Amedeo Minghi live in Oppido Mamertina for the Feast of the Annunziata

Piazza Umberto I · Oppido Mamertina, Costa Viola, Calabria

22 August 2026

Amedeo Minghi comes to Oppido Mamertina on Saturday 22 August 2026: a concert at 10.30 pm in piazza Umberto I, at the heart of the Feast of Maria SS. Annunziata, patron saint of the town and of the diocese. The date is confirmed by the official calendar of the Roman singer-songwriter's 2026 tour and is organised by the Maria SS. Annunziata feast committee as part of the Aria d'estate mamertina summer programme. Born in Rome in 1947 and with more than fifty years of career behind him, Minghi wrote some of the most recognisable melodies in Italian popular music: from «1950», his debut at the Sanremo Festival in 1983, to «Vattene amore», the duet with Mietta that came third at Sanremo in 1990 and became one of the best-selling Italian songs of the decade. It is the most anticipated night of the Oppido summer and closes the patronal feast's run of concerts, after the Neo Folk Tour on 21 August and before the Bati's Band on the 23rd.

The concert: 22 August, 10.30 pm, piazza Umberto I

Amedeo Minghi takes the stage in piazza Umberto I in Oppido Mamertina on Saturday 22 August 2026 at 10.30 pm. It is a date on the singer-songwriter's 2026 tour, listed in the official calendar on his website together with the name of the square, and at the same time the central event of the Feast of Maria SS. Annunziata, the town's patronal celebration.

The square is the living room of Oppido Mamertina, the space that hosts the main concerts of the Aria d'estate mamertina programme: the same one that three days earlier stages popular theatre and that on 21 August welcomes the Neo Folk concert. An open-air concert late in the evening, in a town packed with people who have come home for the feast: it is the classic formula of the Calabrian summer, and for Oppido it is the most anticipated night of the year.

Who Amedeo Minghi is

Amedeo Minghi was born in Rome on 12 August 1947 and has more than fifty years of career behind him. He started very young as the frontman of a beat group, then turned to songwriting and a solo career, becoming one of the most recognisable melodists in Italian popular music.

He made his debut on the Ariston stage at the Sanremo Festival in 1983 with «1950». In 1985 he returned to the Festival as a guest with «Profumo del tempo», sung with Katia Ricciarelli. In 1989 he wrote «Canzoni», brought to success by a very young Mietta, which won Sanremo Giovani and the critics' prize.

His breakthrough year was 1990: «Vattene amore», a duet with Mietta, came third at the Sanremo Festival and became one of the best-known songs in the history of Italian music, selling ten platinum records. Minghi has continued recording and touring a repertoire that his audience knows by heart.

The Feast of Maria SS. Annunziata

Maria SS. Annunziata is the patron saint of Oppido Mamertina and of the Diocese of Oppido-Palmi. The devotion goes back to the Byzantine period, and the wooden statue venerated today was carved in 1841 by the Neapolitan sculptor Arcangelo Testa and is kept in the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, in piazza F. Marino Zuco.

Alongside the liturgical feast of 25 March, the town celebrates a second feast linked to an episode in 1743, when a plague reached Oppido and the community entrusted itself to the Madonna: since then a thanksgiving celebration has accompanied the cult of the Annunziata. The late-August programme revolves around that memory.

Minghi's concert is the centrepiece of three evenings curated by the Maria SS. Annunziata feast committee: on 21 August at 10.30 pm the Neo Folk Tour 2026 with Stefano Priolo and Nino De Francesco, on the 22nd at 10.30 pm Minghi, and on the 23rd at 9 pm the Bati's Band in piazza Regina Margherita. In the same setting, on 18 August at 6 pm, the historical procession «Il Giglio e la Stella» takes place.

