Commedia
Music and Commedia dell’Arte
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Commedia!
Music and Commedia dell’Arte
Lorenzo Bassotto, commediante
Accademia Strumentale Italiana
dir. Alberto Rasi
Elena Bertuzzi, soprano
Luigi Lupo, flauti
Davide Monti, violino
Teresina Croce, viola da gamba tenore
Alberto Rasi, viola da gamba bassa
Béatrice Pornon, liuto e chitarra
Sbibu, percussioni
With a monologue made of several scenes, built on the life of Francesco Andreini - famous 16th century comedian - and on his successes in the world of theatre, Lorenzo Bassotto retraces the birth, the rise and the misfortune of the Commedia dell'Arte, as well as the origin of some of its best known characters.
Through historical jokes and pointed improvisations, he gives new life to characters now entered in contemporary culture, exploring their language and the modernity of their satire.
At the same time Alberto Rasi with Elena Bertuzzi and the Accademia Strumentale Italiana undertake a musical journey through the golden age of this theatrical form performing a repertoire as exhaustive as possible of the compositional forms of that age. The result will be a deep and funny concert-show, full of poetry and laughters.
The show, following the principles of pantomimic language, even if performed partly in italian, has the quality to be understood all over the world.
The Music
Anonimo sec. XVI - Ballo del Gran Duca e Sciolta
Filippo Azzaiolo – Ben staga tutta sta belle brigada
Filippo Azzaiolo – Chi passa per ‘sta strada
Anthony Holborne . The Choise
Gasparo Zanetti - La Mantovana
Giuseppino del Biebo, sec XVI - Fuggi fuggi
Giulio Cesare Barbetta - La Bergamasca
Anonimo sec. XVII - Passacaglia della vita
Anonimo sec. XVI - Paduana del Re
Adriano Willaert - Vecchie letrose
Clement Janequin - Il estait une fillette
Orlando Di Lasso - Matona mia cara
Luis de Narvaes – Cancione de l’Imperator
Vincenzo Ruffo – Capriccio La Sol Fa Re MI
Josquin Des Prez - Pavana Mille Regrets
Benedetto Ferrari – Amanti io vi so dire
Pergrinus Cesena Veronensis – Non posso abbandonarte
Matthew Locke - Aria
Vincenzo Calestani - Damigella tutta bella
