Gianni Morandi and stress: "I'm no longer afraid of the stage"

Jul 3, 2025

In Bologna the festival 'Sold Out': tonight Agnese Pini, then Zuppi and Quattrini
The fourth edition of 'Sold Out. The Festival of Stress', the event created by Emilio Marrese that brings great personalities to the stage of the Arena del Sole in Bologna to talk about the fears and tensions related to their careers, began with Gianni Morandi. Each evening, with free admission, includes a dialogue between the guest and a psychoanalyst. The evening unfolded between memories and applause, with Morandi in a sincere dialogue with the audience: "Before going on stage there is a bit of stress, then I sing and I feel free. As a boy I did it with fear, now it relaxes me". The finale was a live performance, guitar and voice, with some of his most beloved songs: from 'Canzoni stonate', to the famous 'C'era un ragazzo' to 'Uno su mille'. "I finally sang at the Arena del Sole, I had never done it before" concludes Morandi. Tonight it will be the turn of Agnese Pini, director of Qn-il Resto del Carlino; then Cardinal Matteo Zuppi and finally the actress Paola Quattrini.
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