The melodic theme music from "Cinema Paradiso" soars over a completely still and silent Rome every sunset.
It provides an enchanting end to surreal days in lockdown living through a pandemic that has claimed over 22,000 lives in Italy and 145,000 worldwide.
The 18-year-old guitarist behind the performances has turned into a social media star for his impromptu covers of Ennio Morricone classics.
He plays from the terrace of his luxurious flat overlooking the fountains of Rome’s now-empty Piazza Navona.
The Rome mayor heard about the teen and invited him to play a special Easter Sunday performance from the hilltop Piazza del Campidoglio that rises above the Forum.
"He moved us when he played from his terrace overlooking Piazza Navona," Raggi said in her introduction to his Easter concert.
"Today, from Rome, we want to pay homage to Romans, Italians and the whole world."
Mastrangelo said the mayor phoned him up one day and they agreed that he would perform three songs.
https://www.gulftoday.ae/culture/2020/04/19/young-guitarist-jacopo-mastrangelo-enchants-locked-down-...Celebrazione di Ennio Morricone, genio ispiratore 06_07_20
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