Naples, Antonio Florio conducts Alessandro Scarlatti's "The Rose Garden" exactly 300 years after the composer's death.

He died in Naples on October 24, 1725. Alessandro Scarlatti: exactly three hundred years after his death, the October 24, 2025, the Neapolitan Chapel directed by Antonio Florio pays homage to the great composer from Palermo by performing the oratorio The Rose Garden, a masterpiece dating back to 1707, long recognized among the peaks of Scarlatti's sacred production.

Scheduled in the magnificent Church of the Girolamini, the appointment closes the special project “300 Alessandro Scarlatti”, conceived by the historian Alessandro Scarlatti Association, which has borne his name for over a century – 107 years to be exact.

“The ancient scores – underlines the artistic director Thomas Rossi – will reveal to the public the noble and expressive beauty of this oratorio by Scarlatti, a richly orchestrated work that, due to its evidently modern features, was judged, even in its time, to be an exemplary work and a model of European value”.

“The early 18th century in Rome – adds the Maestro Antonio Florio  These are the years of Scarlatti's great oratorios, and among these, "The Rose Garden," commissioned by the Marquis Ruspoli, represents a unique example of Scarlatti's compositional expertise and the presence of Handel (and perhaps also Corelli) in the instrumental ensemble. These elements, together, contribute to the creation of a true musical masterpiece.

On the podium, Florio will lead his Neapolitan Chapel, ensemble he founded in 1987 and today considered among the most authoritative interpreters of the Neapolitan Baroque repertoire at an international level.

On this special occasion, the ensemble will welcome a cast of first-rate soloists, including sopranos Roberta Invernizzi is Giuseppina Perna, from the contralto Candida Guida, from the tenor Angelo Testori and from below Joseph Naviglio, which will give voice to the precious spiritual and musical texture of an oratorio that ranks among the highest examples of Scarlatti's art.