The Casina Vanvitelliana in Bacoli becomes a stage of light and music on Friday 25 September 2026 at 20:00, with a videomapping and live music event connected with the programme for the 38th America's Cup.
The evening combines projected illumination with live musical material inspired by Giovan Battista Pergolesi. According to event reporting, the Bacoli show includes live music, reflections on the water of Lake Fusaro, and a Pergolesi tribute performed by the Discantus ensemble.
The initiative is promoted through cooperation among the Metropolitan City of Naples, the Municipality of Naples and the Municipality of Bacoli, bringing one of the Phlegraean Fields' most recognisable monuments into the America's Cup cultural programme.
A Bourbon monument on Lake Fusaro
For readers coming to Bacoli for the first time, the setting is as important as the show. The Casina Vanvitelliana is a Bourbon-era monument located on an island in Lake Fusaro.
Construction of the Royal Casino was entrusted to Carlo Vanvitelli in 1782. Today the site is presented as a publicly accessible cultural and tourism venue, hosting exhibitions, concerts and family activities.
That history explains why the building works so well for an event of this kind: an 18th-century island residence, seen from across the water, gives projected light a dark, reflective surface and a compact, highly legible architectural form.
What to expect from the evening
The format reported for Bacoli is videomapping synchronised with live performance, rather than a conventional concert. Light is projected onto the Casina, while Pergolesi-inspired music is played live.
The lake setting is central to the effect. Reflections on Lake Fusaro double the illumination, making the island building visible as both architecture and image during the performance.
Detailed production information, including the exact duration and projection sequence, was not consistently detailed across the available sources. Readers planning to attend should rely on updates from the organising institutions for access arrangements and timing on the night.
Visiting the Casina beyond the event
A second reason to pay attention to this event is what it signals about the Casina's regular use. The site is being promoted as an accessible venue with visiting opportunities and a programme that includes concerts and exhibitions.
The Municipality of Bacoli has announced expanded dates and visiting hours for the Casina Vanvitelliana in the Bourbon Park, reinforcing its role as a place to visit in its own right, not only during special evenings.
For visitors, that makes the videomapping night a useful introduction: an evening view connected to the America's Cup programme, followed by a daytime return to see the building, its island position and its exhibitions more clearly.
The full timetable was not available in complete form in the retrieved municipal text, so visitors should check the Municipality of Bacoli's current access notice before travelling.
In short, the 25 September event links three elements: a late-18th-century Vanvitelli building, music rooted in Pergolesi, and contemporary videomapping tied to the 38th America's Cup programme — all in one of Bacoli's most distinctive locations.
