Anfitrione
Teatro SocialeWho am I if I am not me? When I look at my equal, I see my appearance, such and such, there is nothing more like me! Am I what I have always been? Where did I die? Where have I lost my self? Can my me be that I have left it? That I have forgotten myself? Who is more wretched than I am? No one recognizes me anymore and everyone sneers at me at will. I no longer know who I am! These are some of the questions that haunt both the protagonists of Amphitryon, written by Plautus more than 2,000 years ago, and many of us today. Doubles, the construction of a fictitious identity, the theft of the self, the loss of being guaranteed a social role, are the themes that Plautus delivers to us in a new form, which he calls tragicomedy, because the events concern gods, masters and slaves. In it, the supreme Jupiter, after transforming himself into the most varied animal, vegetable and natural forms, decides, for the first time, to disguise himself as a man. He takes on the guise of Amphitryon, away from home, in order to mate with his wife, the beautiful Alcmena, and beget with her the demigod Hercules. Jupiter-Anhitrion during the love night, as long as three nights, told Alcmena, as if he had personally experienced them, episodes from Amphitrion's journey. During the telling, the god experienced, for the first time, a hilarity that he then took care to leave as a gift to men. "Having abandoned the realm of metamorphosis, one entered that of counterfeit" Incipit Comoedia (R. Calasso). "Open your eyes spectators, it is worth it: Jupiter and Mercury do the comedy here" (Plautus). From that moment on in the plays the comic and the tremendous would coexist and mirror our mortal and imperfect lives. After Plautus so many rewrote Amphitryon and each did so trying to listen to the urges and anxieties of their own time. I have tried to do so myself. Teresa Ludovico Playbill dramaturgy and direction Teresa Ludovico with Michele Cipriani, Irene Grasso, Demi Licata, Alessandro Lussiana, Michele Schiano di Cola, Giovanni Serratore music by Michele Jamil Marzella performed live by Francesco Ludovico stage space and lighting Vincent Longuemare choreographer Elisabetta Di Terlizzi costumes Teresa Ludovico and Cristina Bari literary collaboration Lucia Pasetti production Teatri di Bari Duration 1 hour and 30 minutes without intermission
Discovering Morricone – vol. 2
Teatro DonizettiThe unique tribute to the music of the great Italian composer is enriched with new, largely lesser-known but beautiful pages in Maestro Morricone's boundless repertoire to bring to life the new show Discovering Morricone. Not just a concert, but a journey of words, suggestions and solo performances that guide the viewer through the decades that have made Italian and international cinema and music great The incredible journey began among the melodies that have remained in the collective memory of generations with the evocative power of MISSION, THE LEGEND OF THE PIANIST ON THE OCEAN, ONCE UPON A TIME THE WEST, NEW CINEMA PARADISE, THE HATEFUL EIGHT, ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA, FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE, MALENA and which has characterized the Ensemble Symphony Orchestra's activity in the past seasons continues by tackling other works such as GLI INTOCCABILI, LA CALIFFA, CANONE INVERSO, INDAGINE ON CITTADINO AL DI DI DI SOPNI SOSPETTO and with an important space for great songs written for artists such as Dulce Pontes, Amii Stewart, Joan Baez and Mina in a new symphonic version. 500 soundtracks, 70 million records sold worldwide, six nominations and two Oscar wins, three Grammys, four Golden Globes and a Golden Lion make Ennio Morricone an all-time music giant. Hence the idea of the Ensemble Symphony Orchestra, a flagship of our country, to pay tribute to the Maestro. The Ensemble approaches Morricone's music after important national and international collaborations: Mario Biondi, Max Gazzè, Franco Battiato, Giovanni Allevi, Renato Zero, Francesco Renga, Pooh, Baustelle, PFM, Andrea Bocelli, Sting, Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams, Nile Rodgers, Sam Smith, Luis Bacalov. With more than six hundred concerts in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Holland, France, Austria, the United Kingdom, and Belgium, the orchestra presents a great versatility and focus on all types of music, with a repertoire ranging from the best-known opera arias to world-famous movie soundtracks, from "Frozen" to "Harry Potter." This tribute on stage will feature soloists, first parts from leading Italian theaters and symphonic institutions, such as Maestro Ferdinando Vietti's cello and Maestro Stefano Benedetti's trumpet. Special guests will be soprano Anna Delfino, the darling of European opera audiences, who will revive the emotion of Deborah's Theme from "Once Upon a Time in America," and Circle du Soleil violinist Attila Simon, who will perform the solo from "Love Affair." Accompanying the audience by giving voice to the characters and settings will be the skill of actor Andrea Bartolomeo actor, director and theater teacher. Since '98, with Teatro Nucleo, he has been present in the most important international theater festivals in open spaces and in the squares of Europe, South America and Asia. Since 2014, he has been working with director Alessandro Serra with whom he stages the award-winning MACBETTU, touring three continents since 2016, and the play "The Cherry Orchard," touring internationally since 2019. He is artistic director of two festivals (Giovenco Teatro Festival and Gioiosa Percussioni Festival) and of the Research Center for the Arts of the Scene, immersed in the