NEAPOLITAN POSTCARDS

Neapolitan Postcards gathers a diverse group of international scholars to investigate unexplored transnational aspects of the intimate yet globally popular canzone napoletana. 

Performed and beloved worldwide in almost every language, the style had hits such as “Funiculì funiculà” (1880) and “’O sole mio” (1898) which sold millions of copies (covers by singers and musicians of all music genres and styles, from popular music to opera and jazz).

This book is the first scholarly work that considers the specific complexities of the international Neapolitan Song.