OBAMA IN NAPLES

 

A COMEDY WITH SONGS
BY CLAUDIO ANGELINI
DIRECTED BY STEPHAN MORROW

ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT

Claudio Angelini is a well-known television news reporter. Among his many assignments, he covered the earthquake in Irpinia, accompanying President Pertini.

He was the Director of the RAI office of the Quirinale and the anchorman of Italy’s National newscast Tg1 for over twenty years. He has directed countless RAI shows and offices, such as the Radio newscasts (Gr1-Gr2 and Gr3) and RAI’s headquarters in the United States.

On September 11, 2001 he was the first Italian journalist to report the news of the attack on the Twin Towers. He was also Director of the Italian Cultural Institute of New York, where he has been living for fourteen years and where he currently serves as President of the Dante Alighieri Society, and is a columnist for the Italian daily, Il Messaggero.

Angelini and his book, "Obama: Un Anno di Sfide (Obama: A Year of Challenges)"

He has covered Obama since the primaries and published a book with Rizzoli on the first years of his presidency, Obama: Un Anno di Sfide (Obama: A Year of Challenges).

Angelini has written several novels (his latest:" La Foresta di New York" -- The Jungle of New York, Rizzoli), essays, poetry and a comedy ("Viaggio di Nozze" -- The Honeymoon) which earned him the Fondi prize. He has also recorded a CD of songs and ballads distributed by RCA.

His latest book in English is "The Mystery of Simonetta," translated by Martha King. It is an historical novel about Simonetta Vespucci, the young woman whose likeness is seen in Botticelli's "La Primavera" and "Birth of Venus," two of the world's best-loved and most enigmatic paintings.