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Inmates in Milan performed music on instruments made from seized migrant boats, highlighting migration's human cost and art's role in rehabilitation.
On January 10, 2026, a concert at Milan’s Opera Prison featured inmates performing on instruments crafted from salvaged wood of migrant smuggling boats seized by Italian authorities.
Led by conductor Riccardo Muti and the Cherubini Youth Orchestra, the event included works by Vivaldi and Verdi, with a chorus from San Vittore Prison singing “Va’ Pensiero.” The instruments, still bearing faded blue, green, and yellow paint, were part of the Metamorphosis project, which uses art to support rehabilitation.
The performance highlighted the human cost of Mediterranean migration, with tens of thousands of deaths or disappearances since 2014, while showcasing music’s power to inspire transformation and dignity.
Los reclusos en Milán tocaron música con instrumentos hechos de embarcaciones de migrantes incautados, destacando el costo humano de la migración y el papel del arte en la rehabilitación.