Church of San Rocco a Chiaia
An ancient little treasure chest of the sacred, nestled in the heart of Naples’ elegant Chiaia district, just a few steps from the sea—long closed to most, now ready to reopen its doors and come alive once again through art and culture. This is the Church of San Rocco a Chiaia, dating back to the 16th century and already marked on the 18th-century map of the Duke of Noja. Hidden for centuries amid later layers of architecture, it stands opposite the southern axis of the Villa Comunale.
Intertwining its Baroque roots with cutting-edge creativity, production, and training, the Centro di Musica Antica – Fondazione Pietà de’ Turchini has developed a program designed to host youth ensembles in creative residency: a polyphonic choir, a children’s choir, and emerging talents in music and the arts. Their projects and performances are shared with the city’s public and supported in their circulation across Italy and abroad.
Thus, new productions conceived within San Rocco are launched from the shores of Parthenope towards other European creative centers in network. The goal is to accompany audiences through the emotion of conceiving a concert or music theatre project, and through its often difficult, sometimes painful, yet deeply rewarding realization. The project seeks to engage and guide the public in discovering the artistic value of a concert—not only in its final form but also in the process that precedes it: artistic training, the synergy of diverse personalities, the building of materials, and the technical challenges that together form its true heritage.
