Steve Hackett tells the story of Genesis in Spoleto

Unforgettable event: Steve Hackett (pictured), famous guitarist and composer, one of the icons of progressive rock, will be in Spoleto, Saturday 1 June at the Teatro Nuovo Menotti, to tell, during a public meeting, his. a musical event with Genesis, his music, his guitar art. Journalist Mario Giammetti, author of more than 15 Genesis books and one of the leading international experts on the English band, will speak with him.

It is a unique event in Spoleto, a conversation open to questions and contributions from the public, to listen, from the voice of the guitarist, to the stories, legends and characters of a wonderful story of creativity, a valuable opportunity to discover his talent of expression and his. compositional approach, exploring, with one of the protagonists, the complex world of Genesis, among the bands of development that have marked the most collective ideas.

The event, scheduled at Teatro Nuovo “Gian Carlo Menotti” at 5pm and organized by the “Carducci” Municipal Library, has free entry but reservations are required on the Eventbrite website.

In this way the Library of Spoleto continues to pay its respects to some of the main characters and the most influential albums of rock music and the culture of the 70s, after the success, in May 2023, of the event paying The Dark Side of the Moon and Pink Floyd and. for a critical analysis, in January, set for UK Selling in Pounds and Starts.