Syria on Stage with 'Bellissime': A Tribute to the Female Voices of Italian Music

Tonight, Tuesday, October 20, 2026, the Martinitt Theatre in Milan hosts Syria with the show "Bellissime: Voices of Women, Tales of Songs." The singer presents a musical journey among the female performers who paved the way for her generation, from Dalida, Patty Pravo, and Rita Pavone to Nada, Antonella Ruggiero, Anna Oxa, and Loretta Goggi, without forgetting the Berté sisters and the "never-friends" Mina and Vanoni, with a special excursion into the world of Gabriella Ferri.

Syria emphasizes that many of these songs do not belong to her time, but she discovered and delved into them in recent years, exploring the repertoire of these "extraordinary women." The show, in the form of musical theater, is a journey dictated by personal taste and curiosity, telling how each of these artists revealed a new facet of the feminine world.

The show "Bellissime" stems from Syria's desire to explore and showcase the Italian female musical heritage that preceded her generation. The artist stated that she has been "rummaging through the repertoire" of these singers in recent years, discovering a rich and influential world she did not fully know. This research has given rise to a project that is not merely a collection of covers, but a true act of recognition and passing the torch.

The theater-song format, chosen for this show, allows for the union of the power of musical performance with the depth of narrative and biographical storytelling. Syria thus places herself within a tradition that sees the stage as a meeting place between music and word, where songs become pieces of a broader story. The tribute to figures like Gabriella Ferri, Mina, Ornella Vanoni, and Antonella Ruggiero is not only musical but also social, acknowledging the role these artists played in redefining the image and voice of women in 20th-century Italian popular culture.