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Piccolo Teatro (Milan)

October 27, 2023

The Piccolo Teatro di Milano (translation: "Little Theatre of the City of Milan") is a theatre in Milan, Italy. Founded in 1947, it is Italy's first permanent theatre,[1] and a national "teatro stabile", or permanent repertory company, and is considered a theatre of major national and European importance.[2][3] The theatre has three venues: Teatro Grassi, in Via Rovello, between Sforza Castle and the Piazza del Duomo; Teatro Studio, which was originally intended to be the theater's rehearsal hall; and Teatro Strehler, which opened in 1998 with a seating capacity of 974.[4] Its annual programme consists of approximately thirty performances. In addition, the venue hosts cultural events, from festivals and films, to concerts, conferences, and conventions,[5] as well as supporting the Paolo Grassi Drama School.[6]

Piccolo Teatro Grassi

History edit

Piccolo Teatro was founded by theatre impresario Paolo Grassi and actor and director Giorgio Strehler, along with Mario Apollonio, Virgilio Tosi and Nina Vinchi. According to Grassi, the founders were theatrical and political idealists that sought to "put forward theoretical principles and practical standards of conduct radically different from those which up until then had governed activity in Italy".[7] The Milan city council approved the transformation of Cinema Broletto into Piccolo Teatro, to be managed directly by the City of Milan on 26 January 1947. The first performance, described as minimalist,[6] took place four months later, on May 14, 1947, with L'albergo dei poveri ("Lower Depths") by Maxim Gorky. Offering affordable tickets and productions fraught with risk,[8] Piccolo Teatro became renewed for "revitalizing popular interest in the classics of the Italian stage".[2] Its company became well known for its productions of Carlo Goldoni and Luigi Pirandello in particular, and of Bertold Brecht, Eugene O' Neill, T. S. Eliot, Henrik Ibsen, Molière, Georg Büchner and Peter Weiss.[2]

In the 1960s, the Piccolo Teatro was relocated to Teatro Lirico (Milan). In 1967, on the occasion of its 20th anniversary, the theatre put on a production of Goldoni's Il servitore di due padroni.[2]

The theatre's archives are currently maintained by the Archivio Multimediale del Piccolo Teatro di Milano (AMPT).[9] On the occasion of the theatre's 60th anniversary in 2007, the President of Italy Giorgio Napolitano granted the "Ente Autonomo Piccolo Teatro di Milano-Teatro d'Europa" patronage for the entire duration of his seven-year presidential term. As of 2012, it is under the direction of Sergio Escobar, along with artistic director Luca Ronconi.

Seasons edit

In its first decade, performances included:[10]

  • 1947: The Lower Depths (Gorky), The Nights of Rage (Salacrou), The prodigious Magician (Calderon), Arlecchino, the Servant of Two Masters (Goldoni), The Mountain Giants (Pirandello), The Storm (Ostrovsky)
  • 1948: Crime and Punishment (Dostoyevsky), Richard II (Shakespeare), The Seagull (Chekov), The Skin of Our Teeth (Wilder)
  • 1949: The Taming of the Shrew (Shakespeare), People in Their Time (Bontempelli), Little Eyolf (Ibsen)
  • 1950: The Women of Paris (Becque), Richard II (Shakespeare), The Just (Camus), Alcestis (Savinio), Summer and Smoke (Williams)
  • 1951: A Doll's House (Ibsen), Fool's Gold (Giovaninetti), Never Swear by Anything (De Musset), Disaster at the North Depot (Betti), The Army Lover (Molière), The Flying Doctor (Goldoni), Hoppla, Such is Life (Toller)
  • 1952: Macbeth (Shakespeare), Emma (Zardi), Walking on Water (Vergani), Elizabeth of England (Bruckner), The Government Inspector (Gogol)
  • 1953: The Mechanism (Sartre), The Worst Sacrilege (Pirandello), Lulu (Bertolazzi), A Clinical Case (Buzzati), Julius Caesar (Shakespeare), Six Days (D'Errico)
  • 1954: The Crow (Gozzi), Triple Bill (Pirandello), The Mad Woman of Chaillot (Giraudoux), The Masquerade (Moravia), The Ideal Wife (Praga), The Villeggiatura Trilogy (Goldoni)
  • 1955: The Cherry Orchard (Chekhov),The House of Bernarda Alba (Lorca),The Measures Taken (Brecht),Three Quarters of the Moon (Squarzina), Our Milan (Bertolazzi)
  • 1956: The Threepenny Opera (Brecht), From Yours to Mine (Verga), The Jacobins (Zardi), Coriolanus (Shakespeare)

Literature edit

Giorgio Guazzotti, Teoria e realtà del Piccolo Teatro di Milano ("Myth and Reality of the Piccolo Teatro of Milan"), Einaudi, Turin, 1965. (A revised and expanded edition was published in 1986).

