Every Friday from July 11 to August 8, 2025 – 9:00 PM – at the official stands of the Campania Region during the cultural event “Lungo il Tevere Roma”

A cultural journey through cinema, society, and identity

Five special evenings to rediscover the deep connection between Campania and the great auteur cinema: introducing Campania – A Region in 35mm, a format curated by the Archivio Storico del Cinema Italiano, conceived and presented by President Graziano Marraffa.

Every Friday, from July 11 to August 8, from 9:00 PM to 10:15 PM, at the official stands of the Campania Region, as part of the Lungo il Tevere Roma event, a talk series will be held focusing on five acclaimed directors who have masterfully portrayed the Campania region through the lens and language of cinema.

Each evening will feature and analyze key scenes from iconic films, offering the audience insights and reflections on social, cultural, and artistic themes, with the participation of guests from the worlds of cinema, culture, and justice.

On the River of Rome Flows Tosca by Giacomo Puccini

From July 21 to 25 at 9:30 PM, the opera boat will set sail from the banks of the Tiber River, near Ponte Garibaldi, and navigate toward Castel Sant’Angelo, hosting a live performance of Tosca on board.

A show conceived and organized by the Cultural Association Idea Roma to enchant both Romans and tourists.

Giacomo Puccini’s masterpiece will be performed by three outstanding artists: Elena Lo Forte as the leading role, Fabio Andreotti as Mario Cavaradossi, and Alessio Quaresima as Baron Scarpia. Three powerful and refined voices, able to convey the emotional intensity of the opera even in an unconventional setting such as a river. The musical direction is entrusted to Maestro Sergio Oliva.

“Tosca Along the Tiber” is a project that aims to celebrate two Italian treasures: opera and the Tiber River, through an original and accessible format for all.

Thanks to the collaboration with the event Lungo il Tevere Roma …un fiume di cultura ("Along the Tiber Rome …a river of culture") and with the support of the Lazio Region, the riverbanks become a place of gathering, sharing, and wonder. After the success of 2018, the opera boat returns renewed for the summer of 2025, offering a free and open performance that blends emotion and culture in the heart of the Eternal City.

The Rome of Tosca: an exhibition between imagination and reality

The chosen opera for this performance could only be Tosca. Not just because it is one of Giacomo Puccini’s most famous and beloved works, but because it is deeply Roman. Performing it along the Tiber means multiplying its layers of meaning: each Roman scene echoes through the very places from which it originates—such as Castel Sant’Angelo.

Alongside the musical performance, the 2025 edition of Tosca Along the Tiber will also feature a visual exhibition with images projected onto a videowall installed on the boat—centered on the theme “The Rome of Tosca.”

A project curated by RomePhotoLab – @romephotolab – a permanent visual arts laboratory based in Rome and promoter of the International Photography Festival, whose third edition will take place this September at the museum hub of Villa Altieri.

The two selected photographers, Elisabetta Felici and Pierluigi Meduri, through their shots, aimed to explore the opera’s imagery through a contemporary lens.

The exhibition enriches the performance, transforming the Tiber into an open-air cultural laboratory.

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Saturday 28 June – Lungo il Tevere Roma

On Saturday 28 June, at 9 pm, the ribbon cutting will take place at the official stands of the Campania Region, hosted by Mario Guida, who officially inaugurates the project “La Campania lungo il Tevere”, an initiative that will bring the cultural, musical and artistic excellence of Campania to the banks of the Tiber throughout the summer.

Following, at 10 pm, on the stage of the “Salotto Tevere” (at Ponte Cestio) the musical show “Napoli-Roma andata e ritorno” will be performed with special guests Lorenza Bohuny and Maurizio Carlini. An emotional journey between two capitals of Italian culture, through songs, stories and suggestions that unite the Neapolitan heart and the Roman soul.

The project “La Campania lungo il Tevere” is part of the official program of the Lungo il Tevere Roma event and will liven up the summer of 2025 with events dedicated to the promotion of the cultural heritage of Campania.

Free admission

For info and updates: @lungoiltevere.official

Saturday, June 28 – Lungo il Tevere Roma

On Saturday, June 28 at 9:00 PM, the ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place at the official stands of the Campania Region, hosted by Mario Guida, officially inaugurating the project “La Campania lungo il Tevere”. This initiative will bring Campania’s cultural, musical, and artistic excellence to the Tiber riverbanks throughout the summer.

Following the inauguration, at 10:00 PM, the “Salotto Tevere” stage (near Ponte Cestio) will host the musical show “Napoli-Roma Round Trip” featuring special guests Lorenza Bohuny and Maurizio Carlini. An emotional journey between two capitals of Italian culture, through songs, stories, and atmospheres that merge the Neapolitan heart with the Roman soul.

The project “La Campania lungo il Tevere” is part of the official program of Lungo il Tevere Roma and will enliven summer 2025 with events dedicated to promoting Campania’s cultural heritage.

Free admission

For information and updates: @lungoiltevere.official

Due to unforeseen organizational issues, the events scheduled for June 20th ("Women in Art") and June 26th ("Roma Video Clip in Tour Award") have been cancelled. We thank the organizers for their kind cooperation.