Voci libere: Italian singer-songwriters, as told by Luigi Cuna at the FLC (4 October 2026)

Italian music is known for its summer hits and for three choruses that are often sung at weddings. The singer-songwriter, is something else entirely: a genre of songs with meaningful lyrics, which emerged in the 1960s and has produced entire albums that you listen to just as you would read a novel. The Sunday 4 October 2026 at 3.00 pmthe FLC receives Luigi Cuna to discuss this, at 6 Rue du Mont Ussy. Free admission.

A book, and someone to tell its story

Luigi Cuna is here to present Free Voices, his book on this repertoire, and the FLC is promoting the event as an intimate and passionate account of Italian singer-songwriting. The title says it all: this is not an academic lecture, but someone talking about the music they love, with all the digressions and personal convictions that entails. The talk ends with a signing session.

Why this repertoire is worth a Sunday afternoon

Italian singer-songwriting occupies a place in its home country comparable to that of ‘chanson à texte’ here: its leading figures, its regional schools, its disputes, and a legacy that extends far beyond the recorded medium. It is a musical heritage of genuine richness, and, curiously, one that is little explored on this side of the Alps, where attention often stops at the boundaries of commercial success. A single encounter is not enough to do it justice, but it is enough to whet the appetite.

Getting there

Appointment Sunday 4 October 2026 at 3.00 pm at FLC, 6 Rue du Mont Ussy, Fontainebleau. Admission is free. For practical enquiries, please contact the FLC secretariat at 01 64 22 09 98, and further details can be found at the page for the ‘Voci libere’ event on the FLC website.