# Italian summer cine‑concerts featuring Chaplin > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/italian-summer-cineconcerts-featuring-chaplin > Updated: 2026-07-30T11:26:49.000Z. Sources: 9. Developments: 2. In late July 2026 several Italian cities staged outdoor screenings of Charlie Chaplin’s 1923 silent short “The Pilgrim” accompanied by live orchestral performances. On 26 July, Modena’s Piazza Sant’Agostino hosted a free screening organized by the city’s Centro Musica, with the Senzaspine Orchestra playing Chaplin’s restored 1959 score under conductor Tommaso Ussardi. A few days later, the same film was featured at the Festival Respighi in Bologna and at the Pergolesi Spontini Festival in Jesi. Both events used the Senzaspine Orchestra and the Brock‑arranged full‑orchestra version of the score, integrating the historic cinema piece into broader summer festival programmes that also celebrated classical music heritage. The two snapshots illustrate a coordinated effort across northern Italian municipalities to combine classic silent cinema with live music, creating a recurring cultural format that links multiple festivals and venues during the summer season. ## Timeline ### 2026-07-30: Italy's Summer Festivals Highlight Respighi Music and Chaplin Silent Film Bologna’s Festival Respighi celebrated the composer’s legacy with concerts in Piazza Maggiore, while Jesi’s Pergolesi Spontini Festival staged a live‑orchestrated screening of Chaplin’s silent film “The Pilgrim 4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/italys-summer-festivals-highlight-respighi-music-and-chaplin-silent-film ### 2026-07-25: Modena presents live‑orchestrated screening of Chaplin’s “The Pilgrim” Modena’s Piazza Sant’Agostino hosted a free July 26 screening of Chaplin’s ‘The Pilgrim’ with live orchestral accompaniment by Orchestra Senzaspine, part of the city’s Soundtracks summer programme. 5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/modena-presents-liveorchestrated-screening-of-chaplins-the-pilgrim --- Cite as: Italian summer cine‑concerts featuring Chaplin. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/italian-summer-cineconcerts-featuring-chaplin