References edit

  1. ^ Birmingham, Brenda; Bramblett, Reid (2011). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Milan & The Lakes. Penguin. pp. 30, 39, 200–. ISBN 978-0-7566-8334-4. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d Hochman, Stanley (January 1984). McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of world drama: an international reference work in 5 vol. VNR AG. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-07-079169-5. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  3. ^ Maanen, Hans van; Wilmer, S. E. (1998). Theatre worlds in motion: structures, politics and developments in the countries of Western Europe. Rodopi. p. 402. ISBN 978-90-420-0762-8. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  4. ^ Walton, Sylvia Tombesi (27 September 2005). Time Out Milan: The Lakes and Lombardy. Time Out Guides. pp. 66–. ISBN 978-1-904978-09-1. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  5. ^ Who's Who in Italy S. R. L. (2007). Who's Who in Italy 2007 Edition. Who's Who in Italy. p. 2554. ISBN 978-88-85246-62-1. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  6. ^ a b Marrone, Gaetana (26 December 2006). Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies. CRC Press. pp. 1206, 1797–. ISBN 978-1-57958-390-3. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  7. ^ Horowitz, Arthur (2004). Prospero's "true preservers": Peter Brook, Yukio Ninagawa, and Giorgio Strehler--twentieth-century directors approach Shakespeare's The tempest. University of Delaware Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-87413-854-2. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  8. ^ Bing, Alison (1 January 2007). Best of Milan. Lonely Planet. pp. 81–. ISBN 978-1-74059-759-3. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  9. ^ Schulte, Hans; Noyes, John; Kleber, Pia (5 May 2011). Goethe's Faust: Theatre of Modernity. Cambridge University Press. pp. 322–. ISBN 978-0-521-19464-8. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  10. ^ Hirst, David L. (18 February 1993). Giorgio Strehler. Cambridge University Press. pp. 127–. ISBN 978-0-521-30768-0. Retrieved 11 March 2012.