Minghi in Calabria in summer 2026

The Oppido Mamertina date is not an isolated one: the official 2026 tour calendar lists four Calabrian stops. On 29 June the singer-songwriter played Lamezia Terme, in Corso Numistrano; on 11 August San Lorenzo del Vallo, in the province of Cosenza; on 17 August Spezzano Piccolo, in piazza Concordia Repubblicana; and finally on 22 August Oppido Mamertina, the only stop in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria.

It is a tour built almost entirely around town squares and historic centres, from north to south: in the same week Minghi moves from Palestrina to Gallinaro, in Ciociaria, before coming down to the Aspromonte. After Oppido the calendar continues in September with Tursi, in Basilicata, and Baucina, in Sicily.

Tickets, timing and how to plan

Neither the Aria d'estate mamertina poster nor the official tour calendar indicates a box office, advance sales or prices for the Oppido Mamertina date. The concert is held in piazza Umberto I, a public open-air space in the centre of town, and is part of the events promoted by the feast committee together with the municipal administration.

The listed time is 10.30 pm: at Calabrian patronal feasts the concert in the square follows the procession and the other events of the day, so it is worth arriving in town early, not least because the central streets of the old town are closed to traffic during those days and parking fills up quickly.

Where Oppido Mamertina is

Oppido Mamertina is a town of just over five thousand people on the slopes of the Aspromonte, in the province of Reggio Calabria, within the Aspromonte National Park. It is reached by car from the Gioia Tauro plain: from the Gioia Tauro exit on the A2 motorway it is about twenty kilometres of climbing road through olive groves. From the Costa Viola coast, between Palmi and Bagnara Calabra, it is less than half an hour away.

The present town was built after the Calabrian earthquake of 1783, which destroyed the old settlement: it was rebuilt a short distance away on a regular street plan, which explains the wide streets and generous squares where the concerts are held.

If you are staying a few days you can browse the holiday homes in the area; for dinner before the concert there are the businesses in Oppido Mamertina. The rest of the programme is on the Aria d'estate mamertina 2026 page and among the other events coming up.

Frequently asked questions

When is the Amedeo Minghi concert in Oppido Mamertina?

Saturday 22 August 2026 at 10.30 pm, in piazza Umberto I in Oppido Mamertina, province of Reggio Calabria. The date appears both on the Aria d'estate mamertina poster and on the artist's official 2026 tour calendar.

Where exactly does it take place?

In piazza Umberto I, the main square of Oppido Mamertina, where the summer programme's concerts are held. The artist's official website gives the same detail: «Oppido Mamertina (RC) - Piazza Umberto I».

Do I need a ticket?

Neither the programme poster nor the tour calendar mentions advance sales, a box office or prices for this date. The concert takes place in a public open-air square and is organised by the Maria SS. Annunziata feast committee together with the municipal administration.

Why is the concert linked to the Feast of the Annunziata?

Maria SS. Annunziata is the patron saint of Oppido Mamertina and of the Diocese of Oppido-Palmi. The concert is the centrepiece of the late-August celebrations curated by the feast committee, alongside the Neo Folk concert on the 21st, the Bati's Band on the 23rd and the historical procession on 18 August.

What other Calabrian dates does Amedeo Minghi have in 2026?

The official tour calendar lists four stops in Calabria: Lamezia Terme on 29 June, San Lorenzo del Vallo on 11 August, Spezzano Piccolo on 17 August and Oppido Mamertina on 22 August, the only date in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria.

Which are Amedeo Minghi's best-known songs?

His most famous song is «Vattene amore», the duet with Mietta that came third at the Sanremo Festival in 1990 and sold ten platinum records. Minghi had made his Ariston debut in 1983 with «1950» and also wrote «Canzoni», a hit for Mietta in 1989.

How do I get to Oppido Mamertina?

By car from the Gioia Tauro plain: from the Gioia Tauro exit on the A2 motorway it is around twenty kilometres inland. The town sits on the slopes of the Aspromonte, inside the national park, and is less than half an hour from the coast between Palmi and Bagnara Calabra.

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