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A teatro dai Secco Suardo (2025)

Irene Luraschi

About this exposition

In Bergamo, a small city in Northern Italy, in 1687 a new theatre was opened: the Teatro Secco Suardo, the only example of “teatro impresariale” that existed in this city. Its story is full of interest and allows us to observe a glimpse of the musical and cultural life of a provincial city in the period of Venetian domination and the resulting cultural influence. For this reason, I felt the need to narrate the story of this place in my own way, trying to combine the historical narration of facts and the discovery of music that was brought to life in our theatre. The play I wrote includes both real and fictional characters and develops following the path of historical facts but with some dramatic escamotages. The music plays two different roles, on one side accompanying the story as a sort of comment, and on the other, showing a glimpse of the "behind the scenes" of the work of the musicians. All the music is extracted and selected from the five operas that took place in the Teatro by Domenico Gabrielli, Marcantonio Ziani, Antonio Sartorio and Francesco Ballarotti, all composers of the Venetian area. The aim and the message of the play is to show the sometimes difficult attempts of people to bring cultural initiatives and spaces in smaller and provincial cities. And I hope that my play will be an example of this drive toward cultural vibrancy, with a future performance by the connection with local theatre groups.
typeresearch exposition
keywordsMultidisciplinary, Theatre, 17th century, Literature, Narrative, Opera, Italy, multidisciplinary, theater, narration, opera, italy
date02/01/2024
published15/05/2025
last modified15/05/2025
statuspublished
share statusprivate
copyrightme
licenseCC BY-NC-ND
urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/2467265/3169480
doihttps://doi.org/10.22501/koncon.2467265
published inKC Research Portal
portal issue1. Master Research Projects

References

  • Belotti, Bortolo, Storia Di Bergamo E Dei Bergamaschi, Vol III-IV (Bergamo, 1940)
  • Bertelli, Pietro, Theatrum Urbium Italicarum (Venezia, 1599)
  • Bianconi, Lorenzo, and Giorgio Pestelli, Storia dell’opera Italiana, vol.4 Pag. 1-31 Il Sistema Produttivo, Fino Al 1780 (EDT/Musica, 1987)
  • Vecellio, Cesare, De Gli Habiti Antichi, Et Moderni Di Diuerse Parti Del Mondo Libri Due, Fatti Da Cesare Vecellio, & Con Discorsi Da Lui Dichiarati (Venezia: Damian Zenaro, 1590)

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