The subject of the paper is the operatic version of Thomas Stearns Eliot’s play Murder in the cathedral, which Ildebrando Pizzetti derived from Alberto Castelli’s Italian translation, adapted into libretto form and set to music. The essay will focus on the specific features of the staging of Assassinio nella cattedrale that debuted at La Scala in Milan in March 1958, drawing particular attention to the stage movements and visual layout, in which director Margarete Wallmann collaborated with Piero Zuffi as set and costume designer.

Dirigere il martirio. Margarete Wallmann e Piero Zuffi per l’Assassinio nella cattedrale

Carlo Titomanlio
2025-01-01

Abstract

The subject of the paper is the operatic version of Thomas Stearns Eliot’s play Murder in the cathedral, which Ildebrando Pizzetti derived from Alberto Castelli’s Italian translation, adapted into libretto form and set to music. The essay will focus on the specific features of the staging of Assassinio nella cattedrale that debuted at La Scala in Milan in March 1958, drawing particular attention to the stage movements and visual layout, in which director Margarete Wallmann collaborated with Piero Zuffi as set and costume designer.
2025
Titomanlio, Carlo
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