows.

The right photo to take at Nello Daniele in Daniele racconta Daniele at Teatro Quirino, April 9, 2027

During the concert it's best not to photograph or film: phone lights disturb the musician and the audience, especially in the storytelling moments. The right photo is taken before or after.

The first is the facade of the Quirino on Via delle Vergini, with Marcello Piacentini's canopy and the poster for the evening: the street is narrow, so it's best to shoot from the corner with the lit sign. The second is the Trevi Fountain after the concert, around 23:00, when the crowd thins out: a nighttime Rome to pair with an evening of Neapolitan music.

The third, for those who love details, is the plaque or poster of the theater with the name of the show, Daniele racconta Daniele: a simple keepsake of an evening dedicated to the memory of a great musician.

Some important events that happened here in history

The history of Teatro Quirino spans more than 150 years of Rome as capital. In 1871 Prince Maffeo Barberini Colonna di Sciarra has a wooden theater built on the grounds of Palazzo Sciarra, designed by Giulio De Angelis and Francesco Marra. The repertoire is popular, Pulcinella plays and operettas, a genre that already speaks with a Naples accent.

In 1882 the theater is rebuilt in masonry a few meters farther on. In 1898 the interiors are decorated with drapes, velvets and gilded stucco, and in June 1899 maestro Antonino Palminteri conducts there I Lombardi by Verdi and Manon Lescaut by Puccini. In 1914 Marcello Piacentini adds the third tier of boxes and the retractable roof.

From 1946 the theater is run by the Ente teatrale italiano. In 1954 Piacentini returns with a radical intervention and the theater reopens on October 13, 1955. On December 9, 1960 Eduardo De Filippo's Il sindaco del rione Sanità debuts there. In 2009 management passes to Geppy Gleijeses, in 2015 to Quirino srl with Guglielmo Ferro. On April 9, 2027 the theater of 19th-century Pulcinella plays welcomes the story of a 20th-century Neapolitan family.

Who has passed through Nello Daniele in Daniele racconta Daniele at Teatro Quirino, April 9, 2027

Those who have passed through Teatro Quirino include Prince Maffeo Barberini Colonna di Sciarra, who wanted it, Giulio De Angelis, who designed it twice, Marcello Piacentini, who renovated it, and maestro Antonino Palminteri, on the podium in 1899. In 1960 Eduardo De Filippo made his debut on its stage with Il sindaco del rione Sanità. Recent directors include Geppy Gleijeses and Guglielmo Ferro.

In the 2026/2027 season, among others, Milena Vukotic with L'inconveniente, Pamela Villoresi with Elettra 1944 and Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore come through the Quirino. In a hall used to straight plays, the April evening brings music and storytelling.

On April 9, 2027, Nello Daniele and his guitar pass through Via delle Vergini, and with him, in memories and songs, Pino Daniele, James Senese, Enzo Gragnaniello, Massimo Troisi, the Santa Maria La Nova family and a Naples made of alleys, blues and the Mediterranean.

How to organize the evening

With the 21:00 start on a Friday, Daniele racconta Daniele lends itself to a full evening in the historic center.

Before the concert

An aperitivo or an early dinner between Via del Corso and the Pantheon, to arrive on Via delle Vergini around 20:40. Anyone coming from outside Rome can devote the afternoon to the Quirinale and the Scuderie, a few minutes uphill from the theater, and then walk down toward Trevi unhurried.

After the concert

The Pantheon area, a 10-minute walk away, stays lively until late even on Fridays: it's the ideal place for an after-concert.

The ride back

For those using public transportation, it's best to check the last runs on the Atac planner before leaving home: on Friday nights the center is crowded and times stretch.

Accessibility at Teatro Quirino

For the hall's access conditions for people with disabilities and the dedicated seats, the point of reference is the box office of Teatro Quirino, which has a page devoted to accessibility on the official website.

Before booking

The Quirino is a historic theater, remodeled several times: it's best to ask which sections can be reached without stairs before choosing a seat.

Getting there

The little streets of the Trevi district are paved with sampietrini and often crowded: for those who have difficulty moving, a taxi to the entrance is the safest choice.

Where to eat near Teatro Quirino

The Trevi district is full of places made for the fountain's tourists: to eat well it's best to move a few streets away, toward the Pantheon or Via del Corso.

Before 21:00

The streets between Via del Corso and the Pantheon offer trattorias and pizzerias for a dinner around 19:30.

After the concert

On the way out, around 23:00, the Pantheon and Piazza Navona area offers places open late.

Frequently asked questions about Daniele racconta Daniele

When is Nello Daniele at Teatro Quirino?

Nello Daniele brings Daniele racconta Daniele to Teatro Quirino in Rome on Friday, April 9, 2027 at 21:00, according to the presale network authorized by the organizers.

How much do tickets for Daniele racconta Daniele cost?

For Daniele racconta Daniele at the Quirino, full prices are €40 in the orchestra, €36 in the first balcony, €32 in the second balcony and €30 in the gallery, plus fees. Some seats are listed as reduced visibility.

What is Daniele racconta Daniele?

Daniele racconta Daniele is a concert-story in which Nello Daniele retraces the music and life story of his brother Pino Daniele through songs, memories, anecdotes and family ties, in a journey through blues, Naples and family.

Who is Nello Daniele?

Nello Daniele, born in Naples in 1964, is a musician, singer-songwriter and guitarist, Pino Daniele's brother. He has released albums such as Dimmi che è vero, Aspettando 'o soul and Io bianco io nero, with guests like James Senese and Enzo Gragnaniello.

How do you get to Teatro Quirino?

Teatro Quirino is at Via delle Vergini 7, in the Trevi district, in a limited traffic zone. You get there on foot from the Barberini and Spagna stops of Metro Line A. The Atac planner shows the buses.

Where did Pino Daniele die?

Pino Daniele died in Rome on January 4, 2015, at Sant'Eugenio hospital, where he had been taken after a heart attack. The first funeral ceremony was held in Rome, at the Divino Amore sanctuary, the second in Naples in Piazza del Plebiscito.

Final advice on Daniele racconta Daniele

My final advice is to choose Daniele racconta Daniele if you want to hear Pino Daniele's music told by someone who lived it from inside the family. It's best to buy an orchestra seat early, listen again beforehand to Terra mia and Nero a metà and treat yourself, after the concert, to a walk to the Trevi Fountain. In our opinion it's an evening for those who love Pino Daniele and for those who want to understand where his music came from: from a Neapolitan home, from a large family, from a brother who today safeguards its memory.

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