Agrigento, Il Volo arrives and the Valley of the Temples closes for two days

Two Il Volo shows are coming, and the Valley of the Temples Archaeological Park will close for two days. In fact, with a notice disseminated through its information channels, the park let it be known that on the occasion of the two concerts, to be held on August 31 and September 1 (Saturday and Sunday), all visits to the archaeological and landscape area “will be suspended for technical reasons.” They will resume regularly from September 2.

This is a special event, which is not officially part of the tour of the “three tenorini,” as the group that came out of the children’s talent show Ti lascio una canzone was called in the early days of its career: in fact, it is a double show organized by the Region of Sicily and designed as a tribute to Agrigento in view of the year 2025, when the Sicilian city will be the Italian Capital of Culture 2025. So much so that the proceeds of the two concerts (1,600 spectators are expected) will be donated to charity for activities in the Agrigento area. Tickets, moreover, will be purchasable only on site: no online ticketing, and this with the aim of encouraging ticket purchases by the local public (ticket price: 80 euros). Il Volo will perform at the Temple of Concord.

However, it is not clear why to close the entire archaeological area: there have already been concerts there in the past (also of Il Volo, by the way: it was July 2022), without affecting the public’s ability to visit the Valley of the Temples. But the closure is not the only reason for controversy: in Agrigento there is much discussion about the cost of the operation(1.2 million euros, with 200 thousand euros in cachet for the three singers, including TV rights, because the double show will be televised from December 2024). And so many people, on social media and beyond, are wondering whether it was really necessary to spend this considerable amount of money. The Sicilian Region will cover the costs, but a part will also be paid by the Archaeological Park.

Image: the Temple of Concordia. Photo: Berthold Werner

Agrigento, Il Volo arrives and the Valley of the Temples closes for two days

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