At Baglioni's Concert, Which Doesn't Feature Tozzi

The seat was cramped and uncomfortable, and we were lucky the car was parked nearby. It was close to the Olimpico Stadium but not actually in it.
At Baglioni's Concert, Which Doesn't Feature Tozzi
Benedetta at Claudio Baglioni's concert

I went to a Claudio Baglioni concert. Mom told me it's the fifth Baglioni concert I've been to. The seat was cramped and uncomfortable, and we were lucky the car was parked nearby. It was close to the Olimpico Stadium but not in it. The chairs were narrow and everyone was packed in tight. And Baglioni was off to the right, so we all had to keep our heads turned the whole time. Three hours. I almost fell asleep at one point because I was tired and it was late, after midnight.

I wanted to go to the bathroom but it was hard because the stairs were narrow and really steep. A woman fell. I wanted to go check if she was okay. Another woman had crutches and couldn't get up and down the stairs. Then I was thirsty and there was no water nearby. Before the concert I ate two nice sandwiches with ham and cheese and a supplì. But the supplì made me thirsty.

I really like Baglioni when he sings. My favorite song is "Questa maglietta fina piccolo grande amore." Then also "Strada facendo" and "La vita adesso." But most of all, two songs I danced to are "Porta portese" and "Viva l'Inghilterra." I don't know all the words, hardly any of them. I know the words to Umberto Tozzi's songs, but Baglioni doesn't sing those. I try to get people to tell me the words so I can sing along, but it's not easy.

When I started dancing, I watched the dancers on stage with Baglioni. There were so many of them. They wore colorful clothes and changed them all the time. There were five singers too. They were all really good. I tried to do what they did, to dance like them. I wasn't dancing on my own.

Lucky for me, the next morning I didn't have to go to the vocational center where I'm studying since finishing high school with a score of 100. I go there to learn about hospitality work. I'm very happy to go, but school was so much better because there were lots of classmates and we were all in class together. I had so much fun with my classmates and with my teachers too. I'm really sad school is over. I'd go back if I could, but I can't. At the vocational center I'm doing okay, and there are classmates there too. Soon I'm going to do an internship at a hotel. I can't wait because it's going to be great.

Benedetta Mattei

Benedetta Mattei

Born in Rome on January 1, 2004, Benedetta Mattei is a first-year student at the "Gioberti" hotel institute in Trastevere, with the goal of working as a receptionist and waitress. She leverages her…

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