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The Piccolo Teatro di Milano translation Little Theatre of the City of Milan is a theatre in Milan Italy Founded in 1947 it is Italy s first permanent theatre 1 and a national teatro stabile or permanent repertory company and is considered a theatre of major national and European importance 2 3 The theatre has three venues Teatro Grassi in Via Rovello between Sforza Castle and the Piazza del Duomo Teatro Studio which was originally intended to be the theater s rehearsal hall and Teatro Strehler which opened in 1998 with a seating capacity of 974 4 Its annual programme consists of approximately thirty performances In addition the venue hosts cultural events from festivals and films to concerts conferences and conventions 5 as well as supporting the Paolo Grassi Drama School 6 Piccolo Teatro Grassi Contents 1 History 2 Seasons 3 Literature 4 References 5 External linksHistory editPiccolo Teatro was founded by theatre impresario Paolo Grassi and actor and director Giorgio Strehler along with Mario Apollonio Virgilio Tosi and Nina Vinchi According to Grassi the founders were theatrical and political idealists that sought to put forward theoretical principles and practical standards of conduct radically different from those which up until then had governed activity in Italy 7 The Milan city council approved the transformation of Cinema Broletto into Piccolo Teatro to be managed directly by the City of Milan on 26 January 1947 The first performance described as minimalist 6 took place four months later on May 14 1947 with L albergo dei poveri Lower Depths by Maxim Gorky Offering affordable tickets and productions fraught with risk 8 Piccolo Teatro became renewed for revitalizing popular interest in the classics of the Italian stage 2 Its company became well known for its productions of Carlo Goldoni and Luigi Pirandello in particular and of Bertold Brecht Eugene O Neill T S Eliot Henrik Ibsen Moliere Georg Buchner and Peter Weiss 2 In the 1960s the Piccolo Teatro was relocated to Teatro Lirico Milan In 1967 on the occasion of its 20th anniversary the theatre put on a production of Goldoni s Il servitore di due padroni 2 The theatre s archives are currently maintained by the Archivio Multimediale del Piccolo Teatro di Milano AMPT 9 On the occasion of the theatre s 60th anniversary in 2007 the President of Italy Giorgio Napolitano granted the Ente Autonomo Piccolo Teatro di Milano Teatro d Europa patronage for the entire duration of his seven year presidential term As of 2012 it is under the direction of Sergio Escobar along with artistic director Luca Ronconi Seasons editIn its first decade performances included 10 1947 The Lower Depths Gorky The Nights of Rage Salacrou The prodigious Magician Calderon Arlecchino the Servant of Two Masters Goldoni The Mountain Giants Pirandello The Storm Ostrovsky 1948 Crime and Punishment Dostoyevsky Richard II Shakespeare The Seagull Chekov The Skin of Our Teeth Wilder 1949 The Taming of the Shrew Shakespeare People in Their Time Bontempelli Little Eyolf Ibsen 1950 The Women of Paris Becque Richard II Shakespeare The Just Camus Alcestis Savinio Summer and Smoke Williams 1951 A Doll s House Ibsen Fool s Gold Giovaninetti Never Swear by Anything De Musset Disaster at the North Depot Betti The Army Lover Moliere The Flying Doctor Goldoni Hoppla Such is Life Toller 1952 Macbeth Shakespeare Emma Zardi Walking on Water Vergani Elizabeth of England Bruckner The Government Inspector Gogol 1953 The Mechanism Sartre The Worst Sacrilege Pirandello Lulu Bertolazzi A Clinical Case Buzzati Julius Caesar Shakespeare Six Days D Errico 1954 The Crow Gozzi Triple Bill Pirandello The Mad Woman of Chaillot Giraudoux The Masquerade Moravia The Ideal Wife Praga The Villeggiatura Trilogy Goldoni 1955 The Cherry Orchard Chekhov The House of Bernarda Alba Lorca The Measures Taken Brecht Three Quarters of the Moon Squarzina Our Milan Bertolazzi 1956 The Threepenny Opera Brecht From Yours to Mine Verga The Jacobins Zardi Coriolanus Shakespeare Literature editGiorgio Guazzotti Teoria e realta del Piccolo Teatro di Milano Myth and Reality of the Piccolo Teatro of Milan Einaudi Turin 1965 A revised and expanded edition was published in 1986 References edit Birmingham Brenda Bramblett Reid 2011 DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Milan amp The Lakes Penguin pp 30 39 200 ISBN 978 0 7566 8334 4 Retrieved 11 March 2012 a b c d Hochman Stanley January 1984 McGraw Hill encyclopedia of world drama an international reference work in 5 vol VNR AG p 94 ISBN 978 0 07 079169 5 Retrieved 6 March 2012 Maanen Hans van Wilmer S E 1998 Theatre worlds in motion structures politics and developments in the countries of Western Europe Rodopi p 402 ISBN 978 90 420 0762 8 Retrieved 6 March 2012 Walton Sylvia Tombesi 27 September 2005 Time Out Milan The Lakes and Lombardy Time Out Guides pp 66 ISBN 978 1 904978 09 1 Retrieved 11 March 2012 Who s Who in Italy S R L 2007 Who s Who in Italy 2007 Edition Who s Who in Italy p 2554 ISBN 978 88 85246 62 1 Retrieved 11 March 2012 a b Marrone Gaetana 26 December 2006 Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies CRC Press pp 1206 1797 ISBN 978 1 57958 390 3 Retrieved 11 March 2012 Horowitz Arthur 2004 Prospero s true preservers Peter Brook Yukio Ninagawa and Giorgio Strehler twentieth century directors approach Shakespeare s The tempest University of Delaware Press p 24 ISBN 978 0 87413 854 2 Retrieved 6 March 2012 Bing Alison 1 January 2007 Best of Milan Lonely Planet pp 81 ISBN 978 1 74059 759 3 Retrieved 11 March 2012 Schulte Hans Noyes John Kleber Pia 5 May 2011 Goethe s Faust Theatre of Modernity Cambridge University Press pp 322 ISBN 978 0 521 19464 8 Retrieved 11 March 2012 Hirst David L 18 February 1993 Giorgio Strehler Cambridge University Press pp 127 ISBN 978 0 521 30768 0 Retrieved 11 March 2012 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Piccolo Teatro Piccolo Teatro Official site45 27 59 N 9 11 5 E 45 46639 N 9 18472 E 45 46639 9 18472 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