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Italian plays adapted into films (18 P) M. Italian musicals (5 P) Pages in category "Italian plays" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.
The theatre historian therefore based his research method, in the field of the origins of Italian theatre, not only on the actual study of his own subject but also combining it with ethnological and anthropological study as well as that of religious studies in a broad sense. [14] [15] Jacopone da Todi in a fresco by Paolo Uccello in the ...
Commedia dell'arte [a] was an early form of professional theatre, originating from Italian theatre, that was popular throughout Europe between the 16th and 18th centuries. [4] [5] It was formerly called Italian comedy in English and is also known as commedia alla maschera, commedia improvviso, and commedia dell'arte all'improvviso. [6]
A satire of Italian opera seria based on a play by John Gay, the ballad opera format of The Beggar's Opera has proved popular even up to the current time. [18] 1731 Acis and Galatea (Handel). Handel's only work for the theatre that is set to an English libretto. [19] 1733 Orlando (Handel). [20]
Pagliacci (Italian pronunciation: [paʎˈʎattʃi]; literal translation, 'Clowns') [a] is an Italian opera in a prologue and two acts, with music and libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo. The opera tells the tale of Canio, actor and leader of a commedia dell'arte theatrical company, who murders his wife Nedda and her lover Silvio on stage during a ...
Pages in category "Italian dramatists and playwrights" The following 149 pages are in this category, out of 149 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Italian opera is both the art of opera in Italy and opera in the Italian language. Opera was in Italy around the year 1600 and Italian opera has continued to play a dominant role in the history of the form until the present day. Many famous operas in Italian were written by foreign composers, including Handel, Gluck and Mozart.
Pages in category "Plays set in Italy" The following 73 pages are in this category, out of 73 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Adelchi; Adelgitha;