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Eduardo De Filippo as Pulcinella, a character from the commedia dell'arte Commedia dell'arte troupe I Gelosi performing, by Hieronymus Francken I, c. 1590. 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.
Pulcinella in a 19th-century Italian print Capodimonte porcelain jar with three figures of Pulcinella. Naples, Italy, 1745–1750.. Pulcinella (Italian: [pultʃiˈnɛlla]; Neapolitan: Pulecenella) is a classical character that originated in commedia dell'arte of the 17th century and became a stock character in Neapolitan puppetry.
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 performance. Pagliacci premiered at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan on 21 May 1892, conducted by Arturo Toscanini , with Adelina Stehle as Nedda, Fiorello Giraud as Canio, Victor Maurel ...
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Zanni (Italian:), Zani or Zane is a character type of commedia dell'arte best known as an astute servant and a trickster. The Zanni comes from the countryside and is known to be a "dispossessed immigrant worker". [1] [Note 1] Through time, the Zanni grew to be a popular figure who was first seen in commedia as early as the 14th century. [2]
Pantalone originated as part of a master/servant duo and was the original Il Magnifico stock character. [3] [4] Carlo Goldoni, in his memoirs, named Pantalone as one of the four primary commedia dell'arte characters. [5]
La Ruffiana has been seen in various clothing options and styles depending on the direction that the character is being taken. Traditionally, she is seen in Neapolitan peasant clothing. She is also often seen in a cloak and a mask, which makes her one of the only woman Commedia dell'Arte characters to be played in a mask.
Gilles (French:)—sometimes Gille—is a stock character of French farce and commedia dell'arte. He enjoyed his greatest vogue in 18th-century France, in entertainments both at the fairgrounds of the capital and in private and public theaters, though his origins can be traced back to the 17th century and, possibly, the century previous.