Wedding Music and Live Musicians in Ravello
Ravello sits high above the Amalfi Coast, and it has been a music town for well over a century. The Ravello Festival has drawn musicians here every summer since the 1950s, Wagner visited the gardens of Villa Rufolo in 1880 and found the setting for Klingsor's magic garden in Parsifal, and the belvedere terraces were built with performance in mind.
That musical history is still felt throughout Ravello. Live performance belongs here, whether it is a string quintet in the gardens or a soprano singing as the sun sets over the coast.
Marina Simioni Music provides live music for weddings and events throughout Ravello, from a solo harpist at a clifftop ceremony to a full band on a villa terrace.
A Town Built Around Music
Ravello's two great gardens, Villa Rufolo and Villa Cimbrone, are among the most photographed wedding settings in Italy, and both were designed around views and open-air performance. The Duomo, the cloisters and the smaller villas offer quieter, more intimate alternatives.
Ravello venues tend to be more forgiving acoustically than the beach and terrace venues lower down the coast. Stone, enclosure and elevation all help. Unamplified music carries here in a way it often doesn't in Positano.
Ravello Wedding Music: Common Questions
Our Acts in Ravello
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Aria Harpist - solo harpist.
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Harbour Strings - string quintet for ceremony and reception in one booking.
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Celestial Soprano - soprano with violin and harp.
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Dolce Duo - Italian and Spanish acoustic duo.
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La Luna Trio - jazz and swing for dinner and the early evening.
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I Ragazzi - roaming and acoustic, four decades of music everyone knows.
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Switch It Up - eight-piece party band for venues with room for a stage.
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Feel the Beat - all-female band with DJ, for the late-night stretch.
Choosing Music for a Ravello Wedding
The Ceremony
A solo harpist, string quintet or soprano suits Ravello's gardens and churches.
Aperitivo and Dinner
An acoustic duo or jazz trio on a terrace as the sun sets with the coast below.
The Evening
A full band & DJ to follow
Working With
Venues in Ravello
Founder Marina Simioni is British and Italian by heritage and liaises directly with venues, planners and suppliers in their own language.
For a couple planning from London or New York, that means someone dealing with the venue in Italian and reporting back to you in English, with nothing lost in translation.